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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre threatened to abruptly end Monday’s press briefing after Today News Africa White House correspondent Simon Ateba interrupted her. Ateba once again lamented over Jean-Pierre refusing to call on him for the past nine months, right after she publicly condemned the harassment of journalists. “You’ve been discriminating against me for the past nine months,” Ateba said. “Stop,” one reporter said. “How is she discriminating?” “She called on you. She just gave you a few questions. Please, allow me to do my job and ask my question,” he replied. Jean-Pierre called on another reporter, but Ateba...

Disruptive reporter derails White House briefing with Ted Lasso cast: Karine Jean-Pierre tears into correspondent for interrupting her and press corps starts shouting in front of Jason Sudeikis and co-stars Jason Sudeikis and co-stars were in the White House to discuss mental health Today News Africa's Simon Ateba then started berating Karine Jean-Pierre He started shouting at her for not asking him a question in seven months The White House press briefing with the Ted Lasso cast descended into chaos on Monday before it even began when a disruptive reporter berated Karine Jean-Pierre for not taking questions from him. Jason...

White House correspondent Simon Ateba, who works for Today News Africa, was among a trio of journalists who triggered a meltdown today by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Newsbusters’ Curtis Houck detailed what transpired in a three-part tweet that also included clips of the incident. “WATCH: KJP did NOT like it when @DailyCaller‘s @DianaGlebova shouted out a question to Fauci about the origins of COVID and the @NYPost‘s @StevenNelson10 came to her defense.” “PART 2 — KJP scolds @DailyCaller‘s @DianaGlebova for again trying to ask Fauci about the origins of COVID: “We have a process here. I’m not calling...

VIDEO Leave it to Simon Ateba of Today News Africa to ask some of the most inciteful as well as delightfully unwelcome questions at White House press conferences. Last week Ateba asked John Kirby if he is undermining White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre by often taking to the podium to answer reporter's questions. Ateba should know that Kirby doesn't need to lift a finger to undermine KJP since she does such a wonderful job of consistently undermining herself especially when she answers the very unwelcome questions that Ateba himself poses to her.

VIDEOMy favorite foreign journalist at White House press briefings is Simon Ateba of Today News Africa who asks questions that are NOT scripted in advance as is the case with many other reporters at those briefings. Here you can see him on July 6 asking a very UNCOMFORTABLE question that causes White House Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre to once again become HILARIOUSLY flustered while NOT really answering his question.

The payment processing firm Stripe has reversed its decision to cut off subscription income for Africa-focused publication Today News Africa, whose founder Simon Ateba interrupted Jen Psaki last month at her final White House briefing. Stripe’s initial decision was reported Tuesday by The Post and gained widespread attention — in part because it happened two weeks after Ateba disruptively shouted at Psaki, but also also because Stripe boasted early investments from billionaires including Elon Musk, who just reached a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion to restore free speech. A Stripe representative called Ateba late Wednesday to say he...