Trump Calls Female Reporter ‘Ugly, Both Inside and Out’ Less Than 2 Weeks After ‘Piggy’ Remark on Air Force One

Donald Trump has called a female reporter "ugly, both inside and out" less than two weeks after his "Piggy" remarks while aboard Air Force One.

Trump, 79, made the comment on his Truth Social media platform on Wednesday, Nov. 26, while slamming The New York Times and its White House correspondent Katie Rogers.

In his post, Trump appeared to reference a story that Rogers contributed to, which implied that he was facing the "realities of aging in office" by undertaking less domestic travel than during his first term.

The story also referenced a viral moment where Trump appeared to doze off during an official event, which he has since denied.

Trump attacked the NYT for publishing the story in a lengthy outburst, writing, "The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again."

He specifically targeted Rogers, who wrote the story alongside fellow NYT reporter Dylan Freedman, saying, "The writer of the story, Katie Rogers, who is assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out."

In his post, Trump insisted he pulled off a "landslide" victory in the 2024 presidential election, writing that he'd won "all Seven Swing States, the Popular Vote, and the Electoral College by a lot."

Offering his perspective on his second term so far, Trump claimed, "I settled 8 Wars, have 48 New Stock Market Highs, our Economy is Great, and our Country is RESPECTED AGAIN all over the World, respected like never before. The last Administration had the Highest Inflation in history - I have already brought that down to normal, and prices, including groceries, are coming down."

"To do this requires a lot of Work and Energy, and I have never worked so hard in my life," Trump said.

Trump went on to call the NYT story a "hit piece" and called the outlet an "ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE."

Seemingly reversing course after recently acknowledging that his approval rating had sunk to the lowest yet during his second term, Trump incorrectly claimed he currently had his "highest Poll Numbers, ever." He implied that it would continue to "only go up" thanks to his work.

"There will be a day when I run low on Energy, it happens to everyone, but with a PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE TEST ('That was aced') JUST RECENTLY TAKEN, it certainly is not now!" he concluded the post.

A spokesperson for NYT responded to the president's remarks in a statement shared with PEOPLE: "The Times's 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."

Trump's attack on Rogers comes less than two weeks after he had a terse exchange with Bloomberg's White House press correspondent Catherine Lucey while aboard Air Force One on Nov. 14.

When Lucey asked about Jeffrey Epstein and the release of the Epstein files, Trump cut off a follow-up question, snapping, "Quiet. Quiet, Piggy."

The White House has defended the remark, telling PEOPLE in a statement: “This reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way towards her colleagues on the plane."

“If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take," they added.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt doubled down on the support during a Thursday, Nov. 20 press briefing.

"Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room," she said. "You've all seen it yourselves. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president, because of his frankness."

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"He calls out fake news when he sees it," she continued. "He gets frustrated with reporters when you lie about him, when you spread fake news about him and his administration."

"And so I think the president being frank and open and honest to your faces, rather than hiding behind your backs, is frankly a lot more respectful than what you saw in the last administration, where you had a president who would lie to your face and then didn't speak to you for weeks," she added, saying, "I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump on a near-daily basis."

PEOPLE reached out to the White House for comment on Trump's latest comments.