Writer and activist Sam Husseini was forcibly removed Monday from the venue of the joint press conference between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, shortly before the press conference began.

Norman Solomon, the founder and director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, where Husseini has served as communications director for two decades, confirmed the news to TPM in an email.

“About your question on why he was removed from the room,” Solomon added, “You’d need to address that one to the people who caused him to be removed. As a journalist, I believe that journalists should endeavor to ask questions.”

The Nation confirmed to TPM earlier Monday that Husseini had received press credentials for the event from the magazine.