WHITE House press secretary Jen Psaki is staying busy until she leaves her job in 2022. Psaki, who is 43, is the 34th White House press secretary. Where is Jen Psaki today? On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, President Joe Biden addressed the nation about the building tensions in Russia and Ukraine, reiterating America’s position. Prior […]
WHITE House press secretary Jen Psaki is staying busy until she leaves her job in 2022.
Psaki, who is 43, is the 34th White House press secretary.
On Tuesday, February 15, 2022, President Joe Biden addressed the nation about the building tensions in Russia and Ukraine, reiterating America’s position.
Prior to his delivery, Psaki gave a press briefing at 3pm ET.
On December 19, 2021, Psaki released a statement calling out Senator Joe Manchin, telling him to “be true to his word,” in regards to Biden’s Build Back Better Act, which Manchin has mixed views on.
“Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances,” Psaki wrote.
“Weeks ago, Senator Manchin committed to the President, at his home in Wilmington, to support the Build Back Better framework that the President then subsequently announced. Senator Manchin pledged repeatedly to negotiate on finalizing that framework ‘in good faith.’”
Adding, “Senator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead, and to work with us to reach that common ground.
“If his comments on FOX and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator’s colleagues in the House and Senate.”
The statement comes just hours after Manchin said that he “cannot vote” for the Build Back Better Act live on Fox News.
Connecticut native Jen Psaki graduated from the College of William & Mary with a degree in English and sociology in 2000.
She began her career in the early 2000s, working on the re-election campaigns of Iowa Democrats Tom Harkin for the Senate and Tom Vilsack for governor in 2001.
In 2004, Psaki became deputy press secretary for John Kerry‘s 2004 presidential campaign, before serving as communications director to Congressman Joseph Crowley the following year.
She also acted as press secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee until 2006.
Psaki worked in Barack Obama’s administration but briefly left in 2011 to work as the senior vice president and managing director at the Global Strategy Group.
She left the White House in 2017 to become a CNN contributor before President Joe Biden selected her as his press secretary.
In May 2021, Psaki confirmed she intended on leaving the White House in 2022.
Speaking on The Axe Files podcast, Psaki said: “I think it’s going to be time for somebody else to have this job, in a year from now or about a year from now.”
The communications expert told CNN’s David Axelrod the Biden administration was made aware of this beforehand.
She took over the post from Donald Trump‘s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who has since become a vocal critic of Psaki’s boss.
However, Psaki hit back during the interview, comparing the Trump transition period to Game of Thrones, something she said: “we’re still in recovery from [it].”
During the lively interview, Psaki also addressed Biden’s fielding questions from journalists and admitted: “that is not something we recommend.”
Speaking about the president’s access to press corps, Psaki said: “In fact, a lot of times we say ‘Don’t take questions,’ you know, but he’s going to do what he wants to do because he’s the president.”
“We’re never going to satisfy the White House press corps and their desires for access. And I think there have been mistakes made in the past of trying to do that.”
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