White House Cuts Briefing Short After Disruption From Reporter

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shut down her briefing with national security spokesman John Kirby after one correspondent would not stop speaking over another reporter. Jean-Pierre repeatedly warned Today News Africa editor-in-chief Simon Ateba she would cut short the briefing if he kept talking over Al-Arabiya Washington bureau chief Nadia Bilbassy-Charters with his questions about Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço's visit. "It is so surprising that you don't think if you are accepting an African leader, you can't take a question from an African journalist," Ateba said. "Ok, we can end this briefing right now," Jean-Pierre replied. "All right, thank you so much," she added as she ushered Kirby away from the podium.

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