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CNN
6 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden's former press secretary, says she's now an independent
(CNN) – Karine Jean-Pierre, who served as White House press secretary under former President Joe Biden, has switched her party affiliation to independent, according to a publishing company's description of her forthcoming book. Jean-Pierre, who has worked in Democratic politics for decades, is set to release a new book that will discuss Biden's decision to bow out of the 2024 election and encourage voters to look beyond the two-party political system. The description of her book, titled Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,' says she 'didn't come to her decision to be an Independent lightly.' The book, which will be released in October, will examine 'the three weeks that led to Biden's abandoning his bid for a second term and the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to his decision,' according to a book description from Legacy Lit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. That suggests Jean-Pierre's book may further fuel the intraparty argument over whether Biden should have sought reelection given his age and questions about his mental acuity. Biden dropped out of the race last summer after a disastrous debate performance, making way for former Vice President Kamala Harris, who eventually lost to President Donald Trump. Jean-Pierre served as the White House's top spokesperson for more than two years and previously worked for the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign, in the Obama administration and for the progressive organization MoveOn. She faced criticism at times for her responses to questions about Biden's health, including in the wake of his debate performance. 'Until January 20, I was responsible for speaking on behalf of the President of the United States. 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,' Jean-Pierre said in a statement to CNN. 'We need to be clear-eyed and questioning, rather than blindly loyal and obedient as we may have been in the past.'
CNN
6 days ago
- Business
- CNN
Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden's former press secretary, says she's now an independent
(CNN) – Karine Jean-Pierre, who served as White House press secretary under former President Joe Biden, has switched her party affiliation to independent, according to a publishing company's description of her forthcoming book. Jean-Pierre, who has worked in Democratic politics for decades, is set to release a new book that will discuss Biden's decision to bow out of the 2024 election and encourage voters to look beyond the two-party political system. The description of her book, titled Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,' says she 'didn't come to her decision to be an Independent lightly.' The book, which will be released in October, will examine 'the three weeks that led to Biden's abandoning his bid for a second term and the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to his decision,' according to a book description from Legacy Lit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. That suggests Jean-Pierre's book may further fuel the intraparty argument over whether Biden should have sought reelection given his age and questions about his mental acuity. Biden dropped out of the race last summer after a disastrous debate performance, making way for former Vice President Kamala Harris, who eventually lost to President Donald Trump. Jean-Pierre served as the White House's top spokesperson for more than two years and previously worked for the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign, in the Obama administration and for the progressive organization MoveOn. She faced criticism at times for her responses to questions about Biden's health, including in the wake of his debate performance. 'Until January 20, I was responsible for speaking on behalf of the President of the United States. 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,' Jean-Pierre said in a statement to CNN. 'We need to be clear-eyed and questioning, rather than blindly loyal and obedient as we may have been in the past.'
CNN
6 days ago
- General
- CNN
Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden's former press secretary, says she's now an independent
(CNN) – Karine Jean-Pierre, who served as White House press secretary under former President Joe Biden, has switched her party affiliation to independent, according to a publishing company's description of her forthcoming book. Jean-Pierre, who has worked in Democratic politics for decades, is set to release a new book that will discuss Biden's decision to bow out of the 2024 election and encourage voters to look beyond the two-party political system. The description of her book, titled Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,' says she 'didn't come to her decision to be an Independent lightly.' The book, which will be released in October, will examine 'the three weeks that led to Biden's abandoning his bid for a second term and the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to his decision,' according to a book description from Legacy Lit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. That suggests Jean-Pierre's book may further fuel the intraparty argument over whether Biden should have sought reelection given his age and questions about his mental acuity. Biden dropped out of the race last summer after a disastrous debate performance, making way for former Vice President Kamala Harris, who eventually lost to President Donald Trump. Jean-Pierre served as the White House's top spokesperson for more than two years and previously worked for the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign, in the Obama administration and for the progressive organization MoveOn. She faced criticism at times for her responses to questions about Biden's health, including in the wake of his debate performance. 'Until January 20, I was responsible for speaking on behalf of the President of the United States. 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,' Jean-Pierre said in a statement to CNN. 'We need to be clear-eyed and questioning, rather than blindly loyal and obedient as we may have been in the past.'
The Sun
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Nigel Farage on course for No10 at next election with Tories left for ‘dead', declares Dominic Cummings
NIGEL Farage is on course for No10 as the Tories "might be dead', Dominic Cummings has declared. The former No10 maverick said the Reform UK boss could 'definitely' seize power as the public turns on Britain's broken political system. 2 2 He told Sky News: "It could definitely happen now, yeah, because the old system's just so completely broken." The mastermind behind Brexit revealed he has been advising Mr Farage on how to scale up Reform - with policy plans, serious candidates and a team capable of running the country. He added: "Reform has been a one-man band. It's been Nigel and an iPhone. "They can win 50, 100, 150 seats with Reform as Nigel and an iPhone. "But they can't win an overall general election and have a plan for government and have a serious team able to take over in Downing Street and govern and control Whitehall with one man and an iPhone." In a devastating verdict on his former party, he added: "It's quite possible the Tories have just, kind of, crossed the event horizon and actually aren't salvageable." And he also predicted Kemi Badenoch, who only became Tory leader last year, will be ousted within months. He said: "Kemi is going to go, probably this year. "There are already people who are organising to get rid of her, and I think that that will work. "If it doesn't work this year, it will definitely happen after next May."
