President Joe Biden on Thursday named Karine Jean-Pierre the new White House press secretary to replace Jen Psaki, who will leave the role at the end of next week.
Jean-Pierre, currently the White House's principal deputy press secretary, will become the first Black woman and also first openly LGBTQ person to hold the high-profile position. Psaki's last day will be on May 13.
Psaki, the most prominent face of the Biden administration since day one, has reportedly been in talks to join MSNBC. Her departure comes as Biden has languished under low approval ratings amid rising inflation and as Democrats face major headwinds to retain power in Congress.
“Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job," Biden said in a statement, "but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people."
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Final propaganda conference. New one on Monday.
Please enlighten us, what propaganda?
What propaganda? Do you even know what propaganda means?
Great job Jen, you have made America proud! I salute you…
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One of the best white house press secretaries! We’ll miss you Jen. Good luck in whatever you do in the future!
@Gavriel Musheyev well, compared to who Trump had, Jen Psaki was 1000 times better.
@Christina254 not really
@C Train yes really
@Christina254 that’s subjective
@C Train may I ask what you thought of any of Trump’s press secretaries?
Jan has done a great job as spokesperson— facts and speaking with integrity and truth that was severely lacking in the Trump era. Well done ! ( Republican)
Even with the fluctuation in the economy, I’m so excited I’ve been earning $45,000 from my $10,000 investment everyday 10days.
@Elizabeth Palmer sen’d her a message ☝️☝️
Access to a good information is what the investors needs to progress financially and in life. Here is a good one and I’m grateful.
-good woman ❤️
@Virginia Olivia -thanks for the information
God bless Mrs Angela Wong Render for all Good works. We need such a person in the society
So, what kind of lighting are they going to use now? The current lighting allows us to actually SEE Jen.