US President Joe Biden responds to questions from reporters as he meets with his Competition Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington January 24, 2022. — Reuters pic
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 — US President Joe Biden was caught on a live microphone yesterday calling a Fox News journalist a “stupid son of a b****” on the sidelines of a White House photo op.
As journalists were leaving the room after the event a reporter from Fox News, the favourite channel of conservatives, asked whether inflation is a political liability.
The Democratic leader, possibly unaware that his microphone was still on, began by deadpanning: “It’s a great asset. More inflation.”
And then muttered, “What a stupid son of a b****,” before glancing briefly down.
A pool reporter who was in the room at the time admitted to not being able to hear what Biden actually said over the noise.
But he added that he would “direct your attention to video of the event if you are curious how the president really feels about being asked about inflation from Fox’s Peter Doocy.” — AFP