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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Donald Trump's "Piggy" insult this week

Leavitt told reporters that the now-viral comment was evidence of the president's "frankness and openness"

She added that Trump's behavior is "a lot more respectful than what you saw in the last administration"

Donald Trump 's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has addressed the viral clip of the president calling a female reporter "Piggy."

During her briefing on Thursday, Nov. 20, Leavitt was asked about the incident, which occurred aboard Air Force One on Friday, Nov. 14. Trump was speaking to a gaggle of reporters when he was asked by Bloomberg correspondent Catherine Lucey about the Epstein files.

After the president said he had a "bad relationship" with Epstein, Lucey b

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