Jen Psaki, who rose to fame as President Biden’s first White Home press secretary, presiding over greater than 200 briefings and gaining TikTok stardom for her often spiky exchanges with reporters, is becoming a member of the cable information channel MSNBC later this 12 months.
She is going to function a political analyst all through this 12 months’s midterm elections and throughout the 2024 presidential marketing campaign, the community stated on Tuesday. She can also be set to host a present beginning subsequent 12 months on a streaming-only channel, MSNBC on Peacock.
Ms. Psaki’s final day within the West Wing was Might 13, and her transfer to tv information was extensively anticipated. Hypothesis about her potential job at MSNBC started this 12 months whereas she was nonetheless presiding on the White Home lectern. Ms. Psaki stated on the time that she adhered to moral tips whereas discussing future employment prospects.
She is the second main rent by MSNBC from the Biden administration. Symone D. Sanders, a former spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris, is internet hosting a weekend present for the community. Ms. Psaki stated in a press release supplied by MSNBC that her program would give attention to “fact-based and considerate conversations in regards to the huge questions on the minds of individuals throughout the nation.”
MSNBC is in style with Democrats and left-leaning viewers, and its election and first night time protection already function opinionated hosts like Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace. Now its viewers will obtain real-time commentary from a key member of Mr. Biden’s first-term inside circle.
Ms. Psaki beforehand labored as an on-air contributor on CNN. Earlier than that, she served as a White Home communications director for former President Barack Obama, and as chief spokeswoman for former Secretary of State John Kerry.
