Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has cut ties with the Democratic Party. Jean-Pierre is registering as an independent, according to a press release on Wednesday.
Jean-Pierre, 50, served under 2 Democratic Presidents, Joe Biden and Barack Obama. She is the first openly lesbian and Black woman to serve as White House press secretary.
Jean-Pierre no longer works for the federal government. She explained her decision in her upcoming book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.”
“Until January 20, I was responsible for speaking on behalf of the President of the United States,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement released by the Hachette Book Group.
“At noon on that day, I became a private citizen who, like all Americans and many of our allies around the world, had to contend with what was to come next for our country,” she continued. “I determined that the danger we face as a country requires freeing ourselves of boxes. We need to be willing to exercise the ability to think creatively and plan strategically.”
In a video posted to Instagram, Jean-Pierre said she decided to “follow my own compass,” and she urged people to “stop thinking in boxes” and “not be so partisan.”
Jean-Pierre encouraged Americans to “embrace life as Independents.”
