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Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
New York Post ^ | April 26, 2024 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 04/26/2024 1:17:30 PM PDT by george76

Top aides to Biden secretly hatched a plan this past fall to replace White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre by recruiting outside allies to nudge her out the door ...

Jean-Pierre, who made history in May 2022 by becoming the first black and first openly gay person to hold the position, had developed the exasperating habit of reading canned answers directly from a binder to reporters at her regular briefings — offering what her superiors viewed as a less-than-compelling pitch for the 81-year-old Biden as he readied his re-election campaign.

De facto White House communications chief Anita Dunn, 66, the wife of Biden personal attorney Bob Bauer, told colleagues she had decided to call in prominent Democrats to explain to Jean-Pierre, 49, that the time was ripe to move on

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Dunn had claimed White House chief of staff Jeff Zients knew about and supported the cloak-and-dagger scheme to push Jean-Pierre out of the West Wing

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There’s a huge diversity issue and they’re afraid of what folks are going to say

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“Karine doesn’t have an understanding of the issues and she reads the book [binder] word-for-word ... the situation is made worse by the fact that “she thinks she’s doing an amazing job.”

“She doesn’t have a grasp of the issues and doesn’t spend the time to learn,”

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While Kirby is the odds-on favorite to replace Jean-Pierre as press secretary should she depart the position, there are other contenders for the opening — including Brian Fallon, formerly Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign press secretary and currently ..Kamala Harris’ re-election campaign communications director, who one source said has undergone an “ego detoxing” in his current post.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; anitadunn; biden; bobbauer; brianfallon; broke; dedeemeyers; dei; die; diversity; getwoke; gobroke; jeanpierre; jeffzients; johnkirby; karine; karinejeanpierre; kjp; presssecretary; whitehouse; woke; zients
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To: beethovenfan

The golliwog survives.
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Way to go.Give the left ammunition with your childish racist comment.SMH


21 posted on 04/26/2024 3:07:35 PM PDT by sunny bonobo
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To: Democrat = party of treason

I watch it to see how far my jaw drops when she blinks out her canned responses. I remember when every little girl had to have a doll that looks like her back in the 50s.

They were really cute dolls; but the girls categorized them in racist terms, unthinkingly.

When I see KJP it takes me back to those times.


22 posted on 04/26/2024 3:23:32 PM PDT by Migraine ( )
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To: george76
DEI Karma!!

She's awful, but they're TERRIFIED of firing her, and apparently she's too stupid to take multiple hints!

23 posted on 04/26/2024 3:46:21 PM PDT by HandBasketHell
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To: george76

For some reason I had the impression DeDee Meyers was gay.


24 posted on 04/26/2024 4:32:26 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: JohnnyP

Supposedly, she serviced both Bill and Hillary, but not at the same time but maybe the same night.


25 posted on 04/26/2024 4:36:32 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: george76
This is not a defense of either Biden or Jean-Pierre, something is off with this story.

The President has the sole authority to appoint or remove the White House Press Secretary. No one else has any authority over direct Presidential appointments. As long as Biden does not fire her and she wants to stay, no one can force her out. Anyone trying this behind Biden's back would have overstepped their authority and risk losing clout inside the administration.

Dunn has been in Washington DC and has known Biden for years. She knows enough to know trying to pressure Jean-Pierre to quit like this is a bad idea.

26 posted on 04/26/2024 4:37:59 PM PDT by Widget Jr (🇺🇸 Trump 2024 🇺🇸)
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To: jjotto

Ugh. I’m eating my dinner. :)


27 posted on 04/26/2024 4:38:28 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: JohnnyP

Markie Post was also rumored to service both Bill and Hill.


28 posted on 04/26/2024 4:39:06 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: george76

“Karine doesn’t have an understanding of the issues and she reads the book [binder] word-for-word ... the situation is made worse by the fact that “she thinks she’s doing an amazing job.”

Like her boss. “Four more years! Pause!”


29 posted on 04/26/2024 5:00:44 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: aquila48

This gal makes me miss the late Tony Snow ……he had class .

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30 posted on 04/26/2024 5:12:13 PM PDT by Mears
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To: george76

She’s the perfect poster child for DEI - definitely Didn’t Earn It!


31 posted on 04/26/2024 5:16:55 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: rdl6989
...gay person to hold the position...

I sure did NOT want that mental image burned into my brain!

32 posted on 04/26/2024 5:17:00 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: george76

They should have known that she has at least double immunity.


33 posted on 04/26/2024 5:19:28 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Awright. Which of you just said I look like The Joker...?”


34 posted on 04/26/2024 5:40:40 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: george76

“she thinks she’s doing an amazing job.”

There’s nothing like an incompetent with a super-sized ego.


35 posted on 04/26/2024 6:14:08 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: SharpRightTurn

She referred to herself as an historic figure.


36 posted on 04/26/2024 10:44:45 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: george76

DEI BLACK LESBIAN WOMEN, impossible to remove


37 posted on 04/27/2024 3:38:17 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: george76
She thinks she’s doing an amazing job. She doesn’t have a grasp of the issues and doesn’t spend the time to learn.

Sounds like she fits in perfectly with Biden and Harris. They make the perfect Dunning-Kruger trio.
38 posted on 04/27/2024 6:37:25 AM PDT by In_Iowa_not_from
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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39 posted on 04/27/2024 7:05:48 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: george76
who one source said has undergone an “ego detoxing” in his current post.

A polite way of saying "has endured daily abuse"?

40 posted on 04/27/2024 8:29:32 AM PDT by null and void (Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
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