Trump insults another female reporter, this time for her looks

President Donald Trump insulted a New York Times reporter’s appearance, calling her “ugly,” marking the third time in recent weeks that the president has criticized a female reporter in personal terms.

President Donald Trump insulted a female reporter’s appearance on Wednesday when he called The New York Times’ Katie Rogers “ugly,” marking the third time in recent weeks that the president has criticized a female reporter in personal terms.

In a post on Truth Social, the president called Rogers, “a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out,” one day after Rogers and a male New York Times data reporter co-authored a piece saying there were signs of Trump aging in office. In the post, Trump also disputed the accuracy of the story, writing, “They know this is wrong.”

Trump did not mention the other reporter in his post and called the Times a “cheap ‘rag’” and “an ‘enemy of the people.”

A spokesperson for The New York Times stood by Rogers and her reporting, telling NBC News on Wednesday, “The Times’ reporting is accurate and built on first-hand reporting of the facts. Name-calling and personal insults don’t change that, nor will our journalists hesitate to cover this administration in the face of intimidation tactics like this.”

“Expert and thorough reporters like Katie Rogers exemplify how an independent and free press helps the American people better understand their government and its leaders,” the paper’s spokesperson added.