Ex-Biden Spox Scolds His Old Comms Shop Boss Karine Jean-Pierre for Bailing on the Democrats: ‘Parties Are Not About One Person’

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Nov 3rd, 2025, 11:44 am

Former Biden spokesperson Andrew Bates went on the record disagreeing with his former colleague Karine Jean-Pierre’s decision to leave the Democratic Party on Monday.

In June, Jean-Pierre announced in a statement that she was leaving the party, writing that when she finished up at the White House in January, “I determined that the danger we face as a country requires freeing ourselves of boxes. We need to be willing to exercise the ability to think creatively and plan strategically.”

Jean-Pierre recently released a book in which she took swipes at the party for “betray[ing]” former President Joe Biden

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