Biden Apologizes For Angry Response To CNN Reporter Asking About Putin

President Joe Biden issued an apology for snapping at a CNN reporter during a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday.

Before departing Switzerland following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Biden apologized for being a “wise guy” and losing his temper at CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins moments earlier.

"I owe my last questioner an apology. I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy with the last answer I gave," Biden said.

"To be a good reporter you have to be negative at life. You are the brightest people in the country, but [it] makes no sense for me to negotiate with you. I apologize for having been short."

His apology at the tarmac came after Collins asked Biden about his reasons for being confident Putin will change his "behavior" following their in-person summit.

"Why are you so confident he'll change his behavior, Mr. President?" Collins asked as the president was leaving the briefing.

Biden, who appeared upset with the question, walked back toward the press and replied: “I am not confident he will change his behavior. Where the hell…What do you do all the time? When did I say I was confident?”

Collins continued pressing the president, noting that Putin denied any responsibility for the recent series of ransomware attacks on U.S. companies and downplayed human rights abuse allegations against him. This prompted Biden to reply: "If you don't understand that, you're in the wrong business."

Collins faced backlash over her question to President Biden, with some social media users calling her “idiotic” and her question “nonsensical.”

She had also faced backlash in march after failing to ask questions about the COVID-19 pandemic instead of grilling Biden on whether Vice President Kamala Harris would still be his running mate in the 2024 elections.

In a later response on CNN, Collins said President Biden’s apology is “unnecessary” and called the heated exchange between both parties part of her job.

“He did not need to apologize…It is just our job to ask the president questions. That is the business we are in,” she said, according to Market Watch. “I do appreciate the president’s apology, but it is not necessary.”