Karine Jean-Pierre Takes Over As New White House Press Secretary

Jen Psaki said goodbye to the White House Friday after taking reporter's questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days of Biden's presidency.

The new White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre begins her first full week on the job Monday. She's the first Black woman and first openly LGBTQ person to fill the role and has been a long-time adviser to the Biden's. She also served in several roles within the Obama administration.

Jean-Pierre was White House press secretary Jen Psaki's chief deputy before landing the new job.

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