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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:10 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: You’re good? Okay. No losing pens. All right. Today, the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, and I want to take just a moment to talk about the important work that has happened under this administration […]
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:46 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Friday. Q Happy Friday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: We made it. Okay. So, joining us today are two critical members of the President’s economic team and Cabinet, CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse and OMB Director Shalanda Young. They need no […]
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:38 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Happy Monday. Okay, so before we dive into regular — regularly scheduled programming here, I have my colleague from the National Security Council, who will be — John Kirby — who will be talking about some recent developments over the weekend in […]
2:07 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. Okay. I want to start by saying a word about the death of Tyre Nichols. Last night, the President extended condolences to the family of Tyre Nichols and to the entire Memphis community, and he addressed the pain this is causing across America, as, once […]
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:01 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. Q Happy Friday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. So, today was a historic day for the country. We should all be proud of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and her historic investiture to the United States Supreme Court. More than 100 justices have served […]
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:29 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. Settling in? (Laughs.) Come on in, team. Q Plenty of chairs over here. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I know. All right. It’s been a busy week here at the White House. On Monday, the President delivered remarks about our country’s efforts to […]
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:31 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. Good afternoon, everybody. Okay, so today we are joined by John Kirby, NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications. Kirby is here to share an update on Russia’s activities in Ukraine and answer a few questions. So, Kirby, the floor is yours. MR. KIRBY: Thank […]
Karine Jean-Pierre holds her first media briefing after being promoted to her new role as White House press secretary. (PHOTO: Getty Images) The significance of the moment wasn’t lost on her. Standing behind the lectern on the first day of her job as White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre knew the assembled journalists weren’t just […]
It was grimly poignant that the first Black person to hold a briefing as White House press secretary should begin by naming victims of white supremacist violence. Karine Jean-Pierre, standing at the famed blue lectern, took a moment to “remember lives lost and forever changed in Buffalo” with brief and evocative biographies of the 10 […]
As the new White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre is now the go-to voice of the Biden administration. She officially took to the lectern this morning, after Jen Psaki’s last day was on Friday. Psaki, who is reportedly headed for a new opportunity at MSNBC, announced her departure earlier this month. Jean-Pierre is expected to […]