White House aides unsuccessfully planned to fire press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre last fall due to poor performance, a person familiar with the matter said. new york postSteven Nelson last week.
The plan was reportedly hatched by White House communications director Anita Dunn in the fall, but Jean-Pierre refused to resign and President Joe Biden’s aides prepared it for her. Obviously, it didn’t materialize because he turned down a big job opportunity that he had.
“There was an effort to get people outside the company that Karine knows and trusts to talk to her about why leaving last fall meant so much to her and her career,” a source said. said. Said of postcalls this “an effort to encourage her to move forward.”
Those who knew about the plan reportedly included senior White House officials, including Chief of Staff Jeff Zients.
“Jeff and Anita are concerned about firing Karine, so they were trying to find a clean exit for her.” Jean-Pierre became the first black and first openly gay press secretary.
Jean-Pierre’s critics reportedly argued that he relied too much on memos and was unable to respond to reporters quickly enough to advance the administration’s policies.
“Karine doesn’t understand the problem, but she’s reading the book.” [binder] Word for word,” the source said. postnoted that things are even worse because “she thinks she’s doing a great job.”
“She doesn’t understand the issues and doesn’t take the time to learn,” the source said.
The White House denied the report.but post The report appears to confirm previous reports that there is “chaos and toxicity” in the White House. The “disruption and toxicity” could hinder the president’s election campaign.
Axios reported in January that Jean-Pierre and John Kirby of the National Security Council would each be allotted time to provide ready-made public relations statements to establishment media during press conferences. It reported that internal conflicts and “tension” were intensifying.
National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby and Presidential Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speak during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, December 21, 2023 (Mandel Gan/AFP) ).
The two members of the team are being forced to work together because Biden “likes it,” the report said.
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