Biden names Karine Jean-Pierre as White House press secretary

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• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
• Roosevelt administration, Steve Early, and the first "White House press secretary"
• MORE: Jen Psaki leaving White House, Biden names 1st Black, openly gay press secretary to replace her
• Karine Jean-Pierre will become White House's 1st Black press secretary
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• Cleveland and McKinley administrations

And as we have made clear directly to the relevant parties in recent days, those who commit atrocities will be held accountable. Jean-Pierre’s predecessor, Jen Psaki, was press secretary for one week shy of 16 months before leaving to take a job as a host and analyst at MSNBC. "You have debated me. And at times we have disagreed. That is democracy in action. That is it working," she said. "Without accountability, without debate, government is not as strong. And you all play an incredibly pivotal role, thank you for what you do. Thank you for making me better. And most importantly, thank you for the work every day you do to make this country stronger." Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki delivered an emotional farewell from the briefing room podium Friday afternoon -- expressing thanks to President Joe Biden, her administration colleagues and even the White House press corps. Karine Jean-Pierre began her debut briefing as President Biden’s press secretary on Monday by acknowledging the unusual nature of her presence behind the White House lectern.

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan

And so, we’re going to continue to have those conversation. Israel said — the Israeli government said that they were going to take action. And we’re going to continue to obviously speak with our counterparts there.

Roosevelt administration, Steve Early, and the first "White House press secretary"

The bill will also help replenish Israel’s air defenses, which is even more important following Iran’s brazen and unprecedented attack 10 days ago. And it will help ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself against the very real threats it faces from Iran as well as Iran’s proxy groups. And the bill the President signed today and the significant and immediate military aid package he approved one minute later will send Ukraine the supplies that it needs to make a significant different — difference as they continue to fight for their sovereignty and territorial integrity. When Russia began amassing troops on Ukraine’s borders, the President rallied the world to respond to Russia’s aggression.

MORE: Jen Psaki leaving White House, Biden names 1st Black, openly gay press secretary to replace her

The President highlighted his uncle’s story as he made the case for honoring our sacred commitment to — to equip those we send to war and to take care of them and their families when they come home. After the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling paved the way for this Civil War-era ban to go into effect, Republican elected officials tried to dance — to distance themselves from their own extreme agenda to rip away women’s freedom. But when Democratic elected officials in Arizona offered a bill to repeal this arcane law, Republicans said no twice. Giving that option is something, certainly, we support. Obviously, getting vaccinated — they’re free across the country, available across the country — is also a very easy option for many people, and many companies are opting to do that.

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It’s past time that they put that money to use hiring accountable, well-trained police officers. Jennifer Rene Psaki[1] (/ˈsɑːki/; born December 1, 1978)[2][3] is an American television political analyst and former government official. A political advisor who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations, she served the Biden administration as the 34th White House press secretary[4] until May 2022. President Biden named Deputy White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as the next press secretary, the first Black woman to hold the high-profile post.

And throughout the week — but, I mean, not just the week. The press secretary is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the president's administration and around the world, and interacting with the media, generally in a daily press briefing. The information includes items such as a summary of the president's schedule for the day, whom the president has seen, or had communication and the official position of the administration on the news of the day. This morning, you heard President Biden speak about the critical importance of the national security supplemental, which came to the President’s desk, as we said it would, with overwhelming bipartisan support from the U.S.

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And actually, as you know, just in the last couple of weeks, Ukraine has passed a new mobilization law. And, also, the new commander-in-chief, General Syrskyi, has put in place — along with the Defense Minister, Umerov — a series of protocols to increase the number of forces that are being mobilized each month so that Ukraine has the manpower it needs to go along with the capabilities it is now getting. So, sort of setting aside the question of Rafah for the moment, which is a hard question to set aside, there’s going to be a significant amount of humanitarian activity in Khan Younis regardless, as there can and should be in Gaza City as well as we get more aid to the north. But I think really what this weekend showed is that, at the end of the day, despite substantial effort by a lot of parties, including the Russians, to figure out a way to not have this bill pass, it has passed. And I think the message that that sends is that, at the end of the day, when push comes to shove, the United States is going to be there with the resources necessary for Ukraine.

I know you guys have been meeting virtually with Israeli counterparts. But we also believe, as I laid out — maybe in too much detail for some of you — that there are fundamental structural drivers that favor Ukraine here. And part of that is about what the U.S. industrial base can produce. Part of it is about what the Europeans have stepped up to do in really significant ways over the course of the — the last six months. And we are urging them to keep that going, even as the U.S. has delivered $60 billion. Part of that is about the Ukrainian capacity itself.

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Cleveland and McKinley administrations

And, you know, we’re happy to have senior-level participation from each of these countries, even though the leaders, each for their own reason, has chosen not to come to Los Angeles. And so, I think there’s no way you can look the substantive outcomes of the summit and find that there is a link between the lack of leader-level representation from those countries and what those countries’ commitments are on the migration question. The second form of incentive is that we’re putting on the table something that a lot of these countries are asking from us, which is labor pathways to the United States for both migrants transiting their countries and for the source countries, from citizens of their home country. In terms of the actual negotiations, I’ll leave it to the two sides to lay out where they are. The United States has made clear that we support the return to those talks, and we’re prepared to take steps if those talks move forward.

Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by today’s senseless violence, particularly those injured and killed, their families, as well as the first respondents. With the New York case overturned on Thursday, Bonjean said her team is considering making a new plea to review the California conviction. And so, obviously the Vice President is going to speak to this. And so, I will let her remarks kind of lay out the — the importance of today.

They are still working — working out the details. And again, he signed an executive action on police — police reform, on measures that we can do from the executive — from the federal — from the federal side of things, from the White House, from the administration. And finally, it’s important for the Senate to move on gun measures.

Q    Quickly, about the meeting today over Rafah — the virtual meeting. Q    So, then why is it that she has not spoken to the President of Guatemala since June? But it’s important to understand that when you — when anybody raises a question about this new CBO score, it is a fake score about a bill that doesn’t exist. And we should really focus on the actual bill everybody is going to vote on and considering in Congress right now.

And while today’s announcement is very good news for Ukraine, they are still under severe pressure on the battlefield, and it is certainly possible that Russia could make additional tactical gains in the coming weeks. And that’s because of the deep reservoir of support there is for Ukraine. And that’s true of Democrats, it’s true of Republicans, it’s true of independents.

What actually happens in those negotiations is something we will see. But there is, in our view, a deal on the table that would effectuate a compliance-for-compliance return to the JCPOA without dealing with extraneous issues. And then, the specific announcements we’re making don’t require new congressional legislation. But more broadly, we are looking to Congress to step up and be a partner on a bipartisan basis on the migration question in a way that they — that we haven’t seen over the course of the last year.