Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has revealed her reason for leaving the Democratic Party after years of loyalty, citing disappointment in how then-President Joe Biden was forced off the presidential ticket in July 2024.
In an excerpt from her new memoir “Independent,” published on Oct. 16 by Newsweek, Jean-Pierre recounts the moment Biden told his senior staff via Zoom that he would exit the race, a decision she said she “never thought” he would make.
According to her account, Biden appeared “totally at peace” with having to quit the race. But Jean-Pierre wrote that she was overwhelmed with anger and sadness….