Overview

• Karine Jean-Pierre said she will leave the Democratic Party to register as an independent and publish a memoir titled “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.”
• Scott Jennings branded her “the most self-aggrandizing liar” in recent memory and urged the public to treat her book as coming from an untrustworthy source after she repeatedly defended President Biden’s mental fitness.
• Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper reported that many former Biden aides were frustrated by Jean-Pierre’s focus on elevating her own profile and perceived lack of preparation for press briefings.
• Thompson added that Jean-Pierre’s close alliance with Jill Biden aide Anthony Bernal rendered her “untouchable” within the West Wing, fueling staff resentment.
• Several ex-staffers remain unwilling to go on the record about her tenure out of fear of retaliation under a culture that discouraged internal dissent.