One of the authors of a new book about former President Joe Biden and his administration revealed insights into how White House staffers truly felt about former press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Alex Thompson, Axios correspondent and co-author of “Original Sin,” spoke about Jean-Pierre’s tenure during a recent book tour stop in Chicago.
Thompson said many Biden administration officials expressed frustration with Jean-Pierre’s job performance.
Despite this, Jean-Pierre was viewed as “untouchable” because of her close alliance with Anthony Bernal, a senior aide to former first lady Jill Biden.
According to Thompson, staffers were unhappy with how Jean-Pierre managed her duties as White House press secretary.
Many believed she was ineffective, lacked awareness of her shortcomings, and showed little effort to improve her performance.
Thompson added that Jean-Pierre focused more on boosting her own profile than fulfilling her responsibilities, as Fox News reported.
The Axios reporter also noted how Jean-Pierre’s recent announcement that she left the Democratic Party to become an independent angered many former Biden aides.
Staffers were reportedly frustrated because the Democratic Party had supported her rise to one of the top spokesperson roles in the country.
Thompson said this announcement caused “simmering resentment” within Biden circles to “explode