White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says Donald Trump insults female reporters to 'treat them equally'
Reporter Eliana Johnson, at Politico's "Women Rule" event, asked the White House press secretary whether she thought Trump's demeaning language towards women was appropriate.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday said that President Donald Trump's "contentious conversations" with women reporters occur because he wants to treat them equally. The president is known for sometimes calling female reporters "stupid" or losers.
Reporter Eliana Johnson, at Politico's "Women Rule" event on Tuesday, asked the press secretary whether she thought Trump's demeaning language towards women was appropriate. "As a professional woman, do you think that's appropriate?" Johnson asked, referring to the times Trump has called female reporters "stupid" or a "total loser."