Karine Jean-Pierre: White House names first black woman and openly LGBTQ press secretary | US News
Joe Biden has appointed Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to take the role.
She will take over from Jen Psaki when she leaves office next week.
Jean-Pierre assumes the role as the White House faces an uphill battle to help Democrats hold on to the House and Senate in the midterm elections this fall.
The president’s administration is also struggling to address concerns about soaring inflation and the state of the economy.
Mr. Biden is also bringing back longtime Democratic strategist Anita Dunn as its senior adviser.
Prior to joining the Biden campaign, Jean-Pierre was the public director of the progressive group MoveOn.org and a former political analyst for NBC and MSNBC.
She also worked on political affairs in Obama’s White House and on his re-election campaign.
“Not only will Karine bring the experience, talent, and integrity needed to this difficult work, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating the work of the Biden-Harris administration on behalf of the people.” America,” the president said in a statement. .
Ms Psaki, who left the White House on May 13, hailed her successor as a “partner in truth”.
Jean-Pierre was embraced by current White House Press Secretary Jennifer Psaki
“Representation is very important and she will speak for so many people and show a lot of what is really possible when you work hard and dream big,” she said.
