White House press secretary Jen Psaki has defended herself after she was recorded asking if Fox News' Peter Doocy was a 'stupid son of a b***h' or just played one on TV.
On Friday night, Psaki stressed that she was not deliberately attempting to insult the 34-year-old Fox News White House correspondent.
'Full video shows I also told a story about Peter’s grace last night and made very clear I was not being critical of him or any reporter at Fox, and instead was critical of the slant of some Fox topics. He is doing his job. I am doing mine. We debate. We disagree. I respect that.' Psaki tweeted.
Psaki — who is reportedly weeks away from leaving the White House for a gig with Fox rival MSNBC — made the comment Thursday 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.
At one point, 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.
'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 b***h,' Psaki said.
The episode containing her assessment was released online Friday. President Joe Biden earlier this year was caught on a hot mic calling Doocy a 'stupid son of a b***h' after the reporter asked Biden if inflation was a political liability for him.
On Friday, CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter came to Psaki's defense saying she's possibly just 'tired of all this' after two years on the job and 'maybe sharing how she really feels.'
A Fox News spokesperson defended Doocy's reporting in a statement and said they do not provide questions to the reporter.
"In his role as White House correspondent, Peter Doocy's job is to elicit truth from power for the American public. His questions are his own, he is a terrific reporter and we are extremely proud of his work," the statement read.
Doocy and Psaki have clashed over the past two years as a result of Doocy's line of questioning, although the relationship seems to have smoothed over.
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