How do we properly show that a person is talking at the same time as something or someone else? [closed]

I am not sure how to best handle this, do we skip over a part of the dialogue? When a person is cut, he can resume, but it's not the same thing for a TV.

Anyway, here's an example:

The TV blurted out a news report: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offering a joint statement saying Trump's call for the additional border wall funding will be dead on --"

John who was in a bad mood talked over the news report: "Always, the same damn thing."

The TV continued: "regarding his national security declaration, and telling them to, quote, get tough. OK. So, Greg, a budget takes months to prepare."

Here's the full excerpt of the TV transcript:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offering a joint statement saying Trump's call for the additional border wall funding will be dead on arrival. The president tweeting today, the Republican have a, quote, very easy vote this week, regarding his national security declaration, and telling them to, quote, get tough. OK. So, Greg, a budget takes months to prepare --

So, what's a better way to handle this?

It's a different question, because I am asking about a non-person "speaking" at the same time.

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