"Jean-Pierre's new book has Washington Democrats pretty annoyed. What looked like it might be a tell-all about her time in the White House under a president who was essentially forced from the top of the Democratic ticket in the middle of the 2024 campaign turned out to be a declaration that she was leaving the Democratic Party because its leaders were mean to Joe Biden."
"If the latter, is it really an "inside" look even if she is now "outside" the Democratic Party? Friendly (and one arguably not so friendly) interviewers practically implore her to consider the possibility that it wasn't meanness or betrayal that led Democrats to turn on Biden, but the fact that they believed her messaging that Trump posed a unique threat to democracy-and also the polls that suggested Biden couldn't beat Trump."
Right-wing debate over identity politics has coincided with mainstream liberal reassessment. Karine Jean-Pierre, the first gay Black White House press secretary, has announced her departure from the Democratic Party while blaming party leaders for mistreating Joe Biden. Her public statements and book tour have angered Washington Democrats and came just before critical elections. Kamala Harris also appeared on a book tour with sharper intraparty retorts. Jean-Pierre's tone is earnest and at times confused; she raised questions about whether the 'broken White House' referred to her tenure or the Trump presidency and repeatedly invoked her race and sexuality when pressed about messaging, polls, and Biden’s electability.
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