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Then-White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre delivered her last press briefing of the Biden administration in Washington, DC on January 15, 2025.
(Photo by Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Former Biden Press Secretary, Who Defended Gaza Genocide, 'Very Proud of Everything' She Did
"One of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing," one critic said of Karine Jean-Pierre's appearance on MSNBC.
Oct 27, 2025
Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said over the weekend that she's "very proud of everything" she did during her tenure as a spokesperson for the Biden administration and would not "take anything back," despite spending more than a year defending US support for Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza.
"Obviously, what's happening is heartbreaking," Jean-Pierre said of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza when pressed on the issue during an appearance on MSNBC. She went on to express hope for a lasting ceasefire and long-term peace agreement.
"But I didn't make policy," she added.
Acknowledging that "we did not get everything right," Jean-Pierre said unequivocally, "I was very proud of everything that I did."
"I woke up every day as a Black woman who is queer... No one had ever seen someone like me at that podium standing behind that lectern," she said. "It was an honor and a privilege."
Watch:
This is one of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing.@AymanM asks former White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre if she regrets defending Biden’s Gaza policy (blind support and for Israel's genocide).
She first tries to explain it away by… pic.twitter.com/AzrHRVfCkj
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) October 26, 2025
Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, called Jean-Pierre's interview "one of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing."
"She uses the identity card to make genocide apologism permissible," Parsi wrote on Sunday. "In Jean-Pierre's world, her identity gives her the license to support genocide without regret."
Jean-Pierre is making the media rounds as she promotes her new book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, in which she explains her decision to exit the Democratic Party.
As Washington Post book critic Becca Rothfeld noted in a scathing review, Jean-Pierre did not cite the Biden administration's steadfast support for Israel's decimation of Gaza as among the reasons she ditched her former party.
"Jean-Pierre's central complaint boils down, more or less, to a vague sense of personal grievance. The Democrats were mean to [President Joe] Biden, her boss; they were mean to her personally," Rothfeld wrote. "Jean-Pierre sums up her complaints when she writes that she's 'exasperated with the shady way Democrats do business'—but not, we may presume, with the business itself."
Part of that business under the Biden administration was providing material and diplomatic support to Israel as it waged all-out war on the Gaza Strip following the deadly Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023.
As chief spokesperson for the Biden White House, Jean-Pierre stood before the press and the global community and defended the administration's support for Israel's assault while criticizing international efforts to pursue accountability for Israeli leaders, as well as efforts by US lawmakers to halt the flow of weaponry used to massacre Palestinians indiscriminately.
"We strongly oppose this resolution," Jean-Pierre said last November when asked about a Sen. Bernie Sanders-led push to block US bomb sales to Israel.
"We are very committed to Israel's security," Jean-Pierre added. "That has been ironclad."
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Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said over the weekend that she's "very proud of everything" she did during her tenure as a spokesperson for the Biden administration and would not "take anything back," despite spending more than a year defending US support for Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza.
"Obviously, what's happening is heartbreaking," Jean-Pierre said of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza when pressed on the issue during an appearance on MSNBC. She went on to express hope for a lasting ceasefire and long-term peace agreement.
"But I didn't make policy," she added.
Acknowledging that "we did not get everything right," Jean-Pierre said unequivocally, "I was very proud of everything that I did."
"I woke up every day as a Black woman who is queer... No one had ever seen someone like me at that podium standing behind that lectern," she said. "It was an honor and a privilege."
Watch:
This is one of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing.@AymanM asks former White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre if she regrets defending Biden’s Gaza policy (blind support and for Israel's genocide).
She first tries to explain it away by… pic.twitter.com/AzrHRVfCkj
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) October 26, 2025
Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, called Jean-Pierre's interview "one of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing."
"She uses the identity card to make genocide apologism permissible," Parsi wrote on Sunday. "In Jean-Pierre's world, her identity gives her the license to support genocide without regret."
Jean-Pierre is making the media rounds as she promotes her new book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, in which she explains her decision to exit the Democratic Party.
As Washington Post book critic Becca Rothfeld noted in a scathing review, Jean-Pierre did not cite the Biden administration's steadfast support for Israel's decimation of Gaza as among the reasons she ditched her former party.
"Jean-Pierre's central complaint boils down, more or less, to a vague sense of personal grievance. The Democrats were mean to [President Joe] Biden, her boss; they were mean to her personally," Rothfeld wrote. "Jean-Pierre sums up her complaints when she writes that she's 'exasperated with the shady way Democrats do business'—but not, we may presume, with the business itself."
Part of that business under the Biden administration was providing material and diplomatic support to Israel as it waged all-out war on the Gaza Strip following the deadly Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023.
As chief spokesperson for the Biden White House, Jean-Pierre stood before the press and the global community and defended the administration's support for Israel's assault while criticizing international efforts to pursue accountability for Israeli leaders, as well as efforts by US lawmakers to halt the flow of weaponry used to massacre Palestinians indiscriminately.
"We strongly oppose this resolution," Jean-Pierre said last November when asked about a Sen. Bernie Sanders-led push to block US bomb sales to Israel.
"We are very committed to Israel's security," Jean-Pierre added. "That has been ironclad."
Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said over the weekend that she's "very proud of everything" she did during her tenure as a spokesperson for the Biden administration and would not "take anything back," despite spending more than a year defending US support for Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza.
"Obviously, what's happening is heartbreaking," Jean-Pierre said of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza when pressed on the issue during an appearance on MSNBC. She went on to express hope for a lasting ceasefire and long-term peace agreement.
"But I didn't make policy," she added.
Acknowledging that "we did not get everything right," Jean-Pierre said unequivocally, "I was very proud of everything that I did."
"I woke up every day as a Black woman who is queer... No one had ever seen someone like me at that podium standing behind that lectern," she said. "It was an honor and a privilege."
Watch:
This is one of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing.@AymanM asks former White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre if she regrets defending Biden’s Gaza policy (blind support and for Israel's genocide).
She first tries to explain it away by… pic.twitter.com/AzrHRVfCkj
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) October 26, 2025
Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, called Jean-Pierre's interview "one of the most disgusting things you'll see today, but also extremely revealing."
"She uses the identity card to make genocide apologism permissible," Parsi wrote on Sunday. "In Jean-Pierre's world, her identity gives her the license to support genocide without regret."
Jean-Pierre is making the media rounds as she promotes her new book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines, in which she explains her decision to exit the Democratic Party.
As Washington Post book critic Becca Rothfeld noted in a scathing review, Jean-Pierre did not cite the Biden administration's steadfast support for Israel's decimation of Gaza as among the reasons she ditched her former party.
"Jean-Pierre's central complaint boils down, more or less, to a vague sense of personal grievance. The Democrats were mean to [President Joe] Biden, her boss; they were mean to her personally," Rothfeld wrote. "Jean-Pierre sums up her complaints when she writes that she's 'exasperated with the shady way Democrats do business'—but not, we may presume, with the business itself."
Part of that business under the Biden administration was providing material and diplomatic support to Israel as it waged all-out war on the Gaza Strip following the deadly Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023.
As chief spokesperson for the Biden White House, Jean-Pierre stood before the press and the global community and defended the administration's support for Israel's assault while criticizing international efforts to pursue accountability for Israeli leaders, as well as efforts by US lawmakers to halt the flow of weaponry used to massacre Palestinians indiscriminately.
"We strongly oppose this resolution," Jean-Pierre said last November when asked about a Sen. Bernie Sanders-led push to block US bomb sales to Israel.
"We are very committed to Israel's security," Jean-Pierre added. "That has been ironclad."
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