KJP’s mom had Cancer, so KJP made it all about race

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre revealed some private information after leaving her post, but embedded in her reasons for keeping it secret were statements that sounded more like race and gender-baiting.

In an article for Vanity Fair KJP wrote that she had been struggling with her mother’s cancer diagnosis while on the job but had to keep it under wraps because “women of color” aren’t allowed to be “vulnerable at work.”

“I have kept details about my private life under lock and key,” KJP wrote. Her reasoning is what has some folks scratching their heads. “Society doesn’t allow women of color to be vulnerable at work,” she continued. “When you’re a first, you don’t get the benefit of the doubt.”

Whether KJP truly believes that or is attempting to keep divisive DEI principles in play as the new Trump administration guts the toxic programs from the federal government isn’t clear, but KJP went on to tout her identity attributes.

“I’m the first black press secretary. The first person of color press secretary. The first openly queer press secretary. The first Haitian American immigrant press secretary. The first press secretary to be all of the above,” KJP continued. “Being a first meant that my responsibilities were beyond those in the job description, the load heavier. I bear a certain responsibility to the communities I represent.”

While it’s a great accomplishment to be “the first” at any noble calling, KJP’s performance as White House spox left many critics suspicious if it was her socially-preferred (at the time) minority bona fides that landed her the position.

KJP reportedly found out about her mother’s stage 2 colon cancer in 2023 while on a trip with Joe Biden to Poland. Her mother had asked her not to share the news with anyone, including Biden, The New York Post reported.

The former WH spox did, however, confide in her former boss and gave Biden credit for his support while she traveled on weekends to be with her mom.

Biden was “one of the only people at the White House” who knew about the diagnosis, KJP revealed, according to the Post. He “showed up for me,” she reportedly wrote.

Jean-Pierre’s revelation is just making the rounds, and critics are accusing her of pulling the ‘race card’ to cover for her many failures.

Ouch.

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