KJP Abruptly Ends Press Briefing Without Taking One Question When African Reporter Won’t Play by Her Rules
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre promptly ended a news briefing Thursday after refusing to take reporter Simon Ateba’s question. Ateba is a Cameroonian journalist and the publisher of Today News Africa …
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre promptly ended a news briefing Thursday after refusing to take Reporter Simon Ateba’s question.
Ateba is a Cameroonian journalist and the publisher of Today News Africa.
National Security Counsel spokesman John Kirby had been speaking at the news conference, giving updates on the cease-fire in Israel and the Biden administration’s continued aid to Ukraine.
Kirby also spoke about Angola President João Lourenço’s visit to the White House on Thursday afternoon.
But when it was time for questions, and after several other reporters had already been called upon, Ateba was quickly shut down after trying to speak.