Wednesday at the White House press briefing, National Security Adviser John Bolton shut down a reporter who took issue with Bolton addressing Palestine as a "so-called state."

The reporter asked Bolton if that sort of language was "productive."

"It's accurate," Bolton replied.

"It is not a state," Bolton added.

"It's not a state now. It does not meet the customary international law test of statehood. It doesn't control defined boundaries. It doesn't fulfill the normal functions of government. There are a whole host of reasons why it's not a state," Bolton said.