Overview
- The New Yorker published the combative Q&A on Monday, with interviewer Isaac Chotiner repeatedly expressing confusion, including saying, "I'm not sure what you're saying."
- Reaction from journalists across the political spectrum called the interview "incoherent" and an "absolute train wreck," with figures like Jonathan Chait, David French, and David Weigel weighing in.
- Jean-Pierre is promoting her memoir, Independent, in which she says she left the Democratic Party after leaders "betrayed" Biden by pushing him to exit the 2024 race following the June debate.
- In a separate MSNBC appearance over the weekend, she declined to apologize to Special Counsel Robert Hur and reiterated that, based on daily contact, she found Biden engaged and focused.
- Her interviews also revived scrutiny of contradictions in her account, including labeling an open convention as an insult to Kamala Harris while conceding she doubted Harris could win, fueling questions about her credibility and the book tour’s trajectory.