Outgoing White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s Most Memorable Moments

Karine Jean-Pierre’s two-and-a-half-year stint as White House press secretary was marked by what many saw as a series of embarrassing and even controversial moments.

In May 2022, Jean-Pierre replaced Jen Psaki as press secretary and became the first openly gay black woman to hold the position. Although she was touted as a historical figure, her time as press secretary eventually became more memorable for her clashes with reporters, retracting statements and dodging difficult questions.

He spoke for the last time to the press on Wednesday after more than 300 briefings.

Here are some of the most memorable moments from Jean-Pierre’s time as press secretary:

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answers questions during the daily briefing on July 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Jean-Pierre questioned over a tweet that called the 2016 elections “stolen”

Before joining the Biden White House, Jean-Pierre stated on Twitter that former President Donald Trump had stolen the 2016 election and that Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, had stolen the election from him in 2018.

In September 2022, Fox News’ Peter Doocy pressed the White House spokesman to explain why “MAGA Republicans” were facing so much criticism for their claims that the 2020 election was stolen when she and other Democrats had cast doubt other elections.

“You tweeted in 2016 that Trump stole an election,” Doocy began.

“Oh, I knew this was going to happen,” Jean-Pierre said, cutting him off. “I was waiting, Peter, when you were going to ask me that question.”

“Well, here we go,” Doocy responded. “You tweeted that Trump stole an election. You tweeted that Brian Kemp stole an election. If denying the election results is extreme now, why wasn’t it then?”

“Let’s be very clear: that comparison you just made is ridiculous,” Jean-Pierre said, adding that at the time he was referring specifically to the right to vote.

“Governor Kemp won the election in Georgia. I have been clear about that,” he continued. “I have said that President Trump won the election in 2016, and I have been clear about that. What we are talking about now is, let’s not forget, what happened on January 6, 2021. We saw an insurrection, a mob, “That was incited by the person who occupied (the White House)… It was an attack on our democracy.”

Jean-Pierre says ‘voter suppression’ and ‘high turnout’ can happen ‘at the same time’

Jean-Pierre Surprise in October 2022 by stating that “voter suppression” and “high turnout” could take place at the same time when asked about turnout in the midterm elections in Georgia. He made the comments during a news conference when a reporter asked him about Biden’s suggestion that Georgia’s election laws were akin to “Jim Crow 2.0” as the state saw record turnout in early voting.

“And generally speaking, of course, in a broader sense, of course, high turnout and voter suppression can take place at the same time,” Jean-Pierre said. “They don’t have to be like that, they don’t have to happen on their own. They could happen at the same time.”

Journalists press Jean-Pierre on Hunter Biden

In June 2023, the House Ways and Means Committee released testimony from IRS whistleblowers who alleged misconduct in the handling of the tax investigation investigating Biden’s son Hunter. Among the findings was an alleged WhatsApp text message that Hunter Biden sent to a Chinese business partner using his father as part of what Republicans said was an illicit scheme.

Reporters from CNN, New York Times, New York Post, Newsmax and NBC News all put pressure on Jean-Pierre about these accusations, only for the press secretary to refuse to respond.

“I’m just not going to get into family discussions, personal family discussions,” Jean-Pierre initially responded. “As you know, Hunter is his son. I’m just not going to get into that.”

After repeated questions about the whistleblowers’ testimonies, Jean-Pierre seemed even more agitated toward New York Post correspondent Steven Nelson.

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“Steven, Steven, I just answered the question,” she replied sternly. “It’s not up to you how I answer the question. I simply responded by telling him that my White House counsel colleagues have been addressing this and that I would refer it to them.”

Jean-Pierre also stated that he did not plan to discuss the matter with the president.

Jean-Pierre argues viral videos of frail Biden were ‘cheap fakes’

In June, about a month before Biden dropped out of the race, several videos went viral showing the president wandering aimlessly and looking frail, reigniting concerns about his age.

In response to these questions, Jean-Pierre referred to them as “a series of videos that have been edited to make the president appear especially fragile or mentally confused,” and He labeled them “cheap fakes” phrase he attributed to the Washington Post, “pushing disinformation, disinformation.”

“This says everything we need to know about how desperate Republicans are here,” Jean-Pierre said. “And instead of talking about the president’s performance in office, and what I mean by that is his legislative victories, what he’s been able to do for the American people across the country, we’re seeing these deepfakes, these doctored videos. And “It is done, again, in bad faith.”

KJP backtracks on repeated denials over Hunter Biden pardon

Just weeks into his presidency, Biden surprised both political parties by pardoning his son after emphatically insisting he would not do so.

Jean-Pierre had repeatedly said at the podium that a pardon was not on the table, even as a conviction became increasingly likely. A few days after Hunter Biden’s pardon in December, it was confronted by his comments.

“They asked you if the president had forgiven your son and you said, ‘It’s a no. It will be a no. It’s a no,'” said AP White House correspondent Zeke Miller, recounting Jean-Claude’s remarks. Pierre.

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“When you look at the statement, it is quite complete,” Jean-Pierre said, referring to Biden’s full statement justifying the pardon, adding that “circumstances have changed.”

Miller rejected this response and reminded him of his promises when taking the I work as a press secretary.

“In your first briefing here as press secretary, you committed to speaking ‘transparently, truthfully and honestly,'” Miller told Jean-Pierre.