President Donald Trump escalated his war with the press, snapping “quiet, piggy” at a female reporter who attempted to ask about the Jeffrey Epstein files during a gaggle aboard Air Force One.

The remark, captured on a White House–released video, shows Trump turning toward an off-camera female reporter and saying, “quiet, quiet piggy,” while waving a finger in her direction.

CBS News’ Jennifer Jacobs later identified the reporter as being from Bloomberg.

‘Pig’ is sometimes used to imply a woman is unattractive or bothersome. The diminutive “piggy” makes it sound even more infantilizing. It fits in with Trump’s previous gendered insults of women. Trump has variously described television personality Rosie O’Donnell as a “fat pig,” “slob,” and “animal.”

Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who

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