Outgoing White House press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre’s most memorable moments

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

In May 2022, Jean-Pierre replaced Jane Pisacki as press secretary, becoming the first openly gay and black woman to serve in the position. Although she is considered a historical figure, her time as press secretary became more memorable as she later clashed with reporters, answering statements and raising difficult questions.

She spoke to reporters for the last time on Wednesday after giving more than 300 briefings.

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

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Jean-Pierre tweeted that the 2016 election was stolen

Before joining the Biden White House, Jean-Pierre tweeted that former President Donald Trump stole the 2016 election and Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp stole the election in 2018.

In September 2022, Fox News’ Peter Ducey pressed a White House spokesperson to explain why “MAGA Republicans” have faced so much criticism for their claims that the 2020 election was rigged, and she and other Democrats have cast doubt on other elections.

Ducey tweeted that Trump stole the 2016 election.

“Oh, I knew this was coming,” Jean-Pierre cut him off. “Peter, I was waiting for you to ask me this question.”

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

“Let’s be really clear: That comparison you made is ridiculous,” Jean-Pierre said of voting rights at the time.

“Governor Kemp won the election in Georgia. I’m clear about that,” she continued. “I said that President Trump won the election in 2016, and I was clear about that. We’re talking about January 6, 2021, and we mustn’t forget what happened. We saw a riot, a popular uprising. The man who took control (the White House) instigated it… it was an attack on our democracy. .

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

Jean-Pierre raised eyebrows in October 2022 when asked about turnout in Georgia’s midterm elections, declaring that “voter suppression” and “high turnout” could happen simultaneously. During the press conference, when a reporter asked her about Biden’s idea that Georgia’s voting laws are akin to “Jim Crow 2.0,” she made the comment that the state had already seen her voter turnout.

Jean-Pierre said: “And generally speaking, really, on a large scale, really, high turnout and voter suppression can happen at the same time.” “They don’t have to be, one doesn’t have to happen by itself, they can happen at the same time.”

Reporters press Jean-Pierre on Hunter Biden

In June 2023, the House Ways and Means Committee released testimony from IRS whistleblowers alleging misconduct in the handling of a tax investigation investigating Biden’s son Hunter. Among the findings is a WhatsApp text message sent by Hunter Biden to a Chinese business partner using his father, which Republicans say is an illegal scheme.

When reporters from CNN, the New York Times, the New York Post, Newsmax and NBC News all pressed Jean-Pierre on these allegations, the press secretary refused to answer.

“I don’t get into family discussions, personal family discussions,” Jean-Pierre replied at first. “As you know, Hunter is his son. I won’t go into that.”

Jean-Pierre became even more angry with New York Post reporter Steven Nelson after repeated questions about the whistleblowers’ testimony.

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“Steven, Steven, I just answered the question,” she replied angrily. “It’s not up to you how I answer the question. I’ve answered the question by telling you that my colleagues in the White House counsel did this, and I’m going to refer you to them.”

Jean-Pierre said she plans to discuss the matter with the president.

Jean-Pierre argues that viral weak Biden videos are ‘cheap fakes’

In June, a month before Bilden left the race, several videos of the president wandering aimlessly and looking frail were circulated, expressing concern about his age.

In response to these questions, Jean-Pierre called them “a rash of videos edited to make the president look particularly weak or mentally deranged” and described them as “cheap lies” to The Washington Post. , “Pushing Misinformation, Misinformation.”

“It tells you everything we need to know about how desperate the Republicans are,” Jean-Pierre said. “And instead of talking about the president’s performance in office, and I mean his legislative victories, what he’s been able to do for Americans across the country, we’re seeing these deep lies, these fake videos. Again, it’s done in bad faith.”

KJP responds to repeated denials about Hunter Biden’s apology

With a few weeks left in his presidency, Biden surprised both political parties by saying he would not do it for his son.

Jean-Pierre has repeatedly said at the forum that pardons are not on the table, even as convictions continue to mount. In December, just days after Hunter Biden’s pardon was released, she was confronted about her comments.

AP White House Correspondent Zeke Miller, referring to Jean-Pierre’s statements, said: “If you ask the president if he will pardon his son, he will not.” no way. no way. No,” he said.

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“When you look at the statement, it’s very comprehensive,” Jean-Pierre said, referring to Biden’s full statement confirming the apology, adding that “circumstances have changed.”

Miller pushed for this answer, recalling a promise she made when she took over as press secretary.

“In your first statement as press secretary, you promised to speak ‘clearly, truthfully and honestly,'” Miller told Jean-Pierre.