Karine Jean-Pierre leaves Democratic Party after serving in Biden's 'broken White House' - ABC News
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Jean-Pierre is vague about why she no longer identifies as a Democrat.
ByBrittany ShepherdJune 4, 2025, 3:23 PM
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has left the Democratic Party and is now an independent, according to a press release announcing her new book, "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines."
The release from Legacy Lit, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, said Jean-Pierre has chosen to "look beyond party lines" and is embracing "life as an independent," a decision it indicated she did not come to lightly.
Jean-Pierre, who served in the Biden administration, is somewhat vague about why she no longer identifies as a Democrat, writing that she feels the current political moment necessitates "freeing ourselves of boxes."
"Until January 20, I was responsible for speaking on behalf of the President of the United States," Jean-Pierre said in a statement on Wednesday. "At noon on that day, I became a private citizen who, like all Americans and many of our allies around the world, had to contend with what was to come next for our country."
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, October 30, 2024.Nathan Howard/Reuters
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Jean-Pierre became White House press secretary on May 13, 2022, after Jen Psaki left the role, and she served in that role through the end of former President Joe Biden's term, also becoming senior adviser to the president.
She was the first Black woman and openly gay person in the position, and she worked in positions under former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris as well.
Her departure from the Democratic Party comes as the party looks to regain momentum following 2024 election losses.
"I determined that the danger we face as a country requires freeing ourselves of boxes," she said in the release. "We need to be willing to exercise the ability to think creatively and plan strategically. We need to be clear-eyed and questioning, rather than blindly loyal and obedient as we may have been in the past."
"Freeing ourselves of boxes is truly at the heart and soul of my new book, Independent," she added.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Nov. 13, 2024.Susan Walsh/AP
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Still, Jean-Pierre faced criticism in the lead-up to Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election amid questions about his health and ability to serve in office for another term.
Publishers say that in the book, Jean-Pierre will provide a closer look into the White House as Biden stepped off the 2024 ticket due to "the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to his decision."
The book is set to come out on Oct. 21, nearly a year after the 2024 presidential election.
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Just grifting along....................but smart.........for her.
The person who claimed about Biden "He’s As Sharp As Ever" thinks the Democrats are too broken for her. Just pure comedy.
Now wait for the attacks from the left how she is an Aunt’fill in the blank’ or some other derogatory term because she ‘escaped’ from the left wing plantation.
she'll attack Democrats from the left and not have to worry about that.
“Now wait for the attacks from the left how she is an Aunt’fill in the blank’ or some other derogatory term”
You know it. Reminds me of fetterman. After his stroke he spoke at an event and the first thing out of his mouth was “hello everyone, goodnight.” And dems defended that saying he was fine, no problem. Recently he has strayed from the party line and they say he’s unfit for office, lol.
Rats are fleeing the sinking ship.
She has one of two roads to choose. Either she is a lying piece of shit traitor or she was totally duped by an old dementia ridden vegetable and is an idiot.
It will be interesting to see which road she takes or how she tries to spin herself out of one of the two possibilities. Based on her experience spinning lies it seems she is in deep shit..
Crickets from folks on the left and the media. Maybe trying to figure out how to attack a gay woman of color without being called the same names they so quickly call others.
Let her be called to testify about what she's seen in the WH. Those crickets will turn in to harpy shrieking very quickly.