Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that she never saw former President Joe Biden’s mental acuity falter leading up to his poor performance in the 2024 presidential debate, claiming that she did not see him on the way to the venue despite traveling on the same plane together.

Jean-Pierre was questioned by anchors Tony Dokoupil and Gayle King on this Monday’s episode of CBS Mornings about excerpts from her upcoming book, Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines .

Quotes from the book explained her resignation from the Democratic Party, with her blaming her decision to become an independent on other Democrats treating Biden “poorly” as they told him to drop out due to his age and potential cognitive issues, Bre

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