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Mary Trump: Uncle’s Attacks on Female Reporters Show He’s ‘Rattled’

Mary Trump says recent attacks by the president on female reporters reflect both bolder behavior and visible unease. She cites incidents such as a “piggy” remark aboard Air Force One and a Truth Social post insulting a New York Times reporter. The White House dismissed her comments, while Mary reiterated family memories of disrespect toward women and linked the pattern to long-standing controversies, including the 2005 recording that drew widespread condemnation.

05:09 PM, 11/27/2025Politics
Mary Trump: Uncle’s Attacks on Female Reporters Show He’s ‘Rattled’

Mary Trump, the president’s niece, says a recent surge of hostile comments directed at women journalists suggests two things: growing boldness and visible unease.

On an episode of her show, Mary pointed to several incidents she says illustrate the pattern — including an episode aboard Air Force One when the president told a reporter to be quiet and called her “piggy,” and a Truth Social post in which he attacked a New York Times reporter’s appearance.

Mary argued the behavior reflects both habit and anxiety. “His misogynistic attacks against reporters in particular are increasing and that means a couple of things,” she said, noting a long history of openly hostile rhetoric toward women and other groups. She added that the escalation may be a sign that he is “a little rattled,” and referenced the Streisand effect — the phenomenon in which attempts to suppress or shame attention instead amplify it.

“When you call attention to the thing you want people to ignore, it’s probably a terrible idea,” Mary said.

When asked for comment, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung dismissed Mary Trump’s remarks, calling her a “stone-old loser who doesn’t have a clue about anything.”

Mary had earlier criticized the president’s “Quiet, piggy” retort after he snapped at a reporter seeking a follow-up question about the Jeffrey Epstein files. In a social media video she said, “Donald is a lifelong hardcore misogynist, so he doesn’t really like it when women ask him difficult questions.”

The president also targeted New York Times reporter Katie Rogers after a published analysis showed a decline in his public appearances during his current term compared with his first. In a Truth Social post he wrote, “The writer of the story, Katie Rogers, who is assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out.” The post made no reference to the male co-author of the piece.

Mary, who has become one of her uncle’s most vocal critics, discussed his attitudes toward women on a podcast with journalist Joanna Coles. She recalled a family culture of disrespect: “Everybody in my family, including the women, were misogynists. He and my uncle Robert treated my grandmother in a very infantilizing, disrespectful way. And it was very obvious, that they didn’t respect women and didn’t think women should have any power.”

Concerns about the president’s treatment of women date back to the 2016 campaign and his first term, when a 2005 recording captured him bragging about grabbing women “by the p---y.” The remark reignited debate about his behavior and attitude toward women and continues to inform critics’ assessments.

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