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#Fox News makes Peter Doocy sound like ‘stupid son of a bitch’: Jen Psaki

“Fox News makes Peter Doocy sound like ‘stupid son of a bitch’: Jen Psaki”

White House press secretary Jen Psaki attacked Fox News during a podcast taping Thursday night, claiming the cable network fed White House correspondent Peter Doocy questions that “might make anyone sound like a stupid son of a bitch.”

Psaki — who is reportedly weeks away from leaving the White House for a gig with Fox rival MSNBC — made the comment while recording an episode of “Pod Save America,” which is hosted by ex-Obama White House aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor.

In the episode, which was released Friday, Psaki was asked by one of the hosts whether Doocy is a “stupid son of a bitch or does he play a stupid son of a bitch on TV,” as the live audience whooped and cheered.

“OK, um, well,” Psaki began before pausing.

“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 bitch.” the press secretary eventually answered.

Jen Psaki
Jen Psaki remarked during a recent podcast that Fox News puts its correspondents in potentially embarrassing situations.
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The question stemmed from a Jan. 24 hot-mic moment from President Biden after Doocy asked whether inflation was a “political liability.” 

“No, it’s a great asset — more inflation,” Biden said sarcastically. “What a stupid son of a bitch.”

While the presidential insult was cut from the official White House feed, it was audible on video streamed by C-SPAN.

Doocy revealed to Fox News host Sean Hannity later that evening that Biden had called him roughly an hour later and “cleared the air,” telling Doocy his remark was “nothing personal, pal.” 

President Biden was caught on a hot mic calling Peter Doocy a "stupid son of a bitch."
President Biden was caught on a hot mic calling Peter Doocy a “stupid son of a bitch.”
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The Fox News reporter said he “appreciated” the call from the president, but added that “I don’t need anybody to apologize to me. He can call me whatever he wants as long as it gets him talking.”

After her initial response Thursday night, Psaki asked if she could tell “a nice Peter Doocy story” before recounting her experience watching Doocy’s “Hannity” appearance after Biden called the reporter to apologize.

“He [Doocy] could have been, like, ‘He [Biden] is a son of a bitch’ or ‘I’m standing up for –‘ whatever, he could have said anything,” Psaki said. “And instead he said, ‘You know, he called me, we had a really nice conversation, I’m just asking my questions, he’s doing his job.’

“So, I will say, that was a moment of grace,” the press secretary continued as the audience tepidly applauded. “You don’t have to like everything Peter Doocy says or does, but that is certainly a moment of grace by Peter Doocy.”

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Psaki said Doocy “works for a network that provides people with questions that … might make anyone sound like a stupid son of a bitch.”
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Fox News White House Reporter Peter Doocy raises his hand to question White House press secretary Jen Psaki, left, at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022.
Peter Doocy raises his hand to question Jen Psaki at a press briefing at the White House on Jan. 26, 2022.
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The press secretary and Doocy have repeatedly clashed in the White House Briefing Room over various issues since Biden was sworn into office last year.

Psaki’s shot at Fox comes days after reports indicate she could leave her post for a hosting and contributing gig with MSNBC and streaming service Peacock in the coming weeks. 

The press secretary did not immediately respond to The Post’s inquiry on the optics of criticizing a major rival to MSNBC as she reportedly negotiates her new gig.

During the episode, Psaki again declined to indicate how much longer she will work as press secretary but said, “I will not be there forever.” 

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Psaki could be leaving the White House for a role as a political commentator in the coming weeks, according to reports.
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“I don’t have a date or anything like that, but at some point I’ll be watching from somewhere else,” she added.

Psaki also confirmed that the White House has no intention of sending Biden to Ukraine after several European leaders have met with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Kyiv in recent days.

“No,” Psaki said when asked about a potential Biden trip to the war zone, before repeating: “No … we are not sending the president to Ukraine. What I will tell you is that — what [British Prime Minister] Boris Johnson did is he took, I believe, an eight-hour train through a war zone to get to the middle of Ukraine. So, no, that is not in the plans for the president of the United States. We should all be maybe relieved about that.”

After the hosts concurred, Psaki added: “You’re welcome, America. We need him to do a lot of things.”

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