Karine Jean-Pierre abandons Dems after years fiercely defending Biden policies

Former Biden-era White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly left the Democratic Party in her rear-view mirror, announcing in June that she had become an Independent after spending more than two years as President Joe Biden's top spokesperson and defender. 

"Our country has become obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system. In her new book, timed for publication just one year after the 2024 election, Karine Jean-Pierre shares why Americans must begin to look beyond party lines and why she chose to embrace life as an Independent," a press release announcing Jean-Pierre's upcoming book, "Independent," stated while revealing that the former spox had ditched the Democratic Party. 

"Jean-Pierre didn’t come to her decision to be an Independent lightly, she has served two American presidents, Obama and Biden. . . . She takes us through the three weeks that le...