Diversity in adversity: White House’s new press secretary is adept at Black and LGBTQ+ – Times of India

WASHINGTON: US President’s press secretary generally gives news from white House lectures, but BidenThe new partner of is making news. Karine Jean-PierreKamala Harris’ former chief of staff, who was promoted to the position on Thursday, will be the first black and openly gay man to serve as the press secretary of the White House, arguably the most diverse administration in US history.
“She will be the first black woman, the first LGBTQ+ person to act in this role, which is surprising because representation matters and she will give a voice to so many,” said outgoing press secretary Jen. saki He warmly introduced Jean-Pierre to the White House press corps, calling him “truly my partner”.
Saki is set to engage in a revolving door syndrome at MSNBC that often sees the press seconds watching TV talking heads and vice versa. Jean-Pierre was previously a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and also a former lecturer on international and public affairs at Columbia University.
Jean-Pierre’s fellow CNN political correspondent is Susan Malvaux, a connection that provoked a “conflict of interest” in the right-wing news media, with one outlet titled her story “CNN in bed with Biden”. By that token, Fox News has long been in bed with Trump Republicans.
Born to Haitian parents, Jean-Pierre had a difficult upbringing in New York City, where her father was a taxi-drive and her mother was a health care worker. After graduation she worked on Obama The campaign in 2008 and later transitioned to the Obama White House, becoming one of the first openly gay staff in America to become increasingly diverse and accepting different sexual orientations.
“What’s amazing is that I wasn’t alone; I was one of many. President Obama didn’t hire LGBT employees, he hired veterans who happen to be LGBT. Serving and working for President Obama where you openly Being gay has been an amazing honor. It felt incredible to be part of an administration that prioritizes LGBT issues,” she said in an interview.
The Biden administration has taken diversity to a whole other level, hiring openly LGBTQ professionals to full-time and advisory positions in the executive branch. These include Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay cabinet member, and Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Rachel Levine, who is the first openly transgender person in the position to be confirmed by the Senate.
The White House press secretary has played a major role in the TV and social media era since the “early” days when the media office in particular was conceived. Journalist Stephen Early Franklin Roosevelt became the first formally designated White House press secretary charged with only press responsibilities during the Presidency. Among his works: keeping photographers at a distance, hiding the seriousness of FDRPolio, a tradition that continues today and most press secretaries try to hide the inefficiencies of the administration.