Peter James Doocy (born July 21, 1987)
is an American journalist and a
White House
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correspondent for
Fox News
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.
Early life and education
Doocy is the eldest child of
Steve Doocy and Kathy Gerrity.
His father is a co-host of the morning show ''
Fox & Friends
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''.
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He graduated from ]Villanova University
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with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2009.
Career
Doocy was hired by Fox News in 2009 after graduating from college; he spent time in New York and Chicago before relocating to Washington, D.C., in 2010.Robert J. O'Neill
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, who claims to have fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden.[ That special reportedly had the highest ratings of any documentary in Fox News history.
In October 2017, Doocy asked Senator John McCain (R-AZ), "Has your relationship with the president frayed to the point that you're not going to support anything that he comes to you and asks for?" McCain responded, "Why would you say something that stupid? Why would you ask something that dumb, huh? ... That's a dumb question."
He was a campaign reporter in the ]2018 midterm elections
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.[
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White House correspondent
Doocy reported on the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the presidential campaign
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of the party's nominee, Joe Biden. In January 2021, Fox News named Doocy as a White House correspondent to cover the incoming Biden administration
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. He quickly established a reputation for clashing with the president and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
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. Several Doocy-Psaki exchanges became Internet memes.
After covering a White House
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East Room meeting focused on economic competitiveness and inflation, a departing Doocy called out to Biden: "Do you think inflation is a political liability in the midterms?" Lowering his voice, and turning slightly away from the hot mic
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beneath him; as ABC reported, "Biden responded with sarcasm, 'It's a great asset — more inflation.' Then he shook his head and added, 'What a stupid son of a bitch.'"
Personal life
In April 2021, Doocy married Hillary Vaughn, a Fox Business correspondent.
References
External links
Fox News – Peter Doocy Bio
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1987 births
Living people
Television personalities from Washington, D.C.
Villanova University alumni
American people of Swedish descent
American people of Irish descent
American television reporters and correspondents
Fox News people
American male journalists
21st-century American journalists