<p>White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly ended Thursday&#8217;s press conference after a reporter that Jean-Pierre often ignores demanded to be called on.</p>
<p>National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby appeared at the press conference and talked about President Joe Biden welcoming Angolan President João Lourenço at the White House.</p>
<p>Simon Ateba from Today News Africa interrupted Kirby after trying to ask a question, saying: “It’s so surprising you are receiving an African leader and you don’t take a question from an African journalist.”</p>
<p>Jean-Pierre interjected to let Kirby leave and said, &#8220;We can end this briefing if it’s not going to be respectful here.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ateba kept trying to talk, so Jean-Pierre opted to simply end the press briefing on the spot. She did not take any questions.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a shame that @WhiteHouse @PressSec Karine Jean-Pierre decided to abruptly end the press briefing rather than take a question from me after a year,&#8221; Ateba wrote on X. &#8220;Even when President Biden is hosting an African leader like the President of Angola today, the White House does not take a question from the African journalist in the room.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I am highly disappointed and even heartbroken that in the citadel of democracy, and in the most powerful house in the world, I&#8217;m being discriminated against for a year for trying to do my job while journalist colleagues remain silent,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>He later said that Jean-Pierre &#8220;stormed out to pretend I shut the briefing. Very dishonest.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Karine Jean-Pierre ends the White House briefing in chaos after refusing to call on an African journalist.  </p>
<p>Of course, KJP took zero questions.<a href="https://t.co/x7XNjmfNdX">pic.twitter.com/x7XNjmfNdX</a></p>
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