Former Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre leaves Democratic Party

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has become an independent after serving under two Democratic presidents, according to the publisher of a new book from Jean-Pierre out this fall.The big picture: Jean-Pierre, whose encounters with White House reporters grew tense last year amid questions concerning former President Biden's age and health, will detail in her new book the weeks that led to his 2024 campaign departure, per a publisher's description.Driving the news: The book, "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines," pledges to take readers through the "betrayal by the Democratic Party" that prompted Biden's decision. In it, according to Legacy Lit — a Hachette Book Group imprint — Jean-Pierre will urge Americans to "embrace life as Independents" in an assessment of what she sees as a broken two-party system."In a hard-hitting yet hopeful critique, Jean-Pierre defines what it means to be part of the growing percentage of our fractured electorate that is Independent," the announcement reads.Political independents make up a dominant voting bloc, with an average of 43% of U.S. adults identifying as independent in 2023, per Gallup data.What she's saying: "I think we need to stop thinking in boxes and think outside of our boxes and not be so partisan," Jean-Pierre said in a video shared to Instagram."If you are willing to stand side by side with me, regardless of ... how you identify politically, and as long as you respect the community that I belong to and vulnerable communities that I respect, I will be there with you," she said. Catch up quick: Jean-Pierre became the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ+ person to become the White House press secretary after Jen Psaki left the post.Go deeper: The White House's tense podium battle

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