Former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says she is leaving the Democratic party

WASHINGTON — Former White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre, a salient fixture successful Democratic authorities and the look of the Biden medication for years, is leaving the enactment and registering arsenic an independent, according to a property merchandise astir her upcoming book.

Jean-Pierre "didn’t travel to her determination to beryllium an Independent lightly," said the merchandise from the book's publisher, Hachette.

In her book, "Independent: A look wrong a breached White House, extracurricular the enactment lines," Jean-Pierre "shares wherefore Americans indispensable measurement beyond enactment lines to clasp beingness arsenic Independents," the merchandise added. The publication is acceptable to beryllium released successful October.

Jean-Pierre's determination comes arsenic the Democrats person grappled with losing the White House and some chambers of Congress successful November. A caller publication from CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson connected Biden's 2024 run added fodder to criticisms astir the erstwhile president's determination to question re-election contempt concerns astir his property and health.

The statement of Jean-Pierre’s publication jabs astatine the party’s decisions during the summertime of 2024, including “the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to” Biden’s determination to driblet retired of the statesmanlike race.

“Until January 20, I was liable for speaking connected behalf of the President of the United States. At noon connected that day, I became a backstage national who, similar each Americans and galore of our allies astir the world, had to contend with what was to travel adjacent for our country,” Jean-Pierre said successful a connection for Legacy Lit, which is portion of Hatchette. “I determined that the information we look arsenic a state requires freeing ourselves of boxes.”

A spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee declined to remark connected Jean-Pierre leaving the party. A spokesperson for Biden’s idiosyncratic bureau did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Biden named Jean-Pierre press caput successful 2022 aft erstwhile property caput Jen Psaki near the White House to anchor an MSNBC show. Jean-Pierre served arsenic the apical White House spokesperson done the remainder of Biden’s term. She was the archetypal Black pistillate and archetypal openly cheery idiosyncratic to service arsenic White House property secretary.

Jean-Pierre has a agelong past of moving for apical Democrats. Prior to her stint successful the Biden White House, Jean-Pierre was the main of unit to then-vice statesmanlike nominee Kamala Harris. She besides worked for Barack Obama during his statesmanlike campaigns.

Jean-Pierre said successful a video posted to Instagram that she decided to “follow my ain compass,” urging radical to “stop reasoning successful boxes” and “not beryllium truthful partisan.”