Podcast host tells KJP that nobody believes her book title isn't about slamming the Biden White House as 'broken'
Podcaster Van Lathan questioned former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about the title of her new book, saying nobody believes her claim about a "broken" White House referring to Trump, not Biden.
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was grilled on Tuesday about her new book and decision to leave the Democratic Party.
Podcaster Van Lathan spoke with Jean-Pierre about her decision to leave the Democratic Party as well as her new book, "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines."
During her book tour, Jean-Pierre said the title's reference to a "broken" White House referred to the Trump administration, not the Biden administration.
"You know, I saw that you said that when you meant a ‘broken’ White House that you don't mean the Biden White House, that you mean the Trump White House. Nobody believes that," Lathan said.
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Karine Jean-Pierre’s new book has received mixed reviews from critics. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
"Well, because the book was written to be in the moment," Jean-Pierre responded. "When you read the book, you'll see that I'm talking about what's happening right now and meeting the moment. I mean, people didn't believe that because they want a tell-all, right? I think people … they assume the book was going to be I'm telling secrets, and I'm not. The book doesn't have secrets in it. The book is literally talking about my experience."
Jean-Pierre argued the book had far more depth in terms of talking about the current moment in the country.
"There was nothing in your opinion that was broken about the Biden White House?" Lathan pressed further.
Podcast host Van Lathan challenged Jean-Pierre, saying nobody believes the title of her book refers to the Trump White House. (Screenshot/Van Lathan Podcast/YouTube)
The former Biden spokeswoman said that, if anything, the Biden administration could have accomplished more on key agenda items, but believed his presidency was successful.
"I think historians will look at the three years of the Biden-Harris administration and will say it was one of the most effective domestically and trying to make things better in moving the country forward that we have seen in modern politics," she said.
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Former President Biden’s legacy took a sharp downturn after the election, with continued debate over whether aspects of his health were concealed by close staff and allies. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Jean-Pierre’s new memoir about her time working for President Biden and her decision to leave the Democratic Party has drawn mixed reviews from critics and left-leaning commentators.
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A Washington Post review summarized it as an "unsubtle attempt to elevate her gripes to the status of more principled objections."
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