AP reporter apologizes to Karine Jean-Pierre & ‘folks watching at home’ for adversarial WH journo
http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2023/03/20/ap-reporter-apologizes-to-karine-jean-pierre-folks-watching-at-home-for-adversarial-wh-journo/
As Townhall’s Katie Pavlich noted during Monday’s White House briefing, News Africa chief correspondent Simon Ateba expressed his discontent to Karine Jean-Pierre over not getting called on to ask any questions for the last several weeks at White House briefings:
“This isn’t China, this isn’t Russia, this is the United States. This is the White House,” Ateba, adding Jean-Pierre shouldn’t only call on reporters who she likes or who ask convenient questions. “There are people in the back don’t get any questions.”
“You shouldn’t discriminate against some people because you don’t agree with their question,” he continued.
Well, KJP is a fumbling, bumbling coward, so she does her best to avoid answering any real questions.
Here’s how that played out:
Townhall.com (@townhallcom) ~ "You are making a mockery of the First Amendment!"
http://twitter.com/i/status/1637881648363581440
Hmmm ... KJP must not want to call on the black journalist for Today News Africa because she's a racist. Am I right?
A subsequent response from Associated Press reporter Zeke Miller contained an apology to KJP:
Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ AP's @ZekeJMiller apologizes to America for the WH briefing chaos with Simon Ateba: "I just want to express our apologies to the press corps, to the folks watching at home for the display ... earlier. Our responsibility is...to ask questions on their behalf ... This isn't about us."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1637894616543383574
BWHA HA HA HA HA HA!!! AP's Zeke Miller goes public with the fact that he has no balls between his legs.
And as for "this" not being all about you ridiculously narcissistic prima donnas ... well ... ROTFLMAO! ...
Really? If the reporter in question had interrupted Trump in that manner he’d be receiving the Jim Acosta Journalistic Courage Award at the next White House Correspondents Dinner.
jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) ~ This is an iron law, right up until the millisecond a Republican is elected.
Oh, absolutely!
Pero like, no (@TooHungry2Fxn) ~ Again: journalists think they’re the most important people on the planet ... “this isn’t about us.” 🤮
“This isn’t about us.” Oh PLEASE.
But KJP appreciated the water-carrying from the AP:
Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ KJP thanks AP's @ZekeJMiller for apologizing to the American people for Simon Ateba yelling at her: "I appreciate that --- I should say --- I appreciate that. I think the American people appreciate that b/c that is an important message to send to all of them who are watching."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1637895642088370179
Of course! KJP really enjoys the effort Zeke put in to his groveling and toe-sucking. Great stuff that!
Such “journalism.”
LISA (@LisaTheHoneybee) ~ Did he apologize to America when Jim Acosta or April Ryan yelled out questions?
Echelon (@EchelonCode) ~ Our lying, worthless media is tirelessly lying and worthless.
And sadly so many of them prove that every single day.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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