November 30, 2023

A press briefing was held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. Ms. Jean-Pierre began by discussing the briefing room’s new lectern, named in honor of Alice Dunnigan and Ethel Payne, the first two Black women to join the White House press corps. She continued with remarks on the continued upturn in the American economy, provided updates on the President’s efforts on gun safety, the EPA’s lead poisoning removal proposal, and the President’s upcoming commemoration of World AIDS Day, 2023. She then turned the lecture over to John Kirby, who gave updates on the US efforts to aid the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel. He then took questions from the press corps.

The briefing ended abruptly when Today News Africa correspondent Simon Ateba disrupted the proceedings by continually shouting questions over the other reporters.