{"id":566735,"date":"2023-03-20T23:57:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/white-house-reporters-push-back-on-disruptive-journalist-at-press-briefing\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T23:57:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:57:59","slug":"white-house-reporters-push-back-on-disruptive-journalist-at-press-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-reporters-push-back-on-disruptive-journalist-at-press-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"#White House, reporters push back on disruptive journalist at press briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8ab87dee5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8ab87dee5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/white-house-reporters-push-back-on-disruptive-journalist-at-press-briefing\/#White_House_reporters_push_back_on_disruptive_journalist_at_press_briefing\" >White House, reporters push back on disruptive journalist at press briefing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"White_House_reporters_push_back_on_disruptive_journalist_at_press_briefing\"><\/span>White House, reporters push back on disruptive journalist at press briefing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/stebasimon_032023gn01_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A White House press briefing featuring the cast of \u201cTed Lasso\u201d was briefly derailed on Monday after a correspondent and frequent disruptor repeatedly interjected, prompting pushback from the White House Correspondents Association and other reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Ateba, a correspondent for Today <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Africa, began shouting out as press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stepped to the podium, joined by actors Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Toheeb Jimoh.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Ateba, who frequently speaks out of turn in the briefing room and has in the past clashed with Jean-Pierre, claimed he and others in the room were being \u201cdiscriminated against\u201d because of the questions they wanted to ask.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been seven months. You\u2019ve not called on me. I\u2019m saying that\u2019s not right,\u201d Ateba said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWelcome guys. Welcome to the press briefing room,\u201d Jean-Pierre said to the \u201cTed Lasso\u201d actors in attendance before Ateba again began voicing his complaints.<\/p>\n<p>While Ateba has previously levied similar claims of discrimination and criticized Jean-Pierre during briefings, Monday\u2019s outburst drew more rebuttal than usual from other reporters in the room who grew frustrated that Ateba was delaying and derailing the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry to our guests. We apologize,\u201d said Kelly O\u2019Donnell, an NBC News correspondent and WHCA vice president.<\/p>\n<p>When Ateba again interjected before national security spokesperson John Kirby took to the podium, multiple reporters pushed back.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf you have grievances, you should bring them to her later\u2026The press corps is tired of dealing with this,\u201d said Jeff Mason, a Reuters correspondent and former WHCA president.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Karem, a veteran White House reporter who periodically attends briefings, told Ateba to \u201cmind your manners when you\u2019re in here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have a problem you bring it up afterwards, but you are impinging on everybody in here who is only trying to do their job,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Jean-Pierre in a response noted the history of the press briefing room that she said \u201cshould have decorum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that there\u2019s going to be give and take. That\u2019s the way the press briefing has gone for decades, before me and I will always, always respect that but what I will not, what I will not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciate is disrespecting your colleagues and disrespecting guests who are here to talk, who were here to talk an incredibly important issue which is mental health,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd what has just occurred this last 10, 15 minutes is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press correspondent Zeke Miller, also a former WHCA president, opened questioning of Jean-Pierre by apologizing for the incident earlier in the briefing.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI just want to express our apologies from the press corps to the folks watching at home for the display you saw earlier. Our responsibility is to them,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>After the briefing, WHCA president Tamara Keith in a memo to members lamented the \u201cextreme breakdown of decorum\u201d on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened today created a hostile work environment for everyone in that room,\u201d Keith wrote.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Monday was far from the first time Ateba had disrupted a press briefing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last May he was reprimanded after shouting over another reporter to complain about not being called on enough at former press secretary Jen Psaki\u2019s final briefing. The WHCA warned Ateba of possible expulsion after that incident.<\/p>\n<p>Last September he was called on at a briefing with Kirby and asked for the former Pentagon press secretary to clarify his role, claiming \u201ceverywhere I go, I have Black people telling me that the reason you\u2019re at the White House is to undermine the first female Black secretary.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>He similarly shouted out questions when other reporters were called on during Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s final briefing late last year, drawing a rebuke from Jean-Pierre.<\/p>\n<p>In December, Jean-Pierre abruptly ended the briefing when, after calling on The Hill for a question, Ateba began shouting out complaints that he was not called on frequently and would not relent.<\/p>\n<p>Ateba has previously appeared on Fox News host Tucker Carlson\u2019s show to complain that he is being discriminated against. He is scheduled to appear on Carlson\u2019s show Monday evening.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><em>Updated 5:06 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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