Report: Biden May Select First Black Woman To Become Press Secretary | Talking Points Memo

President-elect Joe Biden has begun filling positions for his administration, and after making history by selecting the first woman who became the vice president-elect, he may be on the brink of another first — tapping the first Black woman to be named White House press secretary, NBC News reported on Wednesday. 


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Now, this is some damn GOOD NEWS!
(Love those cheeks, Karine!)

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Wow! Hope it’s true.

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I like both of them, but I love Karine Jean-Pierre! It would thrill me to pieces if she were named the White House Press Secretary.

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Has Mitch McConnell OK’d this?

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Karine Jean-Pierre–MPA from Columbia, and prior white house experience. What’s this with having qualified people? But will she never lie to us?

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I don’t mean to debase this by bringing up ‘optics’, but this would send a strong message that the US is returning to principles of inclusion. In short, it would be nice to see. If she gets the role, I wish her well.

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Guess Sarah Huckleberry is not in the running. Would love to see her change her tune when not working for a liar.

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I am Ok with either Symone Sanders or Karine Jean-Pierre. Both women are qualified and deserve a prominent spot in the Biden administration.

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Time for normality

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I like Jean-Pierre. She’s great. Pick her. That would be so cool. I like Sanders too…but pick Jean-Pierre.
She’s of Haitian heritage I believe.

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Jean-Pierre is an excellent choice. Extremely bright and thoughtful in the appearances I’ve seen her. She just has a level of gravitas that would be refreshing in the position.

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If she was anything like McEneny, she’d have announced that Joe won by 600 EV…

It will be great to finally dial down the hyperbole, the in-your-face whoppers…and return to competence, professionalism

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It will be Jean-Pierre… why? bcos of Kamala… that’s why. She (Jean-Piere) gets first dibs at Press Secretary. She is cool, suave, smooth, can take the heat and was last seen swathing away a would-be disrupter of Kamala’s talk…

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She is perfect! And NOT because she’s black but because she is BRILLIANT.

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Karine Jean-Pierre would be great in the job. I’ve often thought Jean-Pierre should be appointed to a position in government or as host of her own show on TV. I’ll gladly take press secretary to President-elect Biden.

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Karine Jean-Pierre would be a great choice.

Although I can’t help but wonder how the totally-not-racist dipshits on Fox, Newsmax, OANN, etc. will “mispronounce” her name every day she has the job.

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No more OANN “reporters” in White House press briefings, I hope.

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Ah, good point. What’s her name was ejected by the WHCA for violating the rotation they set up and is only there now at the behest of the WH itself.

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And they will be actual WH briefings not the lying sneer fests of this administration.

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