Biden caught on hot mic calling Fox reporter 'a stupid son of a bitch'

President Joe Biden was heard calling a reporter from the Fox channel a "stupid son of a bitch" on a hot microphone following a White House event Monday afternoon.

The President's profane remark came as reporters were shouting questions while exiting the East Room following a White House Competition Council meeting on efforts to lower prices.

Fox White House Correspondent Peter Doocy asked Biden, "Would you take a question on inflation ... ? Do you think inflation is a political liability in the midterms?"

"It's a great asset -- more inflation," Biden deadpanned. "What a stupid son of a bitch."

Doocy said on Fox late Monday evening that Biden called his phone shortly after their exchange to apologize for his remark. "Within about an hour of that exchange, he called my cell phone and he said, 'It's nothing personal, pal,'" Doocy said.