The President had assumed his microphone was off when speaking about Peter Doocy, who asked Biden the question following a meeting of the White House’s Competition Council.
CNN’s Kaitlin Collins reported that the President called Doocy personally following the embarrassing gaffe, delivering an apology to one of the only journalists in the White House press pool who has shown a willingness to ask questions critical of Biden’s policies and governance.
President Biden called Peter Doocy tonight to apologize for his remark earlier.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 25, 2022
