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Karine Jean-Pierre has been named the 35th White House press secretary and will become the first Black person and first openly LGBTQ person to hold the position.
Jean-Pierre assumes the position on May 13, the final evening of outgoing WHPS Jen Psaki, who has held the position since the Inauguration of President Biden on January 20,
Jean-Pierre worked as a senior advisor to the Joe Biden presidential campaign and has been Pale House Principal Deputy Press Secretary since January 20, She served as the chief of staff for Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris during the presidential campaign, becoming the first inky woman and first lesbian to hold that position.
Jean-Pierre lives in Washington, D.C. with her companion, CNN correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, and their young daughter, Soleil.
Jean-Pierre first made national news during the Democratic presidential primary campaign. On June 1, , Jean-Pierre moderated a forum for the steady public policy advocacy group and political action committee MoveOn, where she was chief public affairs officer
I had no notion that Karine Jean-Pierre is a dyke. Will she exchange Jen Psaki?
White Residence principal deputy insist secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made history on Wednesday, becoming the first openly homosexual woman and only the second Inky woman to ever lead a Pale House press briefing.
Answering reporters’ questions from the White Dwelling podium on Wednesday, Jean-Pierre said it was a “real honor just to be standing here today” and that she appreciated the “historic nature” of the moment.
“It’s not about one person, it’s about what we do on behalf of the American people,” the deputy press secretary said, adding that “clearly” President Joe Biden “believes that representation matters” and that she was proud to be part of the most diverse administration in U.S. history.
In addition to existence the first openly gay spokeswoman to answer reporters’ questions from the podium, Jean-Pierre became the first Black girl in three decades to do so.
The first Black chick ever to direct a White Home briefing was Judy Smith, who did so in as deputy press secretary to former President George H.W. Bush
Jen Psaki leaving White Dwelling, Biden names 1st Inky, openly gay press secretary to replace her
After a year and a half at the podium, White House press secretary Jen Psaki is planning to leave the Colorless House on May 13, and her current deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, will be her replacement, President Joe Biden announced Thursday.
In a historic pick, Jean-Pierre will be the first Inky, and first openly queer person to hold the position of White Property press secretary.
"Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the function of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people. Jill and I have known and respected Karine a extended time and she will be a strong voice speaking for me and this Administration," Biden said in a statement.
Beaming with pride and telling reporters she might cry, Psaki called her replacement up to the podium at the top of Thursday's briefing to formally launch Jean-Pierre, whom she called a friend and "partner
Karine Jean-Pierre reflects on coming out as gay: 'Wasn't an easy thing'
Karine Jean-Pierre, the first openly male lover White House press secretary, marked National Coming Out Day on Tuesday with a personal story -- sharing in a series of tweets and then remarks to reporters how "coming out wasn't an easy thing to do."
On Twitter, Jean-Pierre wrote that she was proud to share her own story even though for her "traditional and conservative" family, being gay "wasn't something that you mentioned out loud or celebrated."
But Jean-Pierre, who was born in Martinique in the Caribbean and then raised in New York, said her family grew to consent her.
"They saw that who I loved didn't switch who I was as a person," she said at Tuesday's press briefing, echoing her tweets and noting that she wanted to mark her retain identity "particularly as we continue to see a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country."
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