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White House Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo has been suspended for one week following a report that he berated a Politico reporter last month, press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday.

"TJ Ducklo has apologized to the reporter, with whom he had a heated conversation about his personal life," Psaki said in a statement posted in a series of tweets. "He is the first to acknowledge this is not the standard of behavior set out by the President."

Ducklo will be suspended for one week without pay and when he returns will not be assigned to work any with reporters at Politico, Psaki said in the statement.