Then-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2023. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden was supposedly "one of only a few people at the White House" who knew about what Jean-Pierre’s mother was going through. Jean-Pierre said Biden "showed up for me" during the difficult time.
While navigating her mother’s care alongside her siblings, Jean-Pierre was driving to New York "every weekend I could to see my mom," only to return late at night to catch "a few hours of sleep" before heading to the White House.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took over the role in May 2022, when Jen Psaki left for MSNBC. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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During her time in the White House briefing room, Jean-Pierre faced criticism for a series of embarrassing and controversial moments.
In one of her more infamous moments, Jean-Pierre accused the media and others of making "cheap fakes" that made Biden "appear especially frail or mentally confused." As the American people wondered if the commander in chief was capable of carrying out the duties of his office, Jean-Pierre was gaslighting them by chalking it up to "misinformation" and "disinformation."
After Biden spoke out against Georgia's voting laws, dubbing them "Jim Crow 2.0," Jean-Pierre raised eyebrows with her claim that "high turnout and voter suppression can take place at the same time."
Jean-Pierre was also tasked with walking back denials of the possibility that the president would pardon his son, Hunter Biden. Once the president issued his son's pardon, despite repeatedly vowing not to do so, Jean-Pierre explained the pivot by saying that the "circumstances have changed." She also placed the blame on then-President-elect Trump, saying that the president was trying to protect his son from Republican "retribution."
In May 2022, Jean-Pierre took over for her predecessor Jen Psaki, who served as Biden’s press secretary for nearly a year and a half. When handing the reins over to Jean-Pierre, Psaki called her successor a "remarkable person" before listing her qualifications for the position.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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