Reporter slams Karine Jean-Pierre for refusing to take his questions: ‘They give the impression of being down on me’

Right now Information Africa reporter Simon Ateba tore into White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Monday for refusing to name on him within the briefing room after officers gave an viewers to the solid of “Ted Lasso.”

The solid of “Ted Lasso,” together with Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham, joined the White Home briefing to discuss psychological well being. With the Hollywood solid standing behind Jean-Pierre, Ateba started yelling.

Ateba, who has repeatedly clashed with Jean-Pierre, mentioned he has been unable to ask a query in seven months. The reporter repeatedly has claimed that the White Home has discriminated towards him and different reporters. He was scolded by the press secretary final yr for interrupting a briefing after he mentioned one other reporter had a proper to ask Dr. Anthony Fauci concerning the origins of COVID-19. 

Monday’s incident with Ateba was condemned by Jean-Pierre and fellow journalists. He remained defiant in an interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

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“The First Modification protects the liberty of speech, the press and meeting, and the best to petition your authorities to hunt redress. And that First Modification says that I’ve the best to ask a query to do my job and the press secretary does not want to love me,” Ateba defined to host Tucker Carlson.

“[She] does not want to love me, date me, marry me… have two black youngsters with me. She does not want all that. She does not even want to love my accent, does not want to love what I seem like [or] the place I come from.”

Ateba argued that the White Home “appears down” on him and “doesn’t respect” the First Modification. 

“So what has been taking place within the White Home is previously seven months, I’ve achieved all the best issues. I’ve not been known as on. I’ve gone to [Jean-Pierre’s] workplace to hunt conferences. She mentioned that she would meet with me subsequent yr,” he mentioned.

“I’ve despatched questions concerning the Nigerian election, about, , the issues, challenges in Africa. And so they’ve not known as on me. Even because the vp goes to Africa, whilst the primary woman, Jill Biden, went to Africa, even went to obtain 50 African leaders for the US African summit in Washington, D.C…, The man who covers the White Home, the African man who coated the White Home, is regarded down upon within the best nation on this planet, in probably the most superior nation, the place freedom of speech is protected.”

Ateba instructed Carlson in early March he was being booted from the White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation as retribution for asking Jean-Pierre powerful questions. 

The Right now Information Africa White Home correspondent posted a letter on his Twitter account on March three from WHCA Govt Director Steven Thomma, who wrote Ateba’s membership was being revoked over issues together with his employment {qualifications} and previous habits.

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“The committee famous repeated cases the place your habits violated the expectations for membership outlined in our bylaws, which have been detailed to you beforehand,” the letter learn.

Ateba believes the White Home doesn’t “respect” him as a reporter. 

“You realize, when it occurs to Jim Acosta of CNN, as a result of they respect him, he is white. He works for CNN. I am black. I am African. I haven’t got cash. They give the impression of being down on me. I haven’t got the alternatives that they’ve. And so they do not deal with me the identical approach,” he mentioned.

“I have to do my job. The liberty of speech and the press within the US permits me to do my job. And that is the one factor that I am attempting to do. And they’re stonewalling me, attempting to assist Karine Jean-Pierre. And it is a disgrace.” 

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