Overview

• Newly published excerpts from her memoir, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, confirm she now identifies as an independent.
• Jean‑Pierre writes that she felt enraged and heartbroken over how party figures treated Biden as he faced pressure to abandon his 2024 reelection bid.
• She recounts a staff call in which Biden told the White House team he was dropping out of the race.
• Her account describes Democratic leaders closing in after Biden’s debate performance, which she characterizes as a party 'firing squad.'
• She says she first revealed her decision to leave the party in June while announcing the book, which is published by Hachette and goes on sale Tuesday, and former colleagues have publicly criticized her and the memoir.