During a press conference on Monday, United States (US) President Joe Biden was caught swearing at a reporter after his mic seemed to accidentally pick up his reaction to a question about inflation.
In the video, it can be seen that all reporters were leaving the room when Fox News‘ White House (WH) Correspondent Peter Doocy asked Biden, “Will you take questions on inflation then? Do you think inflation is a political liability ahead of the midterms?”
Unaware that his microphone was still on, the democratic leader said, “No, it’s a great asset — more inflation. What a stupid son of a b****.”
Later, his mic was quickly turned off and Biden looked quite surprised as he appeared to notice his mistake.
New York Times‘ WH correspondent Katie Rogers also tweeted the official transcript of the scene.
After the conference, Doocy appeared on Fox News and revealed that he didn’t even hear the president’s response until the conference had finished.
He said, “The White House and the communications officials here had been signalling last week when they had their first year in office anniversary that they were going to take a different approach with reporters.”
However, later when he appeared on Fox News‘ Hannity programme, he said that the president had called him to “clear the air”.
