Karine Jean-Pierre Named First Black Woman, Openly Gay W.H. Press Secretary

Biden names Karine Jean-Pierre press secretary as Jen Psaki steps down

Joe Biden has named his new press secretary, after it was announced that Jen Psaki will leave the administration, expected to become a TV host at MSNBC.

Karine Jean-Pierre, currently the principal deputy press secretary, will be taking over the role after Psaki leaves in mid-May. Jean-Pierre, a political analyst, was Kamala Harris’s chief of staff during the vice-president’s presidential campaign in 2020 and served on Barack Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012. She was also an adviser and spokesperson for MoveOn.org, a progressive Pac.

“She is passionate. She is smart and she has a moral core that makes her not just a great colleague, but an amazing mom and human,” Psaki said on Twitter. “Plus, she has a great sense of humor.”

Additional from Wikipedia: She lives with her partner, CNN correspondent Suzzane Malveaux and their daughter.  She was spokeswoman for Moveon.org and a former lecturer in international and public affairs at Columbia University. Karine Jean-Pierre – Wikipedia

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