CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Wednesday congratulated Democrats for “getting rid of” former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after recently revealing her decision to become an independent.
“I’d like to congratulate Democrats for ridding yourselves of this untalented mediocrity,” Jennings said on CNN’s “The Arena with Kasie Hunt.” “I mean, this is the most self-aggrandizing liar that has ever held this job.”
“The White House press secretary’s a sacred position, and she stood up there for years and lied through her teeth to the American people,” he added.
Jean-Pierre has a book coming out soon in which she pushes Americans to “embrace life as independents.” The book, titled “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines,” is set to be released in October and described as a “groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America’s broken two-party system.”
“Jean-Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an independent lightly,” a publisher’s description of the book reads.
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“She takes us through the three weeks that led to Biden’s abandoning his bid for a second term and the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to his decision.”
Jean-Pierre, the first Black and openly LGBTQ person to hold the role of press secretary, previously slammed members of her former party for pressuring former President Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race.
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“I’d never seen a party do that in the way that they did, and it was hurtful and sad to see that happening, a firing squad around a person who I believe was a true patriot,” Jean-Pierre said in February.
