“She will be the first black woman and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as the White House Press Secretary,” Psaki said.
Biden is also bringing back longtime Democratic strategist Anita Dunn as his senior adviser. She had served in the Biden White House last year for several months after Biden was sworn into office.
“Representation matters and she is going to give a voice to so many and show so many what is truly possible when you work hard and dream big,” Psaki said. Before joining the Biden presidential campaign, Jean-Pierre was the chief public affairs officer of the progressive groupand a former political analyst for NBC and MSNBC. She also worked in political affairs in the Obama White House and on his reelection campaign.
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