White House press secretary Jen Psaki agrees Fox News’s Peter Doocy sounds like “a stupid son of a b****.”
The question came up during a Thursday recording of Pod Save America, harkening back to when President Joe Biden famously called Doocy “a stupid son of a b****” in January for asking a question about inflation, which the White House has since recognized as a growing problem.
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Psaki was asked whether “Peter Doocy is a stupid son of a bitch or does he just play one on TV?” according to Politico White House correspondent Eugene Daniels.
“He works for a network that provides people with questions that, nothing personal to any individual, including Peter Doocy, but might make anyone sound like a stupid son of a b****,” Psaki replied.
BIDEN CALLS PETER DOOCY A ‘STUPID SON OF A B**** FOR ASKING ABOUT INFLATION
Psaki also tells a story about how Doocy was gracious after President Biden called him and apologized.
— Eugene Daniels (@EugeneDaniels2) April 15, 2022
Part of her answer is similar to what Biden reportedly told Doocy in a phone call after the remark.
“It’s nothing personal, pal,” the president said, according to Doocy in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Doocy also noted that Biden sought to “clear the air” and said it was “a nice call.” Psaki also reportedly told the story of the personal call.
‘NOTHING PERSONAL, PAL’: @pdoocy explains taking phone call from president after curse out. pic.twitter.com/W447ChX4NX
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 25, 2022
“In his role as White House correspondent, Peter Doocy’s job is to elicit truth from power for the American public. His questions are his own, he is a terrific reporter, and we are extremely proud of his work,” a Fox News spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.
Psaki responded to the criticism she faced in a tweet late Friday.
“Full video shows I also told a story about Peter’s grace last night and made very clear I was not being critical of him or any reporter at Fox, and instead was critical of the slant of some Fox topics. He is doing his job. I am doing mine. We debate. We disagree. I respect that,” she said.
Full video shows I also told a story about Peter’s grace last night and made very clear I was not being critical of him or any reporter at Fox, and instead was critical of the slant of some Fox topics. He is doing his job. I am doing mine. We debate. We disagree. I respect that.
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) April 16, 2022
During the recording of the podcast, Psaki also addressed the question of how much longer she’ll stay on as press secretary. She could leave the White House as early as May to take a job at MSNBC, a move experts say is fraught with ethical problems.
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“I will not be there forever. … I don’t know the date or anything like that, but at some point, I’ll be watching from somewhere else,” Psaki said, according to Daniels.
In addition, Psaki said the White House has no plans for Biden to travel to Kyiv in Ukraine, where Russia invaded seven weeks ago.
