Karine Jean-Pierre

President Biden will call on Congress to take action to keep weapons off war — weapons of war off our streets and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and ...

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t have anything more to share beyond the announcement that we made yesterday. That is something for, like, the local — clearly, the local — local enforcement to — you can go to them and ask them exactly what was happening there. For today, as I stated earlier, is I — the President and the First Lady are going to comfort the grieving victims and the families who lost their loved ones. But we also have to make sure that the Cuban people does — do not suffer. He’s going to continue to take his plan to the people of Pennsylvania and throughout the country. Yesterday’s Cuba announcement from the administration — how closely is that related to the Summit of the Americas coming up? It’s just — what is next then for this administration in terms of next steps on gun violence and gun reform? And I’m — that is something that the — Secretary Blinken said himself after — when he was in Berlin recently. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I mean, look, as we know, there’s a lot of support for Sweden and Finland to — to join NATO. We’ve seen that in polling. During the trip, the President and the First Lady will visit Tops Market memorial where they’ll pa- — where they’ll pay their respects to the lives of lost — to the lives lost in Saturday’s tragic shooting. So, that — we’re confident that, again — and Secretary Blinken — so I’m just really re-upping what he says: that there will be a consensus as it relates to Turkey and Sweden and Finland of applications. And what is the U.S. prepared to offer Turkey to reassure them about their — the Sweden and Finland NATO campaign?

FNC's Peter Doocy asked the new White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at Monday's briefing what President Biden meant when he tweeted this message ...

Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve as White House press secretary. She is also the daughter of Haitian immigrants.

“The press plays a vital role in our democracy and we need a strong and independent press now more than ever,” she said. “Proud to know you @PressSec,” she tweeted, using Jean-Pierre’s new Twitter handle. Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve as White House press secretary. She will accompany Biden when he visits the city on Tuesday. She also steps up as Biden faces a daunting array of foreign policy challenges, including Russia’s war against Ukraine and North Korea’s escalating nuclear testing program. President Joe Biden entrusted Jean-Pierre, 47, and the daughter of Haitian immigrants, with the responsibility of being his chief spokesperson earlier this month.