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This is gonna be fun to watch.
Ed wrote a great piece this morning about the « reviews » of Karine Jean-Pierre’s book, which is currently vaporware.
It’s not the book that is the target of all this bile pouring forth, but Karine Jean-Pierre herself. After years of pent-up anger, the opportunity to strike out at her has attracted all comers.
Karine Jean-Pierre went from exemplifying « black excellence » to being a « kinda dumb » disaster in less than six months pic.twitter.com/xJ74SvbUw7— Andrew Stiles (@AndrewStilesUSA) June 5, 2025
Ed’s piece focused on the « external » reviews–Scott Jennings and Stephen A. Smith taking KJP apart. And they were hilarious. After all the « now it can be told » books basically ignored KJP’s role in Biden Brain Boondoggle, the actual appearance of KJP has reminded people of why they hated her so much.
Other than that, she was great! ????
KJP « was one of the most ineffectual and unprepared people I’ve ever worked with…She didn’t know how to manage a team, didn’t know how to shape or deliver a message, and often created more problems than she solved.” https://t.co/nbQ27mMYaN— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) June 5, 2025
Apparently, nobody hates Karine as much as her former colleagues, who apparently radiate it with the heat of a thousand suns. When Alex Thompson–whose book barely mentions her–asked her former colleagues yesterday about what they thought about KJP’s declaring herself an Independent (and independent thinker), they didn’t hold back.
What they’re saying: One former White House official who worked closely with Jean-Pierre told Axios that she « was one of the most ineffectual and unprepared people I’ve ever worked with. . She had meltdowns after any interview that asked about a topic not sent over by producers. »
« She didn’t know how to manage a team, didn’t know how to shape or deliver a message, and often created more problems than she solved », the official said.
A former Biden communications official threw more wood on the fire: « The hubris of thinking you can position yourself as an outsider when you not only have enjoyed the perks of extreme proximity to power — which .