Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out this fall that promises a close look at US President Biden’s decision not to run for re-election and calls for thinking beyond the two-party system.
Jean-Pierre herself has switched her affiliation to independent after working in two Democratic administrations, according to Legacy Lit, a Hachette Book Group imprint that will publish Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines on October 21.
“Until January 20, I was responsible for speaking on behalf of the president of the United States,” Jean-Pierre, the first black woman and openly gay person to hold the position of White House press secretary, said in a statement released on Wednesday.
“At noon on that day, I became a private citizen who, like all Americans and many of our allies around the world, had to contend with what was to come next for our country.
“I determined that the danger we face as a country requires freeing ourselves of boxes. We need to be willing to exercise the ability to think creatively and plan strategically.”
The cover of “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines” by Karine Jean-Pierre. Image: Grand Central Publishing via AP
Jean-Pierre, 50, succeeded Jen Psaki as press secretary in 2022 after previously serving as deputy press secretary and also working as a senior adviser during Biden’s victorious 2020 campaign.