Gadfly Reporter's Tantrum Throws White House Presser into Chaos.

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Gadfly Reporter's Tantrum Throws White House Presser into Chaos.
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Simon Ateba, a reporter for Today News Africa, caused chaos during a White House press briefing by berating White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for not taking enough of his questions. Ateba accused Jean-Pierre of "making a mockery of your profession" and complained that it had been seven months since he had last been called on to ask a question. Fellow journalists stepped in to shut him down, with one reporter telling him to "mind your manners" and another describing his behavior as "unacceptable."

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