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Top White House aides launched a failed plan last fall to boot press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre from her position because of poor job performance, sources told New York Post’s Steven Nelson last week. The plan, reportedly hatched by White House communications chief Anita Dunn in the fall, apparently failed to materialize because Jean-Pierre refused to leave her position, turning down big job opportunities that President Joe Biden’s aides created for her. “There was an effort to have some outside folks who Karine knows and trusts talk to her about why leaving last fall would have made a lot of sense...

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...

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to say Wednesday that Washington, DC, is safe for Americans to visit. Jean-Pierre evaded a question from a reporter who asked: “In DC, homicides are up. Crime is up. Carjacking is spiking. Simple question: does the president believe the nation’s capital is safe for Americans from across the country to come and visit. “I mean, look …” Jean-Pierre began. “All violent crime, anywhere, is completely unacceptable, not just here in D.C.,” she continued, saying she did not want to “get into politics.” “The president is wanting to make sure that communities feel safe,...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Joe Biden to reporters, who asked if there is a “different sort of level of vigor that is perhaps not as visible” in the 81-year-old president. A reporter asked the White House press secretary if there is, perhaps, a different level of “vigor” displayed by Biden behind the scenes — a level the American people are not seeing. This theme is on everyone’s minds following the damning report from special counsel Robert Hur, who essentially concluded that they will not prosecute Biden in his classified documents case, repeatedly pointing to his deteriorating...

While you were watching the Super Bowl, there was a change at the White House: John Kirby received a promotion. ... It was a blatant vote of no confidence in Jean-Pierre, who may have checked off all the right diversity boxes .. but quickly proved herself to be grossly unprepared. She routinely dodged questions and seemed to be unable to answer a question without constantly referring to her notes. Sometimes she'd provide an answer that was completely unrelated to the question. Kirby was given the ridiculously wordy title of "United States National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications" for keeping...

There are times when the Biden administration expresses categorical, unequivocal support for Israel’s war of survival against the Iran-backed terror group Hamas. “Enough is enough should have been the case with Hamas two weeks ago,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday. “It would be good to hear the entire world speaking clearly and with one voice about the actions that Hamas took.” But then there are times when the Biden administration demonstrates all the moral assurance of a blind man on a tightrope.

Wednesday, during an appearance on CNN, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declared that Bidenomics was working. The Biden spokeswoman claimed inflation and wages were going in the right direction, therefore the economic policy was having some success. “We know the polls show that people are pretty sour — at least half of the American people are sour on the economy,” CNN host Victor Blackwell said. “Isn’t that just dangerous getting closer to the election if things take a downturn? I mean, as the CBO predicts, unemployment will get closer to 4.7% by Election Day. That you’ve got a narrative...

A new poll conducted by Pew Research found that 81% of Democrats and Independents who lean Democrat favor censorship by government and tech companies of speech that they construe as unacceptable. The corresponding figure for Republicans and Independents who lean Republican is 48%. This means that a solid 60% of Americans favor censorship. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) called these findings "disturbing. America's status as the land of the free depends on freedom of speech. Without it, mistaken government policies will escape the inspection and criticism necessary for changing them. Tyrannies benefit from suppressing freedom of speech. This...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre threatened to abruptly end Monday’s press briefing after Today News Africa White House correspondent Simon Ateba interrupted her. Ateba once again lamented over Jean-Pierre refusing to call on him for the past nine months, right after she publicly condemned the harassment of journalists. “You’ve been discriminating against me for the past nine months,” Ateba said. “Stop,” one reporter said. “How is she discriminating?” “She called on you. She just gave you a few questions. Please, allow me to do my job and ask my question,” he replied. Jean-Pierre called on another reporter, but Ateba...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre referred to herself as a "historic figure" in an interview last week about her first year on the job. Speaking with The Grio, Jean-Pierre, introduced as a "history maker" owing to her being the first Black person, gay person and immigrant to hold the role, was asked to reflect on her tenure to date. "I don't know if I've ever had an image or a view of what it would be like as a historic figure in this role because you never know, but one thing that I can say is being the first,...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed President Joe Biden “was not involved” in the indictment of former President Donald Trump. During Tuesday’s press conference, Jean-Pierre responded to a reporter’s question about whether Biden was involved in or influenced the investigation or indictment of his political rival. “Can you say categorically that President Biden was not involved or influenced at all any of the decisions into the indictment of President Trump?” the reporter asked.

Though there are currently two candidates--Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson--running against Joe Biden for the Democrat Party's presidential nomination, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) refuses to schedule any debates. Actor James Van Der Beek objected to "this antidemocratic decision. Shouldn't voters have the opportunity to see the candidates and hear what they have to say about governing the country? Do we have a government by the people? Or are we the pawns of big banks, big business, big tech, big pharma, big government, big whatever?" Presidential Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the "no debates" stand of the DNC,...

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resident Biden has "done the work" to halt inflation, despite the stat continuing to sit at a 40-year high for months, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre argues. Jean-Pierre made the comments during a Monday press briefing at the White House, defending the resident's economic record amid scrutiny from Fox News reporter Steve Doocy. The exchange came on the heels of several polls finding that Americans lack confidence in Biden and the Democrats to bring down inflation. "If resident Biden's top domestic priority is inflation, why doesn't he have more to show for it?" Doocy asked. "The resident understands …...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was thrown for a loop Wednesday when a journalist from NBC asked her an actual question. Jean-Pierre, who had a binder full of notes about various subjects, became flustered when she had to consult it. To her horror, the binder, which she'd considered as nothing more than a prop for several months, did not contain any answers. "I'm sorry, what did you say?" asked Jean-Pierre. "That sounded like a question." The NBC news reporter graciously repeated herself. "Is President Biden planning to address the apparent dichotomy between his constant celebrations for...

Whether it is because she just doesn’t have a clue or because it outs the big guy, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to answer a reporter when he asked about the administration colluding with Big Tech to censor information. It has long been alleged that the Biden White House has had regular meetings with Big Tech to discuss ways to control the political narrative when it comes to news and information. They call it controlling “misinformation.” But it is evidently something they just don’t want to discuss with the masses. By not answering the reporter’s question during the...

The White House denounced supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing them of posing an “extremist threat to our democracy.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre began the daily briefing by condemning Republican leaders for their dangerous rhetoric but also said that President Joe Biden believed supporters of former President Donald Trump were also a threat.

When Joe Biden took office, he immediately killed multiple border security programs that President Donald Trump had launched, the "Remain-in-Mexico" practice, the border wall construction and more. The result was predictable. Thousands, no millions, of illegal aliens walked across America's southern border, creating a crisis there. But now Biden's spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, insists they are NOT just walking into the U.S. .....

Jean-Pierre: "The extreme MAGA agenda is a threat to the rule of law." https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1564339747962716169