Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has officially severed ties with the Democratic Party. She registered as an Independent, according to early details from her forthcoming book.
Jean-Pierre, a longtime Democratic strategist and top spokesperson under President Joe Biden, is using her new platform to advocate for a political system beyond traditional party lines.
Her announcement comes months after President Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race following a widely criticized debate performance. This ultimately led to Vice President Kamala Harris’s unsuccessful run against former President Donald Trump.
A Political Shift Decades in the Making
Karine Jean-Pierre has spent decades working within Democratic circles, serving in the Obama administration, on the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign, and for the progressive advocacy group MoveOn. Her sudden break from the party stunned many political insiders and added fuel to ongoing debates over the Democratic Party’s direction.
