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Casablanca – U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Karine Jean-Pierre to succeed Jen Psaki as White House press secretary on Thursday, making her the first black woman to soon hold the iconic position.
Starting May 13, Jean-Pierre will replace departing White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki to serve as principal deputy press secretary.
Psaki has stated from the beginning that she would step down during Biden’s presidency. According to U.S. media reports, the outgoing spokeswoman will join the left-leaning US television channel MSNBC, where she will host her own show.
“She will be the first black and openly LGBTQ+ woman” in the position, Psaki tweeted after the announcement, adding, “she will give a voice to many, but also make many dream big about what is truly possible.”
According to a White House statement, Biden was “proud” of his appointment. The president also praised his prospective spokesperson’s “experience, talent, and honesty.”
“Karin not only brings the experience, talent, and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris administration on behalf of the American people,” the US president said in a statement.
Karine Jean-Pierre: everything Trump hates
Born in Martinique to Haitian parents who later emigrated to the United States, Karine Jean-Pierre grew up in New York City, where her father worked as a cab driver and her mother as a home health care nurse.
She attended the elite Columbia University before engaging in the worlds of associations and politics.
Jean-Pierre has frequently stated that her family’s history, which exemplifies the “American dream,” was a determining factor in her career.
She worked on both of Barack Obama’s campaigns (2008 and 2012) and then Joe Biden’s in 2020, before joining his team in the White House.
Jean-Pierre, 44, who lives with a CNN journalist with whom she has a daughter, becomes the first lesbian to hold this ominous post.
“I am everything Donald Trump hates,” she explained in 2018 in a video for the MoveOn organization, where she was once a leading figure.
