She said a White House stenographer and another White House staffer had both then told the man not to touch her. NBC News reported that Nagle, in a pool report of her own, confirmed the incident, and also described the man involved as having worn a white mask bearing a Chinese flag. The person concerned was later identified as ABC News reporter and producer Molly Nagle.ĬBS News producer Kristin Brown tweeted that as Nagle “tried to ask about human rights at the end of the Biden-Xi meeting photo spray, a member of the Chinese team grabbed her by her backpack and tried to pull her out of the room.”

Two White House staff members intervened saying the producer should be left alone.”

“She lost balance without falling and was pushed toward the door. “Instantly, a man from the Chinese side (he was wearing a white COVID mask with a Chinese flag on it) yanked the producer backwards by the backpack,” Smith said. “Right at the end as we were being ushered out, the pool TV producer called out to President Biden, asking whether he would raise human rights during the talks,” according to a pool report by AFP White House reporter Sebastian Smith. () – As President Biden was about to start his bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali on Monday, an American journalist who called out a question relating to human rights was shoved and pushed towards the floor by a man believed to be part of the Chinese delegation. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images) Chinese President Xi Jinping, flanked by members of the Chinese delegation, prepares for the meeting with President Biden in Bali, Indonesia on Monday.

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