inflation then? >> thank you. >> you think inflation is a political liability ahead of the midterms. >> that's a great answer. more inflation. what a stupid son of a [ bleep ]. >> the president later calling the fox correspondent to apologize. biden was calling to, quote, clear the air. reporters are back to discuss. ayesha, you covered the biden white house. not the first time he's said something critical of a reporter in an open mic. why? >> look, he's having a rough run of it now. but, you know, presidents often, they get mad at the press. like that is not unusual. but biden, like everybody else, he has to talk about people behind their back and not to their face. and that's just why he got in trouble this time. so i think that was the really big issue at that moment. >> the use of the language, dana, is what jumps out. look, the president has starred