White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump is "frank and honest" with reporters.

The White House on Thursday defended President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter "piggy" as she questioned him about the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the president's remarks reflected his frankness and transparency.

In a statement to EW, the White House responded to remarks from "The View" cohosts Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and former Trump staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin.

The House voted on Tuesday against censuring and condemning Rep. Stacey Plaskett over her texting with Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing in 2019.

The president has escalated his attacks on the press amid political blowback for his handling of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

In the 2017 email released by the House Oversight Committee, Jeffrey Epstein wrote, "'i have met some very bad people' none as bad as trump."

“Nothing to see there,” Kimmel said. “Just the president alone in the White House blasting ‘Phantom of the Opera’ at full volume while rage tweeting about how everybody’s out to get him.”

The late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein discussed President Donald Trump in emails released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday.