US President Joe Biden’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, is leaving the White House in the middle of the month. The successor will be her previous deputy Karine Jean-Pierre, as the White House announced on Thursday in Washington. It is no surprise that Psaki is giving up her post: According to media reports, the 43-year-old is planning a move to the television station MSNBC. Psaki did not confirm the reports, but did not deny them either.
As spokeswoman for the president, Psaki has answered extensive questions from the press almost daily in the White House since Biden took office in January last year. That is why she is one of the prominent faces of the US government. Her previous deputy Jean-Pierre worked for the administration of former President Barack Obama. The 44-year-old was born in the French overseas territory of Martinique and grew up in New York.