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<p>Gadfly reporter Simon Ateba adamantly claimed on Sunday night that he’s the “only White House correspondent who is not allowed to attend” the White House Correspondents’ dinner later this month. </p>
<p>According to two people familiar with the situation, though, Ateba is peddling a patently false narrative. </p>
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Gadfly reporter Simon Ateba adamantly claimed on Sunday night that he’s the “only White House correspondent who is not allowed to attend” the White House Correspondents’ dinner later this month.
According to two people familiar with the situation, though, Ateba is peddling a patently false narrative.
