WATCH: White House says Trump calling a reporter ‘piggy’ shows he’s ‘frank and open’

Asked about President Donald Trump telling a female reporter, “Quiet, piggy” while answering questions aboard Air Force One last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded that the president “is very frank and honest with everyone in this room.”

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Speaking during her media briefing at the White House, Leavitt allowed that Trump sometimes “gets frustrated with reporters.”

But she insisted, “He also is the most transparent president in history.”

Leavitt said that his speaking to reporters nearly every day — as Trump has since taking office in January — is “a lot more respectful than” Democratic President Joe Biden, who took questions more infrequently.

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She also said reporters “should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump.”