Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland said on Thursday he was repeatedly denied permission to deploy the national guard and state police to Washington D.C. as the U.S. Capitol was being assaulted by President Donald Trump’s rioters.