Joe Biden appoints Karine Jean-Pierre as new press secretary, as Jen Psaki steps down

Joe Biden has named his new press secretary, after it was announced that Jen Psaki will leave the administration.

Karine Jean-Pierre, currently the principal deputy press secretary, will be taking over the role after Psaki leaves in mid-May.

Jean-Pierre, a political analyst, was Kamala Harris’s chief of staff during the vice-president’s presidential campaign in 2020 and served on Barack Obama’s campaigns in 2008 and 2012. 

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