The White House on Thursday defended US President Donald Trump after he called a female Bloomberg reporter “piggy” while being questioned about emails from Jeffrey Epstein aboard Air Force One, describing the remark as a reflection of his frankness, according to a White House briefing. During the briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s openness and directness with the press were reasons voters re-elected him and that reporters should appreciate his frankness. “Look, the president is very frank and honest with everyone in this room. You’ve all seen it yourself, you’ve all experienced it yourselves,” she said, according to Reuters. Leavitt added that Trump often expresses frustration with what he sees as false reporting. “He calls out fake news when he sees i

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