After US President Donald Trump ordered a female journalist to be “quiet, piggy” following her persistent questions on Jeffrey Epstein, California Governor Gavin Newsom hit back Trump on X with a morphed image of Trump’s face on a pig, captioning it ‘Goodnight piggy’.
Why did Trump call the journalist ‘piggy’?
Trump had made the remark after a Bloomberg journalist, identified as Catherine Lucey, pressed him on for details about the unreleased files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, which the US Congress has now voted to release in a 427-1 vote.
The duo were aboard the Air Force One during the interaction on November 14 and Trump could be seen wagging his finger towards the off-camera reporter.
Lucey had asked if why Trump would object the documents’ release if it didn’t contain any incriminating details.
Newsom shares more AI-generated Trump photos
Since Trump’s remarks, Newsom has trolled Trump with several other AI-generated images of him on X, with one of them showing Trump at the Iowa State Fair in 2015, mid-bite into a pork chop.
A separate doctored photo portrayed Trump with pig-like features, while another showed Trump hogging spaghetti into his mouth while King Charles delivered a speech during the president’s second state visit to the UK.
Trump’s own U-turn on Epstein matter
Before the crucial vote was held, Trump had urged House Republicans to vote in favour of the files’ release as he had “nothing to hide”, adding that Democrats would face the wrath if the files are released.
This was a reversal from Trump’s earlier stance as he had been notably friendly with Epstein for years, before his latter’s arrest in 20219 on multiple sex abuse charges.
Even as multiple photos of them have surfaced online over the years, Trump had repeatedly denied having any recent ties with the late sex offender, citing a fallout between them as the reason.
What’s next for Epstein files?
The bill, which forces the release within 30 days of all files and communications related to Epstein, will now head to Trump’s desk for his signature.
Along with the files, any information about the investigation into Epstein’s death in federal prison, would also be released, Associated Press reported.
The bill will allow the Justice Department to redact information about Epstein’s victims or continuing federal investigations.