An upcoming book by former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reveals that she is no longer a member of the Democratic Party, and is urging others to “think outside of our boxes.”
Jean-Pierre’s book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, details how the former spokesperson for the Biden administration “didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent lightly.” In an Instagram video, Jean-Pierre said people have asked her since leaving the White House, “What do we do next?” and claimed that this new book is her answer.
“And what I mean by that is in an era of misinformation, disinformation, the regressiveness of social policy, what we’re seeing currently right now, what I have decided to do, and I really have thought long and hard about this, is to follow my own compass,” Jean-Pierre said. “And that’s what I’ve done, and that’s what this book does. And here’s the truth, and here’s how I will lay it out to you: I think we need to stop thinking in boxes, and think outside of our boxes, and not be so partisan.”
The former press secretary then stressed the need for unity, saying, “I will be there with you” under the condition that others respect the community “that I belong to” and other “vulnerable” communities she cares about, without elaborating exactly who that encompasses. As such, she argued her book is about looking beyond “partisan” stances in politics and how people can “move forward together.”
The online listing for Jean-Pierre’s book lists the release date as Oct. 21. The book’s description does not mention anything about former President Joe Biden’s health but does detail “the three weeks that led to Biden’s abandoning” his reelection bid and “the betrayal by the Democratic Party” that he faced.
Prior to Biden dropping his 2024 reelection bid, Jean-Pierre pushed back against unflattering videos of the president, which featured former President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appearing to help Biden during public events. The former White House press secretary deemed the videos “cheapfakes,” a play on the word “deepfake,” and claimed “the right-wing critics of the president have a credibility problem.”
Independent is the latest book regarding the troubled Biden administration. It follows the New York Times best seller, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Tapper’s involvement in the book has been strongly criticized, as late-night host Jon Stewart called it “f***ing weird” how the CNN anchor was selling a book containing news that could have been told to the public “a year ago, for free.”