CNN host Brian Stelter claimed Tuesday that President Joe Biden was not, as some had suggested, caught by surprise on a “hot mic” when he called Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy a “stupid son of a b****.”
Stelter suggested on CNN’s “New Day” that Biden had been well aware that the microphone was live and had made the comment intentionally.
Anchor Brianna Keilar introduced the clip as Monday’s “big media story,” and viewers watched once again as Doocy posed a question about the impact inflation might have on the fast-approaching 2022 midterm elections.
Biden first responded sarcastically before turning on Doocy directly, adding, “What a stupid son of a b****.”
“Mr. Doocy there is sort of a thorn in the side often of Jen Psaki, of President Biden. In the end, though, the president called him to apologize,” Keilar began as she turned the floor over to Stelter.
“Certainly you see the smile on Biden’s face. I don’t think he’s surprised this was caught on mic. I think he knows what he was doing,” Stelter began, going on to note that it was still not an acceptable thing for a sitting president to say.
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“Whether it was Donald Trump saying Chuck Todd was an SOB or whether it’s President Biden saying Peter Doocy is an SOB, it’s wrong. No matter what,” Stelter said, referencing a comment former President Donald Trump made about NBC’s Chuck Todd — although not to his face — at a 2018 campaign rally.
“The president should be held to the highest standards. And so in this case, Biden was out of line,” Stelter added, noting once again that Biden had called Doocy after the exchange to clear the air. “I think he knew it because he called Doocy right away to say sorry and try to play it as water under the bridge.”
This is an excerpt from The Daily Wire.
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