Staff Reports
It seems like the Biden Administration is more afraid of tough questions than Hunter Biden is of a drug test. This week, journalist Simon Ateba took a stand against the White House and filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that they unconstitutionally revoked his press pass. And honestly, I can’t blame him. It’s no secret that the Biden Administration likes to keep things hush-hush, especially when it comes to their own corrupt dealings.
Ateba, an African journalist who is not afraid to ask the tough questions, accuses White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and the Secret Service of trying to silence him. And let me tell you, they didn’t do it subtly. They basically snatched away his press badge faster than Hunter Biden can speed down the highway with a trunk full of drugs and a date with some ladies of the night.
The lawsuit, cleverly titled “Ateba v Jean-Pierre,” argues that the White House violated Ateba’s First and Fifth Amendments by taking away his press pass. You see, Ateba has a knack for asking the questions that the Biden Administration desperately wants to avoid. Questions like, “Hey, Mr. President, care to explain the corruption happening within your own family?”
We won’t stand for the White House targeting journalists for asking the tough questions. #SimonSays join us in fighting for freedom of the press! @pnjaban @simonateba @EricSell @mark_trammell @MurdockJDF pic.twitter.com/auAppSKGSo
— Center for American Liberty (@Liberty_Ctr) August 10, 2023
Back in May, the White House introduced new rules for press credentials, or as they like to call them, “hard passes.” These new rules allow them to take away a journalist’s press credentials if they don’t like what they’re reporting. It’s like they took a page out of Hunter Biden’s playbook on how to silence dissent. So much for the First Amendment, right?
Ateba didn’t take this assault on the freedom of the press lying down. During a press briefing with Jean-Pierre, he interrupted the proceedings to call them out on their blatant disregard for the Constitution. He even compared their actions to a scene from the show “Ted Lasso,” where a fake reporter tries to steal a real reporter’s seat. Talk about making a mockery of the First Amendment.
But Ateba didn’t stop there. He also gave former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki a taste of his truth-seeking skills. He was the first to question her about reports that she was job-hunting. I guess even Psaki couldn’t spin her way out of that one.
And let’s not forget about National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. Ateba had the audacity to ask if Kirby was playing the role of a second press secretary after Jean-Pierre’s numerous blunders. It’s like he was the only one brave enough to point out the circus that the Biden Administration has become.
But instead of answering these tough questions, the Biden Administration decided to play dirty and silence Ateba. Well, sorry not sorry, Mr. President. The truth will always find a way to come out, no matter how hard you try to bury it. Just ask Hunter.
