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Biden Answers Inflation Query by Calling Fox Reporter SOB

Biden Answers Inflation Query by Calling Fox Reporter SOB
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By    |   Monday, 24 January 2022 07:55 PM EST

President Joe Biden responded to a question about inflation on Monday by calling a Fox News reporter a vulgarity.

The president was in the East Room of the White House for a meeting of his Competition Council, which is focused on changing regulations and enforcing laws to help consumers deal with high prices. Reporters in the room shouted a number of questions after Biden's remarks.

Fox News' Peter Doocy asked Biden about inflation, which is at a nearly 40-year high and has hurt the president's public approval. Doocy's network has been highly critical of Biden.

Doocy called out, “Do you think inflation is a political liability ahead of the midterms?”

Biden responded with sarcasm, “It's a great asset — more inflation." Then he shook his head and added, “What a stupid son of a bitch.”

His comments were captured on video and by the microphone in front of him. Doocy laughed it off in a subsequent appearance on his network, joking, "Nobody has fact-checked him yet and said it’s not true.”

The White House did not immediately responded to a request for comment.

The White House has insisted repeatedly that it is focused on curbing inflation, with Biden reorienting his entire economic agenda around the issue.

Doocy said Biden called him later to "clear the air," Fox News reported. Doocy said Biden  told him that his comments were "nothing personal" and he encouraged the reporter tto continue asking about different topics than the rest of the press corps. 

Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.

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