In perhaps the most shocking, least expected twist of the last decade, Karine Jean-Pierre, the first "black, queer, immigrant" to hold the role of White House press secretary, has figured out why she faced so much criticism on the job. You didn't guess it because it's a move that no one could have foreseen, but she's...playing the race card. 

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Vanity Fair is out with a new profile of Jean-Pierre (written by Jean-Pierre herself) because I guess they think Americans are dying for more information on the worst press secretary in presidential history. In it, she claims she faced unique hardships because of her race, sexual orientation, and immigration history. She also claimed that "Society doesn’t allow women of color to be vulnerable at work."

In an exclusive essay for VF, Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre), Joe Biden’s barrier-breaking press secretary, reveals some truths about her job.

“Society doesn’t allow women of color to be vulnerable at work,” she writes. https://t.co/bFqAYLBoJq

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) January 21, 2025

Karine Jean-Pierre has told Vanity Fair that she had to work harder in the White House as Press Secretary because she is a ‘black’, ‘queer’, ‘immigrant.’

“I’m the first Black press secretary. The first person of color press secretary.

The first openly queer press secretary.… pic.twitter.com/fDELcjbMNv

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) January 22, 2025

The disconnect from reality is hard to fathom. Jean-Pierre received more deference in her position than anyone who held it before her. The press handled her with kid gloves despite her lying to their faces multiple times, most importantly about Joe Biden's severe cognitive decline. Instead of ripping her apart, they lauded her as the "first black press secretary" and the "first openly queer press secretary," as if honestly delivering information about a presidential administration is affected by what race they are or who they sleep with. 

Anytime any reporter dared to step out of line and offer up a hard question, they were accused of disrespect driven by racism and sexism. Meanwhile, Jean-Pierre was so bad at her job that she would often simply read pre-scripted answers from a binder during press briefings, usually obfuscating from the issue at hand in the process. Does anyone think Sean Spicier could have gotten away with that during the first Trump administration? Or do you think the legacy media might have found that unacceptable and disrespectful? 

The truth is, Jean-Pierre was treated differently for being the first "black, queer, immigrant" White House press secretary. She was allowed to do things no other person behind the podium would have ever gotten away with. She operated from a position of privilege, not disadvantage. Had she not checked so many intersectional boxes, she'd have been fired years before Biden left office. Yet, right on cue, she rushes to blame others for her failures, and in the worst way possible, accusing them of bigotry.

It's just so typical at this point for Democrats that you can't help but laugh when they do it. It's like being able to predict the next play called by a bad offensive coordinator in football. You know the run is coming even when they should be passing, and sure enough, there's another two-yard run into a brick wall. It's the same play over and over because it's all they know.

The news is that very few people are moved by this stuff anymore. Years of false accusations have left most Americans numb to charges of racism, sexism, and xenophobia. They hear someone saying that and dismiss them out of hand at this point. Jean-Pierre was awful at her job because she was awful at her job. There was no other reason she received criticism. She was not uniquely held back by extenuating circumstances. She was a dishonest hack who lied repeatedly to the public, and for that, she will be remembered as the most inept person to ever lead a White House briefing.