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Title: Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Post by: mountaineer on April 26, 2024, 12:24:46 pm
Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
By Steven Nelson
Published April 26, 2024, 7:29 a.m. ET
New York Post
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Top aides to President 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, The Post has learned.

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, sources told The Post.  ...

“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 for her and her career,” the source said, calling it an “effort to encourage her to move along.” ...

A second source told The Post that “Jeff and Anita were trying to find Karine a graceful exit” because of the ugly optics of removing her against her will. ...
Read entire article here (https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/inside-the-failed-white-house-coup-against-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre/)
Title: Re: Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Post by: Timber Rattler on April 26, 2024, 12:41:54 pm
I hope Doocy asks here about this today!
Title: Re: Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Post by: mystery-ak on April 26, 2024, 02:52:55 pm
 Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
By Social Links for Steven Nelson
Published April 26, 2024, 7:29 a.m. ET


WASHINGTON — Top aides to President 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, The Post has learned.

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, sources told The Post.

“There were a number of people she asked to engage Karine,” said one source who heard of the strategy directly from Dunn, whose role as senior adviser has been filled during the past three presidencies by Jared Kushner (Donald Trump), Valerie Jarrett (Barack Obama) and Karl Rove (George W. Bush).

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https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/us-news/inside-the-failed-white-house-coup-against-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre/
Title: Re: Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Post by: Wingnut on April 26, 2024, 03:50:12 pm
Too many DEI checked boxes for Karie.  SHe ain't going anywhere.
Title: Re: Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Post by: mountaineer on April 26, 2024, 03:56:53 pm
Of course. How do you get rid of a black lesbian? It's impossible, I tell you!

It’s hard to see why anyone would think Karine Jean-Pierre is incompetent
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1783833796837847299
Title: Re: Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Post by: DefiantMassRINO on April 26, 2024, 03:59:49 pm
Karine is a minimum tri-fecta affirmative action hire:

- woman (biological)
- African American
- Homosexual

... removing a DEI tri-fecta is a big ask.
Title: Re: Inside the failed White House coup to oust Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Post by: PeteS in CA on April 26, 2024, 04:12:50 pm
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A second source told The Post that “Jeff and Anita were trying to find Karine a graceful exit” because of the ugly optics of removing her against her will.

She's multiple protected classes and too stooooooopid to realize she's in way over her head.