White House Briefing Cut Short After Reporter Protests Lack of African Journalists Called On
• White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly ended a press conference after reporter Simon Ateba demanded to ask a question • Ateba has claimed Jean-Pierre often ignores him when calling on reporters • This happened after National Security Council's John Kirby spoke about Biden hosting the Angolan president • Ateba interrupted saying it was "surprising" no African journalist got to ask a question with an African leader visiting • Jean-Pierre ended the briefing without taking any further questions after Ateba kept trying to ask his question