Overview
- In televised interviews, CBS hosts Tony Dokoupil and Gayle King pressed Jean-Pierre on her assertion that she never observed cognitive decline in Joe Biden, questioning how she could have missed warning signs before the 2024 debate.
- CNN’s Brianna Keilar challenged Jean-Pierre on refusing to read Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s reporting and asked why she had no concerns about Biden serving another term, as Jean-Pierre maintained he showed age yet remained sharp and engaged.
- Stephen Colbert recounted seeing a markedly different Biden between a March fundraiser and the June debate, underscoring the on-air skepticism confronting Jean-Pierre’s claim that the debate reflected illness and fatigue rather than decline.
- Jean-Pierre’s book faults Democratic figures and media influencers, calling George Clooney’s New York Times essay a “gut punch” that sped calls for Biden to exit and criticizing party leaders over how the withdrawal unfolded.
- Critical reception has been rough, with a scathing Washington Post review and other commentary deriding the book’s tone, while pundits pointed to modest reported Amazon sales around 24,000 during the tour.