Stop Trump’s Attacks on Women Journalists

President Donald Trump’s escalating insults toward female journalists aren’t just personal — they threaten press freedom and democratic accountability right now.

President Trump has repeatedly demeaned women in the press for asking tough questions. In the past week alone, he called a White House correspondent “stupid and nasty” after she reported on a costly White House renovation, and labeled another reporter “the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place” during a December press exchange. These are part of a broader pattern this month where he’s used terms like “ugly, both inside and out,” “piggy,” and similar gendered insults against women doing their jobs.

This behavior isn’t trivial. Independent reporting by women is essential to exposing the misuse of power, informing the public, and holding leaders accountable. When the nation’s leader resorts to demeaning, gendered language instead of responding substantively, it chills press freedom and normalizes harassment. Journalists — especially women — already face high levels of online abuse and threats; political leaders should not contribute to that environment. Press freedom advocates have warned that hostile rhetoric from powerful figures can embolden harassment and weaken democratic norms.

Sign this petition to stand with the women journalists who ask the hard questions, defend a free and independent press, and insist that our leaders uphold respect — not misogyny — in public discourse. Democracy depends on it.