White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Nov. 13, 2024. Susan Walsh/AP

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has left the Democratic Party and is now an independent, according to a press release announcing her new book, "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines."

The release from Legacy Lit, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, said Jean-Pierre has chosen to "look beyond party lines" and is embracing "life as an independent," a decision it indicated she did not come to lightly.

Jean-Pierre, who served in the Biden administration, is somewhat vague about why she no longer identifies as a Democrat, writing that she feels the current political moment necessitates

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