Current White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, want KJP’s job. Who will be victorious?
The only way this story became public is that it was leaked by one of the two contenders or by someone who supports one of them. It was reported by Axios, a reliable ally of the White House. I’m surprised the story wasn’t leaked to Politico. Anyway, break out the popcorn because John Kirby is playing a bigger role than he did originally.
Kirby began his time in the Biden White House as the Pentagon press secretary. That seemed to be a good fit for him. Kirby is a retired Navy rear admiral. In May 2022 he was placed in his current position. When Kirby went to NSC, he quickly became a co-White House press security with KJP. He briefs the press corps on the big issues like…
