By Stacy M. Brown
Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent
Office of Public Engagement Director Stephen Benjamin answers questions with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a daily press briefing Monday, August 28, 2023, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. Benjamin and Jean-Pierre answered questions in regards to the Jacksonville, Florida mass shooting that occurred Saturday, August 26, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Carlos M. Vazquez II) (Wikimedia Commons / Photo by The White House)
Karine Jean-Pierre, the former White House press secretary under President Joe Biden, has announced that she is leaving the Democratic Party and will now identify as an Independent. The revelation comes as Jean-Pierre prepares for the release of her for