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I read that Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is being promoted to senior advisor and I'm wondering why... and why now?
With a couple of exceptions (Dana Perino and Tony Snow come to mind), I have a special loathing for press secretaries, both on the Left and the Right. These are people who get paid to avoid answering questions (if they can get away with it), and to lie (if they cannot). Some of them are very good at it; KJP is not. Her non-answers are repetitive and clumsy, and her lies are brazen and transparent. She wears her DEI status (black, lesbian, woman) as her greatest accomplishment, seemingly oblivious to just how unimpressive an "accomplishment" that is. She should have been fired several years ago for gross incompetence, but firing a diversity hire is a bad look -- live by the sword, DEI by the sword.
So why the promotion? And why now? Is it simply a thrown bone for loyally — if poorly — defending the indefensible for these several years? Does an upgrade from "advisor" to "senior advisor" come with a large pay increase? Is there a boost in perceived status? Is it a doubling-down on the DEI schtick (first black, lesbian, senior advisor -- Yay!)
Or, is there something else at play? Does a "senior advisor" have some special kind of immunity -- executive privilege, perhaps? -- that a mere "advisor" does not? There appears to be a number of areas where Biden, et al., are vulnerable to investigation and prosecution. Is this an effort to shore things up before the end of the term? Or is it a simple "thanks for your loyalty" gesture?
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It does seem rather short-sighted, considering that one way or another, she would likely have been out after Jan 20, if not early next month.
But they would never be allowed to fire or even DEmote her, so the only option was to PROmote her. Perhaps to an office job where she can't actually do any real damage. In the (hopefully) short time remaining.
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Perhaps. KJP was Harris' Chief of Staff during her presidential run in 2020. If Harris wins, KJP could find a place in the new administration. I suspect she'd pass on that, however, for a more lucrative position with CNN or MSNBC. In either case, I don't see what this promotion accomplishes?
I'm not following. Demotion and promotion are not the only options. They could also have just left her alone to finish out the remainder of Biden's term. What kind of damage are they looking to prevent, and how does this prevent it? She remains Biden's press secretary after the promotion.
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You are probably making a mistake to try to figure out anything that the Biden Administration does. Maybe he sees her like a daughter and wants to reward her efforts--sad though they may be. She's certainly loyal.
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She probably demanded it to keep standing up there and lying for this corrupt regime.
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Joe had already reached in his bag and given away a brain, a heart, and courage so a BS new title was all he could come up with.
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