‘Respect Your Colleagues!’ Karine Jean-Pierre Attempts to Restore Order as Press Briefing Descends Into Chaos
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was having none of it.
Throughout Thursday’s White House press briefing, Angolan TV anchor Hariana Veras tried to get in a question only to not be called on.
Following Washington Post White House reporter Matt Viser going back and forth with Jean-Pierre about Biden forgiving student debt, Veras shouted in trying to get Jean-Pierre to call on her, but Jean-Pierre instead picked on another reporter, Chris Johnson of the LGBTQ publication Washington Blade.
“Karine, I’ve been asking you for a question for a long time,” said Veras.
Jean-Pierre rebuked Veras and said, “You’re not being respectful … to your colleagues. To your own colleagues.”
Despite Jean-Pierre calling on Johnson, Veras kept interrupting, claiming she’s been trying to ask questions “for more than a week.”
“Respect your colleagues,” said Jean-Pierre as she was listening to Johnson ask his question.
Veras kept shouting over Johnson.
Jean-Pierre told Johnson he’d have to start his question again “because there was some disrespect happening.”
Veras kept interrupting, begging to ask a question, only for Jean-Pierre to say, “You’re being disrespectful.” Johnson can be seen as peeved over the interrupting.
This is not the first time Veras has interrupted a White House press briefing.
Earlier this month, she accused Jean-Pierre of not calling on African reporters during briefings. Jean-Pierre eventually called on Today News Africa chief White House correspondent Simon Ateba, who also has a history of shouting over others during the White House press briefing.
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