Donald Trump's focus on Caitriona Perry’s looks just another example of everyday sexism
ON JUNE 27, with the press present in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with our newly appointed Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar. The exchange was somewhat awkward before Trump’s seemingly short attention span shifted to RTÉ’s Washington correspondent, Caitriona Perry. He called her forward, referred to “this beautiful Irish press” and said she had a lovely smile, from which he deduced that she must treat Varadkar well.
Perry smiled and laughed and tried to wrest some control back by addressing Varadkar directly saying, “It’s Caitriona Perry here, Taoiseach” before backing away from Trump’s desk, smiling all the while.
