Novelist Stephen King has recycled Donald Trump’s controversial insult to clap back at one of the president’s most loyal apologists.
King, 78, has been vocal about his criticisms of the Trump administration, regularly sharing anti-MAGA posts to his 6.8 million followers on X.
On Monday, King took on right-wing activist and Trump ally Laura Loomer who shared the president’s all-caps Truth Social Saturday night post about “Democrat traitors” who told the military to “disobey” his orders.
Before that post, Trump had suggested a group of Democrats should be punished by death after they urged U.S. service members and the intelligence community to refuse illegal orders.
Loomer added on X to her 1.8 million followers, “When are they getting arrested? It’s November and nobody has been arrested for treason or sedition. We are running out of time.”
That prompted King to repost Loomer’s message, adding the caption, “Quiet, piggy.”
The Daily Beast has contacted Loomer for comment.
Trump, 79, made the alarming comment to a female reporter on Air Force One earlier this month.
When Bloomberg News’ Catherine Lucey asked Trump about the Jeffrey Epstein files, he responded, “Quiet, quiet, piggy!” while pointing in her direction.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to justify the insult, saying, “The president is very frank and honest with everyone in the room.”
Trump has a history of using the porcine insult against females.
Miss Universe 1996 winner Alicia Machado said she was once called “Miss Piggy” by Trump, during the time he owned the beauty pageant. He also told her to lose weight, she claims.
Trump has also described his nemesis, talk show host Rosie O’Donnell as a “fat pig,” “slob,” and “animal.”
King has not just singled Loomer out for the “Quiet, piggy” comeback.
The author has used it six additional times this week, including on posts from White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and MAGA troll accounts, including Catturd and Gunther Eagleman, who were posting about Trump’s “Democrat traitors.”
The wildly successful author behind Carrie, The Shining, and It is no stranger to infuriating MAGA mouthpieces.
After the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, King posted on X, “He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’.”
Kirk had cited biblical scripture that describes homosexuality as an “abomination” in June 2024.
However, King later withdrew his remark in a follow-up X post. “I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages,” he wrote.
