Karine Jean-Pierre’s latest media appearance was supposed to be a victory lap — a polished book tour moment highlighting her historic rise as Joe Biden’s press secretary. Instead, it became a revealing case study in what happens when identity politics runs out of talking points.
In an interview with The New Yorker, Jean-Pierre stumbled through a series of confused, contradictory statements about why she left the Democratic Party — and why she believes it “betrayed” Joe Biden. Her words raised eyebrows not just for what she said, but for how little sense it made coming from someone who spent years at the center of Washington’s messaging machine.
“You feel like you had to leave the Democratic Party because of the way it treated Joe Biden. How did it treat Joe Biden?” the interviewer asked.
“I call it a betrayal,” Jean-Pierre said. “It was an all-out, full-on campaign to embarrass him, to push him out… And I thought to myself, This man is one of the most decent people that I know.”
Then came her defense of Biden’s presidency: “Objectively, objectively [Biden] did more in one term than most Presidents do in two. So I just didn’t understand why this was happening.”
The problem? When pressed to explain why Democrats turned on Biden or what she saw as disloyal, Jean-Pierre could only retreat into identity slogans. “This is very layered,” she said. “You have to think about how I’m thinking about this as a Black woman who is part of the L.G.B.T.Q. community.”
It was a familiar dodge — one that’s become a trademark of progressive politics. When the facts don’t line up, shift the focus to identity.
Asked about Biden’s disastrous debate performance — the moment many Americans decided he was no longer fit for office — she insisted, “I did not see anything that would’ve given me concern.” She called it “one time” and claimed she had “never seen him like that before.”
That’s not an argument. It’s denial. And it underscores the mindset that’s plagued Washington for years: protecting the narrative matters more than telling the truth.
Jean-Pierre also took aim at those who questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s chances of winning, calling it an “insult” to Black women. “We are the backbone of the Party,” she said. “We are on the front lines, and when it comes time to elevate us, or hear us, acknowledge our voice, we are largely ignored.”
But when The New Yorker pointed out her own contradictions — that she didn’t think Harris could win either — her response was pure political confusion: “I wish you could walk in my body and live my life… I really do, because I think any other Black woman would understand what I’m saying.”
At one point, when reminded that Biden’s “feelings” matter less than the fate of the country, she fired back, “You’re telling me about the feelings of Joe Biden, blah, blah, blah, but Joe Biden is out of the picture.”
And with that, she unintentionally summed up the state of modern liberal politics: incoherent, emotional, and entirely self-referential.
Once, Democrats prided themselves on being the “party of ideas.” Today, their leading voices — from the press room to the campaign trail — are mired in contradictions and identity jargon. What used to be about values has become about categories. What used to be leadership has turned into performance.
Karine Jean-Pierre’s interview didn’t just expose her confusion — it exposed a movement that’s lost its compass.
Buckwheat was always a liar and dumb as a rock too. No offense to rocks. She had to of known about Biden’s mental decline and said nothing. I had no respect for her then and none now.