Karine Jean-Pierre
Dear Commons Community,
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has become an independent after serving under two Democratic presidents, according to the publisher of a new book from Jean-Pierre due out this fall.
Jean-Pierre, whose encounters with White House reporters grew tense last year amid questions concerning former President Biden’s age and health, will detail in her new book the weeks that led to his 2024 campaign departure, per a publisher’s description.
The book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” pledges to take readers through the “betrayal by the Democratic Party” that prompted Biden’s decision.
In it, Jean-Pierre will urge Americans to “embrace life as Independents” in an assessment of what she sees as a broken two-party system.
“In a hard-hitting yet hopeful critique, Jean-Pierre defines what it means to be part of the growing percentage of our fractured electorate that is Independent,” the announcement reads.
Political independents make up a dominant voting bloc, with an average of 43% of U.S. adults identifying as independent in 2023, per Gallup data.
What she’s saying: “I think we need to stop thinking in boxes and think outside of our boxes and not be so partisan,” Jean-Pierre said in a video shared to Instagram.
“If you are willing to stand side by side with me, regardless of … how you identify politically, and as long as you respect the community that I belong to and vulnerable communities that I respect, I will be there with you,” she said.
CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Wednesday congratulated Democrats for “getting rid of” former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after recently revealing her decision to become an independent.
“I’d like to congratulate Democrats for ridding yourselves of this untalented mediocrity,” Jennings said on CNN’s “The Arena with Kasie Hunt.” “I mean, this is the most self-aggrandizing liar that has ever held this job.”
OOH!
Tony
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