Black, Gay, Immigrant, Columbia Graduate: See Who Karen-Jean-Pierre, the New White House Spokesman Is | Globalism

In 2018, Karen-Jean-Pierre said in an interview: “I am everything Donald Trump hates.” Four years later, she will be responsible for delivering the presidential address and answering daily questions from the press. She ran in several campaigns and was part of the teams of Barack Obama and later Joe Biden.

Karen Jean-Pierre, 44, was born in Martinique, the daughter of Haitian parents who fled the dictatorship of Jean-Claude Duvalier. His parents moved to we When she was five years old, Karen found her life there. A family trip that embodies the American dream. His father was a taxi driver and his mother was a shepherd. Karen graduated from the prestigious Columbia University in New York, before becoming a social activist and then into politics.

Karen Jean-Pierre participated in Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and has continued to serve as he did in the White House. After the Democrat’s re-election, she began teaching at Columbia University, becoming a television policy analyst and spokesperson for a movement supporting progressive candidates.

Karen is married to an American CNN reporter, she has an adopted daughter, and her relationship with the press is well known. He participated in several press conferences at the White House as a deputy spokesperson. Now, her boss has fallen behind, Jen Psaki, who is expected to take a position at a news channel close to the Democrats.

“You will give a voice to many people”

On Thursday (5), Jane Psaki introduced Karen Jean-Pierre at the conclusion of a meeting with accredited reporters at the White House. Her voice was sometimes choked with emotion, and she praised the qualities of her assistant, whom she hugged several times.

Karen Jean-Pierre “She will be the first black woman, and the first openly LGBT+ person to take this position, which is great, because acting is important. Psaki said she will give a voice to so many people and show what is possible when you work hard and dream big.

Just as emotionally, the future press secretary stated, “It’s a historic moment and I’m well aware of that. I understand how important that is to a lot of people.”