New York Times columnist David Brooks gave a profuse apology for putting out a widely mocked X post earlier this week complaining about the price of his restaurant bill.

"I screwed up. I should not have written that tweet," Brooks said during Friday’s episode of the PBS NewsHour.

Brooks courted ridicule and derision on social media platform X, Thursday, with a post showing his dinner at a Newark airport restaurant and a caption noting how expensive it is.

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The photo showed a hamburger, fries, a salad, and what appeared to be an alcoholic beverage. His comment read, "This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible."

Users slammed Brooks’ post, calling him an "elitist" and mocking his attempt at social commentary.

Shortly after posting, the restaurant that supposedly served Brooks’ meal, 1911 Smoke House BBQ, even criticized his post on Facebook, posting a status which said, "Looks like someone was knocking back some serious drinks — Bar tab was almost 80% and he’s complaining about the cost of his meal … keep drinking buddy — we get paid off everything."

The restaurant’s owner Maurice Hallett commented on Brooks’ post, telling the New York Post they may name a special after the journalist.

"It’ll be a cheeseburger and a double whiskey," Hallett said. He also guessed that Brooks ordered "two doubles" of whiskey, which cost between $28 and $29, to account for the almost $80 price tag.

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Brooks apologized for the social media incident during the PBS program, saying it was intended to be a "joke," but it ended up being "insensitive."

He began, saying, "Yeah, well first, it started out hatched in my mind as a joke ‘cause – if you looked at what I was eating it was bourbon and a very fattening hamburger and fries. I can’t afford to make bad lifestyle choices."

"But the problem with the tweet — which I wrote so stupidly — was that it made it seem like I was oblivious to something that is blindingly obvious: that an upper-middle-class journalist having a bourbon at an airport is a lot different than a family living paycheck to paycheck."

Brooks continued, "And when I’m getting sticker shock, it’s like an inconvenience. When they’re getting sticker shock, it’s a disaster."

Finally, the columnist added, "And so I was insensitive, I screwed up. I should not have written that tweet. I probably should not write any tweet."

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Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed that ex-President Donald Trump has been engaging in "projection" throughout his political career.

Clinton, who lost the presidency to Trump in 2016, made the remarks about the former president in a new interview with MSNBC weekend host Jen Psaki. It is set to air on MSNBC’s "Inside with Jen Psaki" on Sunday.

Prior to the interview’s premiere, Psaki shared a brief preview of the conversation she had with Clinton at the most recent Clinton Global Initiative conference this week.

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During the preview, Clinton claimed that Trump likes to engage "in what psychologists call projection" with the routine statements he makes. 

The short clip began with Psaki asking Clinton about Trump’s recent statement that it’s "unlikely" he will pardon himself if convicted of any of crimes and misdemeanors he has been charged with by the federal government and various district attorneys within the last year.

Trump made the statement during an NBC "Meet The Press" interview with host Kristen Welker from last week.

Prompting Clinton, the former White House press secretary stated, "He recently said that he is very unlikely – it would be very unlikely that he would attempt to pardon himself. Do you believe him?"

Amused, Clinton replied, "I don’t believe him on anything. Why would I start believing him on that?"

The former U.S. Secretary of State then described what compels Trump to make such statements. "You know the thing about him – and I’m not the only one person who’s noticed this – is he engages in what psychologists call projection."

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Explaining the psychology in her own words, she added, "So whenever he accuses somebody of doing something, it’s almost guaranteed he’s doing it himself or he’s already done it."

She continued, saying, "Or whenever he denies thinking about doing something – or doing it – it’s almost guaranteed he is thinking about it, or has already done it."

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