Karine Jean-Pierre writes book on ‘broken' Biden White House
Weeks after the release of a best-selling book detailing Democratic concerns in 2024 about President Joe Biden's ability to serve a second term, his former press secretary said she has written a book that will detail working in a 'broken White House' and her decision to leave the Democratic Party and become an independent.
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Biden book author reveals how White House staff truly felt about Karine Jean-Pierre as press secretary
CHICAGO - One of the authors of the new bombshell Joe Biden book pulled back the curtain Thursday on how White House staffers truly felt about former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. During their book tour in Chicago, "Original Sin" authors Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper were asked about the announcement of Jean-Pierre's new book promising to shed light on the "broken White House" she worked in and that she left the Democratic Party to become an independent. "Someone just texted me before I got on stage, a former Biden person, which is, 'It is quite the ballet move to say that you're leaving the Democratic Party because they were disloyal to Joe Biden.' But that is what she's saying," Thompson told the Windy City audience Thursday at The Vic Theatre. Thompson noted that despite "mass bad reviews" within the Biden administration of Jean-Pierre's job performance as White House press secretary, she was seen as "untouchable" due to her allyship with top Jill Biden aide Anthony Bernal. "I think what's really provoking anger from former Biden people… there was mass frustration on how she went about the job, felt that she was not good at it, was not aware she was not good at it, she did not try hard to get better at it. And there's more focus on elevating her own profile than not," Thompson said. "And now for her to then go out after the Democratic Party elevated her to the top spokesperson job in the country and then for her to then try to sell books by leaving the party, they say that simmering resentment just exploded instantly," the Axios reporter added. Tapper speculated that there would have been less "scorn" aimed at Jean-Pierre if she didn't announce she had become an independent, something the CNN anchor made little sense to him. The event moderator, NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik, asked Tapper and Thompson why former Biden staffers by and large "aren't using their names" as they criticize Jean-Pierre. "I totally wonder that too," Tapper reacted. "Because, like, what are you afraid of?" Thompson responded by insisting many of them don't want to speak publicly because they have since landed new jobs and don't want their employers to be associated with the mudslinging. "I'd also say that the Biden culture was to punish and try to destroy people who spoke out," Thompson said. "And yes, they don't have power anymore, but they are watching very closely. I think some people still fear retaliation." Tapper added that since Jean-Pierre was a trailblazer" as the first Black woman and LGBTQ press secretary, that was another reason why her former colleagues aren't speaking out. Both authors took turns scrutinizing Jean-Pierre's credibility following her loyal defense of Biden before and after his disastrous debate performance. Tapper recalled a 2023 private fundraiser Biden attended in which he didn't have a teleprompter and how he told donors his canned remarks about how the events of Charlottesville inspired his presidential run in 2020 twice in the span of a few minutes, and how at the following press briefing, Jean-Pierre told reporters, "Well, that's how strongly he feels about that moment." "In her defense, she rarely saw him," Tapper quipped.
Yahoo
an hour ago
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Charlamagne knocks Jean-Pierre's book, says 'nobody wants to hear' from person who 'lied' for Biden admin
Radio host Charlamagne Tha God on Thursday said while he would gladly read former White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre's new book, her credibility is dubious. Former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday revealed she was registering as an independent and announced a forthcoming book about her time in the tumultuous administration. The longtime Democratic Party operative is urging Americans to step outside harsh party lines in her new book, "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines." "Until January 20, I was responsible for speaking on behalf of the President of the United States," she said in a statement, according to The Associated Press. "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. I determined that the danger we face as a country requires freeing ourselves of boxes. We need to be willing to exercise the ability to think creatively and plan strategically." Charlamagne, who hasn't been shy about criticizing either party, offered mixed praise for Jean-Pierre's move during his radio show. Fox News White House Correspondents Share Shock Over Karine Jean-pierre's Party Switch "I respect her being independent because I feel like if you Black in this country, you shouldn't be loyal to any party," he said on Thursday's episode. "You should only be voting your interest. You should only be voting for politicians who are implementing legislation and policies for your communities and your people. And if you ask me, none of these parties have done enough for us to be screaming, 'We Republican or Democrat,' so independent is the way to go." Read On The Fox News App Jean-Pierre's reputation is still questionable in his eyes, however. "When it comes to her in particular, I'm probably going to read the book, but nobody wants to hear from anyone who got up there and lied for the Biden administration," he said. He argued such proclamations from people like Jean-Pierre are too little, too late, even if he approves of her general points. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "It's like a lot of these folks are having a come to Jesus moment way too late," he said. "They should have been talking like this two or three years ago, and she had a very interesting quote in her press release. The quote was, '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.' And that right there is the problem with Democrat supporters, especially Black ones, just blindly loyal and obedient for no damn reason." When asked by a co-host about whether such loyalty is referring to Biden or to the presidency as an institution, Charlamagne argued it ultimately resulted in betraying the American article source: Charlamagne knocks Jean-Pierre's book, says 'nobody wants to hear' from person who 'lied' for Biden admin
Fox News
an hour ago
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Rahm Emanuel warns Dems have become party of 'punks' who 'talk down to people' and fret over identity politics
Former Democratic mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel argued on Wednesday the Democratic Party needs to completely overhaul its approach in order to win elections again. "The Bulwark" podcast host Tim Miller confronted Emanuel with a viral clip from an interview where the politician offered his advice to the Democratic Party shortly after the election, saying, "Here's my view. You have a Yeti cup? You fund WBEZ, NPR? Sit down, listen, and say you're sorry, and I include myself in the same mistakes," and "If you have a Yeti cup, be quiet, sit in the corner and listen. Stop talking." "I have a podcast, Rahm, you gonna make me sit in the cuck chair with my Yeti cup and stop talking?" he asked jokingly. "Yeah, I do, I say that," Emanuel later replied, after noting he has given this Yeti cup spiel about coastal elites multiple times. He then lamented that the Democrats once were a big tent party until it became college-educated intellectuals "sitting around telling everybody how to live their lives, and they were coastal, etc." "You guys have run this car straight into a wall," Emanuel said as he addressed such leaders rhetorically. "Sit down, shut up, and actually you have a moment to learn something. And stop telling people how to live their lives because you don't know squat and nobody's had the balls to tell you that, and I just did." The former Chicago mayor, who has criticized recent Democratic Party leadership multiple times, went on to suggest the key reasons why they have alienated many of their former voters. "Now to the core question, why do Democrats have a problem? Because we're punks, and we not only talk like punks, we talk down to people, we get caught up in a set of issues that aren't relevant," he said. "Think about all this about transgender in sports, etc. There's hundreds of thousands of NCAA athletes and there's 10 transgender athletes in sports in their website. This is crazy. As I said in education, we have the worst reading scores and math scores in 30 years, and we're arguing about bathrooms and locker rooms and not the classroom?" After warning Democrats against fighting over pronouns, using the term "Latinx" and calling to defund the police, he argued that their understanding of "kitchen table issues" needs to go far beyond economic concerns. The former Chicago mayor also warned that Democrats hitching their wagon to identity politics is an unpopular issue, particularly when they appear to end up losing male Black and Hispanic voters. "If you do identity, the other side gets to do identity," he warned, "and I'm going to break the news to the Democrats, the other side has more identity than you do. Just do the math."
