Karoline Leavitt says President Trump was just being honest by calling reporter Piggy

Honesty is the best policy…at least according to it Karoline Leavittwho shamelessly defended Donald Trump calling a female reporter a “pig” and telling reporters in the White House to appreciate the president’s honest and direct approach.

Brace yourselves — the White House press secretary went all out during Thursday’s briefing, doubling down on Trump’s joke and basically saying, hey, at least he was open and honest, which in her universe counts as “respectful.”

Then the Washington Post Natalie Allison urged her, Leavitt explained — saying that Trump’s “candor” is actually the reason he was re-elected, and emphasizing that he only gets grumpy when reporters lie and spread “fake news.” And she claimed that Trump’s rudeness is preferable to the Biden government press activities.

Leavitt even dismissed the idea that the press should be grateful for being given “unprecedented access” – as if being verbally beaten up by the CEO is some kind of VIP perk!

ICYMI…On Air Force One Friday evening, Bloomberg News reporter Catherine Lucey Trump asked… ‘If there’s nothing incriminating in it [Jeffrey Epstein] files, sir, why not act?” Trump responded by pointing his finger at her and telling her, “Quiet. Calm down, piggy.”

So the takeaway? According to Team Trump, it is ‘respectful’ to be roasted on camera in public; Being called a “pig” is maximum transparency, and if you don’t like it… well, maybe you’re just not spiritually aligned with all this “openness.”