White House principal deputy press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made history on May 26, becoming just the second Black woman and the first openly LGBTQ individual to lead a daily White House press briefing.
CNN’s Allie Malloy and Caroline Kelly reported that “Judy Smith, who was a deputy press secretary under President George H.W. Bush, was the first Black female White House spokeswoman to hold a daily press briefing in the briefing room in 1991.”
Jean-Pierre now follows in her footsteps as part of the all-female White House senior communications team, led by Jen Psaki, that President Biden announced last fall following his election win.
