Biden names Karine Jean-Pierre press secretary as Jen Psaki steps down
by Richard Luscombe from US news | The Guardian on (#5YXWA)
The current principal deputy press secretary will be first Black person and first out gay person to hold job
Joe Biden has named his new press secretary, after it was announced that Jen Psaki will leave the administration, expected to become a TV host at MSNBC.
Karine Jean-Pierre, currently the principal deputy press secretary, will be taking over the role after Psaki leaves in mid-May. Jean-Pierre, a political analyst, was Kamala Harris's chief of staff during the vice-president's presidential campaign in 2020 and served on Barack Obama's campaigns in 2008 and 2012. She was also an adviser and spokesperson for MoveOn.org, a progressive Pac.
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