MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace unleashed a profanity-laced on-air takedown of President Donald Trump on Monday, calling his repeated insults toward female reporters “verbal violence” and “sick s–t” that should never be normalized.
The outburst came immediately after Trump singled out ABC News White House correspondent Rachel Scott during a briefing, labeling her “the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place.”
Wallace refused to move on, declaring live on Deadline: White House: “This is sick. This is verbal violence.”
She then rattled off a string of Trump’s recent attacks on women in the press corps:
- Called New York Times reporter Katie Rogers “ugly” (Nov 26)
- Described ABC’s Mary Bruce as “terrible and insubordinate” (Nov 18)
- Told a Bloomberg reporter to “Quiet, Piggy” (Nov 14)
Wallace urged journalists to ask their families whether female reporters should ever again have to endure being called “obnoxious, terrible, stupid, nasty, ugly, insubordinate, or piggy” simply for doing their jobs.
The segment quickly went viral, racking up millions of views across social media within hours, with clips shared widely on X and covered by outlets including TheWrap, Raw Story, and AlterNet.
Supporters hailed it as a rare moment of raw pushback against gendered verbal abuse from the White House, while the incident underscored the escalating tension between Trump and the press corps early in his second term.
Wallace, a former George W. Bush White House communications director turned vocal Trump critic, delivered the remarks during her 4 p.m. ET broadcast on MS NOW.