On any given day over the last two-and-a-half years, outgoing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre would show up to work with no idea how that day might unfold. She might get to announce from the lectern that President Joe Biden had just protected millions of acres of Arctic wilderness, …
Read More »Press Briefing Gets Heated Over Neurologist Visiting White House
Monday’s White House briefing devolved into an angry back-and-forth between reporters and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after visitor logs reviewed by The New York Times found that renowned medical expert specializing in movement disorders and the treatment of Parkinson’s disease visited the White House eight times in the …
Read More »Karine Jean-Pierre to Become First Black Woman and First Openly Gay White House Press Secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki as White House press secretary when Psaki leaves the post next week, President Biden announced on Thursday. Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the role — one of the most prominent positions at the White …
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