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President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary.

"Karine 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," Biden said in a statement. There, she has maintained her composure under tough questioning and shown a strong command of dozens of different topics. Republicans are currently favored to win majorities in both the House and the Senate in this November's midterm elections.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a news briefing on Thursday as the Biden administration prepares actions and policy moves in the event that the ...

“I thank Jen for her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward.” “Representation matters and she will give a voice to many, but also make many dream big about what is truly possible.” Biden is also bringing back longtime Democratic strategist Anita Dunn as his senior adviser.

After a year and a half at the podium, White House press secretary Jen Psaki is planning to leave the White House on May 13, and her current deputy, Karine Jean-Pierre, will be her replacement, President Joe Biden announced Thursday.

I thank Jen her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward," Biden said in Thursday's statement. "I appreciate the historic nature, I really do, but I believe that being behind this podium, being in this room, being in this building, is not about one person. So congratulations, and I can't wait to see you bring your own style and brilliance to this job," Psaki said. "Karine 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. "It’s a real honor to be standing here today," Jean-Pierre said. "I will have a lot to say about how grateful I am for the trust the president and the first lady and the whole team have given me and entrusted me in the last 15 months -- but this day is about Karine and I want to celebrate her," Psaki said.

Karine Jean-Pierre will become the new White House press secretary when Jen Psaki departs her role in the coming weeks, President Joe Biden announced in a ...

During the presidential campaign and the first several months of the Biden administration, Dunn took a leave of absence from the firm. While Dunn no longer owns a piece of the firm, after it was sold in 2015, her role as a top strategist to Biden, former President Barack Obama and many other elected Democratic officials has given SKDK significant prominence in Washington and beyond. One of Biden's closest advisers, Anita Dunn, will return to the West Wing as a senior adviser, as his team also shores up the White House counsel's office, given Republicans have promised to launch a slew of investigations if they retake the majority. "I just can't wait to see her shine at the podium. Psaki's departure is unsurprising, given she had been public about her plan to leave after one year on the job. So many different communities that I stand on their shoulders," Jean-Pierre said.

The current principal deputy press secretary will be first Black person and first out gay person to hold job.

She has filled in for Psaki on several occasions, most recently while her predecessor was quarantining with Covid-19. “She is passionate. She was also an adviser and spokesperson for MoveOn.org, a progressive Pac.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is planning to leave the White House on May 13. Deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was named as her ...

I thank Jen her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward," Biden said in Thursday's statement. "I appreciate the historic nature, I really do, but I believe that being behind this podium, being in this room, being in this building, is not about one person. So congratulations, and I can't wait to see you bring your own style and brilliance to this job," Psaki said. "Karine 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. "It’s a real honor to be standing here today," Jean-Pierre said. "I will have a lot to say about how grateful I am for the trust the president and the first lady and the whole team have given me and entrusted me in the last 15 months -- but this day is about Karine and I want to celebrate her," Psaki said.

Karine Jean-Pierre will become White House press secretary after Psaki steps down on May 13, the White House said.

"I promise not to cry again, so that's it," Psaki said with a laugh. The two stood at the podium together and shared a hug before Psaki continued her daily briefing. "I thank Jen her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward." "Karine 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. She is smart and she has a moral core that makes her not just a great colleague, but an amazing Mom and human," Psaki said of her successor. Karine Jean-Pierre, who is currently President Joe Biden's principal deputy press secretary, has been promoted to press secretary and will replace Psaki next week.

Karine Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and also first openly LGBTQ person to hold the position of White House press secretary.

Biden thanked Psaki in a statement for "raising the bar, communicating directly and truthfully to the American people, and keeping her sense of humor while doing so." After joining the White House last year, Dunn moved back to SKDK, a political consulting firm where she is partner and founding member. She would also be a contributor to live programming on various MSNBC shows. "It is an honor and a privilege to be at this podium." "I just can't wait to see her shine at the podium." Prior to joining the White House, Jean-Pierre worked as chief public affairs officer for MoveOn.org and as an NBC and MSNBC political analyst.

Anita Dunn will return as a Senior Advisor Today, President Biden announced Karine Jean-Pierre has been promoted to be Assistant to the President and.

Prior to that, she served as a senior advisor on the Biden-Harris campaign, advising on all aspects of the campaign. She served as Southeast Regional Political Director for President Obama’s 2008 campaign, Deputy Campaign Manager for Martin O’Malley for President, Campaign Manager for the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Initiative, and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Legislative and Budget Affairs for two members in the New York City Council. Previously, she worked at the Center for Community and Corporate Ethics, pushing major companies to change their business practices, and is a published author. I thank Jen her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward.” As Senior Advisor to President Biden, Anita advised on the administration’s overall strategy and messaging, helping the President take steps and win legislative victories that helped jumpstart the economy after the pandemic. “Karine 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 White House briefings conducted by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki provided important lessons about communicating in a crisis— or any other time.

“One of her greatest successes has been in making the role of White House Press Secretary respected again —even among media outlets that have audiences not supportive of the President's policies. Debra Caruso Marrone is a media strategist and president and owner of DJC Communications. She thought that “Jen Psaki has been good, but not necessarily, one of the great press secretaries. “One of the most important aspects of the job can only be graded by working reporters who deal with the press secretary’s office on a daily basis. She pointed out that Psaki, “took over a tenuous and adversarial relationship between the White House and the press where insults, lack of objectivity and personal agendas were the norm. She started her job with a distrusting and browbeaten audience, and needed to earn credibility while setting a new tone for how they would work and communicate together. I thank Jen for her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward.”

The Fox News reporter and White House Press Secretary have frequently sparred with each other inside the Brady press room.

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