A journalist shouted 'you're making a mockery of the First amendment' as Jason Sudeikis and the 'Ted Lasso' cast stood in the White House press briefing room.
The man who shouted during the cast's visit was Today News Africa's chief White House correspondent Simon Ateba, a journalist who has featured frequently onin recent months. During the exchange, Ateba said he was aggrieved that he hadn't been called upon to ask a question for seven months.
Jason Sudeikis speaks in the White House press briefing room moments after journalist Simon Ateba interrupted as White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.Ateba has spoken out against the media attention he's been receiving for his outburst, saying he's been"discriminated against." A clip, which has been viewed over a million times online, sees Jean-Pierre attempt to introduce the waiting guests,"No, no, no, we're not doing this. We're not doing this," Jean-Pierre said attempting to speak over Ateba.
"You are discriminating against some people in the briefing room, and I'm saying this is the U.S.A. This is not China. This is not Russia. What you are doing you are making a mockery of the First Amendment." Other people in the room called for"decorum" but Ateba continued,"It's been seven months, you've not called on me [...] I'm saying that's not right.
Jean-Pierre turned to the Ted Lasso cast and said,"fun times. Welcome guys." When the shouting eventually died down, a person off camera apologized to the guests, but they shrugged off the disturbance.
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