Ex-Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre blasted by TWO DOZEN colleagues as 'coddled, ineffectual, unprepared'
'Respectfully, get the f*** out of here – it's not what people want to hear,' one former White House official fumed to DailyMail.com hours after Jean-Pierre's publisher confirmed the forthcoming book.
'What is the goal here? Is the goal here to sell a book? Because that's what it feels like,' said the former official, calling the book a 'huge distraction.'
'We're in the middle of fighting against what the [ Congressional Budget Office] called 10.9 million people losing their health insurance. Mass deportations. Potential citizens deported to a f***ing concentration camp in El Salvador. This is the messaging you're sending right now?'
'Her becoming independent because they were mean to her boss is the lamest s--- I've ever heard. Read the room,' the source intoned.
Other sources were gobsmacked why Jean-Pierre would wait so long to unburden herself if she truly felt the White House was 'broken' as her book promo claims.
'She lost whatever media cachet she had after the White House, and The View isn't taking her call anymore so she has to resort to a selfish stunt to sell books and get any attention,' another former White House official told DailyMail.com after the news broke.
The source was referencing her embarrassing rejection from ABC's 'The View' program, despite appearing on it as press secretary.
Another source told Axios: 'The amount of time that was spent coddling [Jean-Pierre] and appeasing her was astronomical compared to our attention on actual matters of substance.'
Another called her 'one of the most ineffectual and unprepared people I've ever worked with.,' while still another cited the 'hubris' of trying to position herself as an outsider after enjoying the 'perks' of proximity to power.
She didn't know how to manage a team, didn't know how to shape or deliver a message, and often created more problems than she solved.
'It's difficult to see how this is anything but a bizarre cash grab,' said the official.
Jean-Pierre hasn't responded to a request for comment, but she addressed the subject of her book on her Instagram page.
'Since my final day as The White House Press Secretary this past January, rarely a day goes by that I'm not stopped in the supermarket, at my daughter's school, at the bank, in an airport, or in my neighborhood to be asked for my perspective, opinion, or insight about the state of our country and what we must do to preserve our democracy,' she said -- speaking before a rack of books that one source in a bit of promotion that one source compared to 'a hostage video.'
'In an era of rampant disinformation and regressive social policies, I'm choosing what I champion based on my own compass. And I'm willing to fight side by side with anyone who shares my goals and principles, no matter how they identify politically, so long as they treat me and the communities I love with respect,' she said.
The criticism from Democrats followed the shock announcement by Jean-Pierre's publisher about her forthcoming book resurfaced complaints about her own capabilities and officials who insulated the former president from criticism that could have helped right the ship.
Former Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, who launched a brief primary challenge citing his age long before he dropped out, took a shot a Jean-Pierre without naming her direction. 'I haven't written a book or been paid for a speech and will never become a lobbyist. I just share my perspective and advocate for common sense without charging anyone for it,' he wrote.
Many of those urging Biden to get out after his debate disaster argued it was the only way to avoid an electoral wipeout. As it turned out, Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in at the 11th Hour and lost to Donald Trump anyway.
Most surprising to many is that Jean-Pierre announced she is leaving the Democratic Party, after a long career as an operative, at a time when Democrats are soul-searching to try to find a way to combat Donald Trump. Her new book, titled Independent, has a cover featuring shattered glass, and a PR release describes its substance as 'a look inside a broken White House, outside the party lines.'
Her publisher Hachette describes an 'urgent, timely analysis' and urges Americans to 'vote their values and maintain individuality within party lines.'
'A lot of group chats were revived today,' posted former White House official Symone Sanders-Townsend, a former advisor to VP Kamala Harris, on X, adding a smiling / crying emoji.
'Counting 13 on my end,' chimed in former Biden State Department spokesman Vedant Patel.
'Lol,' wrote former White House assistant press secretary Jeremy Edwads, reposting an article about Jean-Pierre penning the book and leaving the party.
Former officials contacted by DailyMail.com said they didn't know what kind of advance Jean-Pierre was coming in, after failing to land a high-profile TV gig as did her predecessor Jen Psaki, now an MSNBC host.
'Probably best to purge the party of our most delusional and self-serving personalities,' the former official added.
The slack-jawed responses came after news broke that Jean-Pierre, who spent years defending Biden from the White House podium on both substance and questions about his age, health, and mental fitness was writing the book.
It comes as her former boss has been hit by a round of tough press coverage with the release of Axios reporter Alex Thompson and CNN anchor Jake Tapper's new book, 'Original Sin,' which rakes the Biden White House for covering up signs of his decline.
'In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary to the Biden-Harris administration, shares why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as Independents,' according to an online release for the book.
She worked as a political director for Obama. She also worked for liberal outside group MoveOn. Jean-Pierre didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on her new project.
The write-up for her forthcoming book indicates she'll take on people within the party who tried to force Biden to end his reelection campaign after his debate disaster.
'She takes us through the three weeks that led to Biden's abandoning his bid for a second term and the betrayal by the Democratic Party that led to his decision,' according to the release.
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