White House Threatens to Strip Reporter Simon Ateba of Press Room Credentials Over Repeated Outburst [View all]
Source: Mediaite
The White House has warned reporter Simon Ateba that if he keeps up his disruptive antics in Karine Jean-Pierre’s press briefings, the result will be the loss of his entry pass.
Ateba, the owner and White House correspondent of Today News Africa, posted on Twitter that he received a letter from the White House, warning him his hard pass to the grounds might be suspended or revoked. The letter made reference to multiple instances where Ateba derailed White House press briefings by talking over his fellow reports and demanding answers to his questions.
Ateba has repeatedly wound up in conflict with Jean-Pierre and his fellow journalists because of his outbursts. As Jean-Pierre shunned his questions because of these disruptions, Ateba has claimed that the Biden administration has discriminated against him.
The Washington Post reported that the letter is a first from the Biden White House’s press office. The Post also noted that the White House put new rules into effect for the renewal of hard passes, and Ateba is “unlikely to qualify under the new criteria, which require reporters to first qualify for a congressional or Supreme Court press pass to receive one for the White House.”
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/news/white-house-threatens-to-strip-reporter-simon-ateba-of-press-room-credentials-over-repeated-outbursts/
Ateba’s response: “send money”
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