Karine Jean-Pierre has separated from Suzanne Malveaux, her partner for more than 10 years, revealed the White House press secretary in an interview with Vogue.
The two share custody of their nine-year-old daughter Soleil.
“I am a single mother who is jointly raising this extraordinary child,” Jean-Pierre told the review. “Our number one priority is his privacy and we make sure to create an nurturing environment.”
Vogue gave Jean-Pierre a substantive treatment in its September issue, giving him a glowing review as he has done for other administration figures, including first lady Jill Biden and the former aide to White House press, Jen Psaki.
The 3,800-word profile features descriptions of the “bright colors and bold eyeshadow” that Jean-Pierre, 49, wears, but it also talks about his suicide attempt and his difficulty in coming out to his parents as gay – subjects also addressed by Jean-Pierre. discussed in his memoir “Moving Forward”.
Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, is featured in the September issue of Vogue
Malveaux and Jean-Pierre met at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Malveaux, then a CNN correspondent, was covering the event and Jean-Pierre was working for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.
They moved together to Washington, DC, in early 2014, Jean-Pierre writes in his memoir. Malveaux quit her job as CNN anchor shortly after Jean-Pierre was promoted from assistant press secretary to senior press secretary.
Malveaux had already started the adoption process when she and Jean-Pierre were dating. She adopted Soleil – which means “sun” in French – in May 2014. Jean-Pierre officially adopted Soleil a few years later.
The White House press secretary told Vogue that having a child isn’t “one thousand percent” on her to-do list. Jean-Pierre, born in Martinique and settled in New York as a child with her family, had spent much of her childhood raising her younger siblings.
“I think that’s one of the reasons why I left to campaign,” said Jean-Pierre. “Because it took me away from home responsibilities.”
But she said she now sees being a parent as part of her professional motivation.
Everything we do, under the leadership of the President, will matter, not just today, but tomorrow and for the rest of our lives,” said Jean-Pierre. “What we do will definitely change the trajectory of his life. .”
Karine Jean-Pierre and Suzanne Malveaux at the 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Jean-Pierre revealed that they had separated
Jean-Pierre and Malveaux share custody of their nine-year-old daughter Soleil
Jean-Pierre has been criticized for his work, deeming it too robotic and too dependent on reading the briefing book always at hand – so close that it appears in one of the photos of Vogue where the attaché of White House press hugs him as she poses in front of the West Wing.
“I don’t take any of this personally,” she told Vogue of the criticism. “I represent the president, so pettiness is just not on the menu.”
During his daily press briefings, which last between 45 minutes and an hour, Jean-Pierre must address various subjects such as the war in Ukraine, the Republicans on Capitol Hill or the investigations into Hunter, the eldest son of President Joe Biden. .
She told Vogue that “she doesn’t speak for herself on the catwalk.”
Her daily routine, as she explained to the magazine, involves waking up at 5 a.m. and arriving at the White House at 7 a.m. At 8:15 a.m., she attends her first meeting of the day in the office of chief of staff Jeff Zients.
Before her daily press briefings, she prepares with White House press office staff. Any news or statement updates are printed, punched and added to Jean-Pierre’s binder.
“No office in America relies on hole punches like this,” notes Vogue and notes that Jean-Pierre “looks rehearsed.” It’s because she repeats. In preparation, she chooses adjectives and verbs with meticulous care.
Karine Jean-Pierre was photographed in front of the west wing with her famous briefing binder
Jean-Pierre in his office in the West Wing of the White House
The magazine writes of Jean-Pierre: “She meets the White House press almost daily – favoring bright colors and bold eyeshadow when she does – and, although she is more reserved than some than her predecessors and less inclined to respond to provocation by a Ready to hit back on social media, she has honed her own technique: disarming with a smile, then laying out the available facts.
Vogue also reveals that Jean-Pierre doesn’t drink coffee or alcohol and prefers to snack on grilled seaweed or a banana smoothie in the morning.
Jean-Pierre will not remain “forever” in this position, notes the magazine without giving any indication of what will happen next for her.
