White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday admonished a reporter to “respect your colleagues” because the journalist tried to shout a query as Jean-Pierre referred to as on another person.

Jean-Pierre had referred to as on Chris Johnson, correspondent for the Washington Blade, however Angolan TV anchor Hariana Veras tried to ask her personal query. She complained that she had been “asking you for a query for a very long time.”

As Veras interrupted whereas Johnson spoke, Jean-Pierre stated, “You aren’t being respectful. To your individual colleagues.” As Veras continued, Jean-Pierre stated, “Respect your colleagues.”

Veras complained earlier this month when Jean-Pierre didn’t name on her throughout a briefing. As she tried to ask a query and informed Jean-Pierre, “Why will we at all times should beg for questions? Africans deserve questions as effectively.” Jean-Pierre did name on Simon Ateba, chief White Home correspondent for Immediately Information Africa, who additionally has interrupted throughout the briefings to complain that the White Home was not taking questions on Africa.

Johnson requested his query as soon as, however Jean-Pierre stated that he must repeat it as a result of “there’s some disrespect occurring.” Jean-Pierre did attempt to make a degree of taking questions from the again row of the briefing room, as there even have been complaints that an excessive amount of of briefing time was taken by questions from reporters within the first two rows, the place community correspondents and different main information shops are seated.

The White Home Correspondents’ Affiliation had no remark.