White HousePress SecretaryKarine Jean-Pierregave her final press briefing to reporters Wednesday afternoon, and the last of the administration.
The give and take that happens here is incredibly healthy, and it is part of our democracy.
I have been honored to partake in it with all of you well, most of the time.
Karine Jean-Pierre at her final White House press briefing TuesdayPhoto by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jean-Pierre will be succeeded byKaroline Leavitt, who served as spokesperson for the Trump campaign.
She said that they have not spoken about the job during the transition period.
I wish her the best of luck, Jean-Pierre said.
Theres nothing like it.
She called her role the honor of a lifetime.
His new press secretary has not yet announced plans for her schedule or frequency.
I hope she continues to do what weve been doing for the past four years, Jean-Pierre said.
Jean-Pierre is the first Black person and the first openly LGBTQ person to hold the position.
I have stood on their shoulders.
Together, she and Jean-Pierre held 537 briefings.
