Karine Jean-Pierre is leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post) By Maegan Vazquez and Yasmeen Abutaleb

Former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s newly announced book detailing her work in a “broken” White House and her decision to become an independent garnered criticism from former colleagues who say she was often an ineffective messenger and the book is unhelpful to Democrats trying to rebuild following last year’s election losses.

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