Posted on 05/05/2022 4:50:51 PM PDT by algore
Jen Psaki admitted she was struggling to fight back tears as she introduced her 'partner in truth' Karine Jean-Pierre as President Joe Biden's new press secretary.
'I'm going to cry', an emotional Psaki said at the start of her briefing on Thursday as she brought her successor up to the podium and hugged her.
'I just want to take the opportunity to celebrate and congratulate my friend, my colleague, my partner in truth Karine Jean-Pierre, the next White House Press Secretary,' Psaki said.
Fox News' Peter Doocy then said he will miss his favorite sparring partner Psaki in the briefing room. She responded by saying: 'Will you?'
She refused to comment on her future and said she is only looking forward to 'sleeping' and 'reading books'. She then asked reporters for Netflix suggestions.
Jean-Pierre, 44, will be the first black female White House press secretary and first openly LGBTQ+ person in the role, Psaki said in a tweet celebrating her successor.
'Karine not only brings the experience, talent and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people,' Biden said in a statement.
Biden said he and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden 'have known and respected Karine a long time and she will be a strong voice
He went on to praise Psaki' for 'returning decency' to the White House briefing room in what appears to be a veiled jab at the Trump administration's more combative relationship with the press.
'Jen Psaki has set the standard for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White House Briefing Room,' Biden said. 'I want to say thank you to Jen for raising the bar, communicating directly and truthfully to the American people
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I guess Biden is only appointing blacks now. He is seeing too many tv commercials and is copying the trend.
A woman, a black, a lesbian and an immigrant. She’s over qualified for the position.
“Biden said he and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden ‘have known and respected Karine a long time and she will be a strong voice”
I’m sure they met at a party where he handed her his coat and told her to fetch him a martini.
(and first)
Oh good

Still can’t get over the absurd stupidity of the collective alphabet acronyms. Is this person L,B,G,T,Q, all of the above, or some of the above? And if she’s a L, does she want to be lumped in with the others or does she object to Ts or Qs?
Satan knows how to destroy traditional America.
1 John 3:10
King James Version
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%203%3A10&version=KJV
Clean? Who did Biden know who was unclean?
I thought Jen was tight with Gavin Newsom? Maybe she’s cheating with this chick now...
Only the White House Biologist knows for sure.
Maybe.
The Base...The Base...
Oh God. They don’t ask any tough questions as it is. Now it will be all softballs for fear of being called racist.
ARE THERE MALE LESBIANS?
How convenient ...a black press secratary ...so any pusing for an answer can now be labled racism
LOL
A black homosexual that hates whites and yet is with one. I’ve never seen that before in the democrat party. /s
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