https://www.c-span.org/video/?512119-1/white-house-deputy-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-briefs-reporters&live
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/karine-jean-pierre-makes-history-white-house-briefing-room-n1268658
WASHINGTON — Karine Jean-Pierre, White House principal deputy press secretary, took the podium in the James S. Brady Briefing Room for the first time Wednesday, becoming the first openly gay spokeswoman and the second Black woman to do so. [snip]
Jean-Pierre's briefing comes as Psaki has said that she plans to leave her position next year. As Psaki's deputy, Jean-Pierre is seen as a potential candidate to take over the role.
Psaki has said that it is important to her to turn over the podium to more diverse voices and to prepare those in her office to step into bigger roles when she leaves the position sometime next year.
Symone Sanders, the chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris who recently deflected questions about her interest in the White House press secretary role, tweeted: "I will be raising my coffee cup during the WH press briefing in celebration of representation, aptitude and brilliance. The ancestors are proud."
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