The White House said Saturday it has accepted the resignation of a staffer who allegedly threatened to "destroy" a reporter who was asking about his personal life. 

White House Deputy Spokesman TJ Ducklo was initially suspended for one week without pay, but now the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has accepted his resignation, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.

"No words can express my regret, my embarrassment, and my disgust for my behavior. I used language that no woman should ever have to hear from anyone, especially in a situation where she was just trying to do her job. It was language that was abhorrent, disrespectful, and unacceptable," Ducklo tweeted following his resignation. 

Vanity Fair reported on Friday that Ducklo told a reporter for Politico, "I will destroy you" and made other crude remarks when asked to comment on a report that he was dating a Washington journalist. 

He is the first staff member from the Biden administration to resign.

(With input from AFP, Reuters)