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White House press secretary Jen Psaki will step down from her position on May 13, the White House announced on Thursday.
Karine Jean-Pierre, who worked as President Joe Biden's deputy press secretary, has been promoted to press secretary and will replace Psaki next week.
Psaki's departure is not a surprise, as she previously signaled that she intended to have the top post for around a year before leaving to spend more time with her children.
"Jen Psaki has set the standard for returning decency, respect and decorum to the White House Briefing Room. I want to say thank you to Jen for raising the bar, communicating directly and truthfully to the American people, and keeping her sense of humor while doing so," Biden said in a statement. "I thank Jen her service to the country, and wish her the very best as she moves forward."
Psaki tweeted on Thursday afternoon that she's "grateful" to the president and first lady and called Jean-Pierre, who Psaki noted will be the first Black and openly LGBTQ White House press secretary, "remarkable."
"She is passionate. She is smart and she has a moral core that makes her not just a great colleague, but an amazing Mom and human," Psaki said of her successor. "Plus, she has a great sense of humor."
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