Overview
- Independent is out this week as Jean-Pierre kicks off a media tour with interviews on CBS Mornings and The Bulwark.
- Pressed by Tony Dokoupil and Gayle King, she maintained she never observed cognitive decline, saying she "never saw anyone who wasn't there" and noting she barely saw Biden en route to the debate.
- Her book recounts Biden’s call informing staff he would leave the 2024 race and describes a party "firing squad" that left her "enraged and heartbroken."
- She has previously told the House Oversight Committee that she saw no change in Biden’s competency over 16 years, while acknowledging he had aged.
- In a tense exchange with Tim Miller, she disputed claims Biden rarely engaged with the press and faced broader skepticism from journalists and some former colleagues about her account.