{"id":2443934,"date":"2025-06-06T13:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-kjp-flip-flop-shows-how-they-weaponize-identity-politics\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:26:26","slug":"dems-kjp-flip-flop-shows-how-they-weaponize-identity-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-kjp-flip-flop-shows-how-they-weaponize-identity-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems&#8217; KJP Flip-Flop Shows How They Weaponize Identity Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-kjp-flip-flop-shows-how-they-weaponize-identity-politics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses former White House press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre&#8217;s recent decision to leave the Democratic Party and declare herself an independent. Initially, she was regarded positively by many leftists as a groundbreaking figure, but this perception has shifted drastically as her announcement. Critics, including former colleagues and Democratic representatives, have begun voicing their frustrations about her performance, labeling her as one of the least competent press secretaries in american history. Some attributed her prior lack of criticism to identity politics, suggesting that her status as the first black female and openly LGBTQ+ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female...Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a> shielded her from scrutiny.Now, wiht her departure from the party, these criticisms are surfacing openly. The article highlights the issue of how political affiliations can influence perceptions of competence and the hypocrisy of using identity politics as a protective measure for allies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Press_Secretary_Karine_Jean-Pierre_holds_a_daily_media_briefing_on_December_4,_2023_in_the_James_S._Brady_Press_Briefing_Room_of_the_White_House.jpg\">Oliver Contreras\/The White House\/Wikimedia Commons<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/06\/democrats-kjp-about-face-shows-how-leftists-use-identity-politics-to-silence-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats%E2%80%99%20KJP%20About-Face%20Shows%20How%20Leftists%20Use%20Identity%20Politics%20To%20Silence%20Critics&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/06\/democrats-kjp-about-face-shows-how-leftists-use-identity-politics-to-silence-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats%E2%80%99%20KJP%20About-Face%20Shows%20How%20Leftists%20Use%20Identity%20Politics%20To%20Silence%20Critics&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/06\/democrats-kjp-about-face-shows-how-leftists-use-identity-politics-to-silence-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/06\/democrats-kjp-about-face-shows-how-leftists-use-identity-politics-to-silence-critics\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats%E2%80%99%20KJP%20About-Face%20Shows%20How%20Leftists%20Use%20Identity%20Politics%20To%20Silence%20Critics&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/06\/democrats-kjp-about-face-shows-how-leftists-use-identity-politics-to-silence-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>There once was a time when leftists viewed Biden White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/13\/business\/media\/biden-karine-jean-pierre-john-kirby.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trailblazing<\/a>&rdquo; figure who possessed the unique &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/karine-jean-pierre-to-be-next-white-house-press-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talent<\/a>&rdquo; necessary to field softball questions from sycophantic &ldquo;reporters.&rdquo; But now that she&rsquo;s (supposedly) trading in her Democrat Party badge, some of these figures are suddenly willing to acknowledge that Ms. Incompetence was bad at her job. <\/p>\n<p>The sudden about-face comes as the result of Jean-Pierre <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/05\/kjp-should-be-compelled-to-give-her-tell-all-about-bidens-decline-under-oath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcing<\/a> earlier this week that she is switching party affiliations to become an independent, saying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/in-the-news\/legacy-lit-acquires-independent-by-former-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> that she is &ldquo;determined that the danger we face as a country requires freeing ourselves of boxes.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1154985411\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The move, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/06\/04\/karine-jean-pierre-leaving-democratic-party-00385060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Politico<\/a> dubbed an &ldquo;attention-grabbing ploy,&rdquo; coincidentally comes as part of the launch for the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-should-end-on-camera-white-house-press-briefings\/\" title=\"Trump Should End On...Camera ...\">press secretary&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s new book. It&rsquo;s also happening at the same time two notable media hacks are hawking their &ldquo;tell-all&rdquo; book about the Joe Biden cover-up &mdash; of which <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/19\/biden-cancer-diagnosis-makes-jake-tappers-anonymous-sourcing-even-more-scandalous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/19\/hes-as-sharp-as-ever-relive-karine-jean-pierres-worst-moments-covering-up-bidens-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jean-Pierre<\/a> were participants.<\/p>\n<p>Yet for all the attention she clearly sought to gain from this little stunt, Jean-Pierre is facing a wave of backlash from Democrats, who suddenly decided it was OK to criticize the former press secretary after downplaying her incompetence for years. Former White House colleagues and congressional Democrats have since come out of the woodworks (anonymously, of course) to tell their media allies about how feckless Jean-Pierre was at her job &mdash; a reality many Americans recognized years ago. <\/p>\n<p>One House Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/05\/karine-jean-pierre-democrats-congress-independent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> told left-wing rag Axios that Jean-Pierre&rsquo;s &ldquo;explanation for this move is as confusing and disjointed as her answers in her White House press briefings.&rdquo; Another purportedly echoed similar sentiments while taking a jab at former Trump White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, saying, &ldquo;Other than Sean Spicer &hellip; she was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-karine-jean-pierre-the-worst-white-house-press-secretary-ever-all-signs-point-to-yes\/\" title=\"Is Karine ... The Worst White House ... Ever? All Signs Point To Yes.\">worst press secretary<\/a> in American history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former colleagues have also chastised Biden&rsquo;s chief spokeswoman. <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/06\/04\/karine-jean-pierre-leaving-democratic-party-00385060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Politico<\/a>, one Biden administration staffer said of Jean-Pierre&rsquo;s book launch, &ldquo;Everyone thinks this is a grift.&rdquo; &ldquo;She didn&rsquo;t know how to manage a team, didn&rsquo;t know how to shape or deliver a message, and often created more problems than she solved,&rdquo; a former White House official reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/05\/karine-jean-pierre-book-reaction-biden-aides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Those sentiments are quite the reversal from the position the party had when Jean-Pierre was standing at the White House podium for more than two years on behalf of America&rsquo;s befuddled 46th president. Anyone who so much as suggested that she wasn&rsquo;t up to the task was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/alina-habba-forgets-one-critical-120532488.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALYR_0UtB97TOm-6Cq5wrlsFAG80dRz3WyL3JdQagyGOB2-oeD0iylVrfEjICIBBI7cOTq8potqMGAX3Xfp-V0qkI63ewdFPi1vVKD82ghW_V5xZmBCQuKeWXg6-dvdni8oSuRufDoFv9FinhCELtUUdz9e7nj6iC9paBosnyr6M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attacked<\/a> and often met with phony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2022\/5\/11\/2097348\/-Fox-host-says-Karine-Jean-Pierre-is-Black-and-openly-LGBTQ-so-she-must-be-unqualified\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accusations<\/a> of &ldquo;racism&rdquo; and &ldquo;homophobia.&rdquo; (Jean-Pierre is the nation&rsquo;s first black female and openly LGBT press secretary.)<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >left-wing hypocrisy isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t a new concept, Democrats&rsquo; sudden flip-flop on Jean-Pierre&rsquo;s competence demonstrates how the party weaponizes identity politics to silence its critics. <\/p>\n<p>Before, Jean-Pierre was viewed as a member of the cool kids&rsquo; club, and therefore, publicly acknowledging her ineffectual job performance was considered off limits. While clearly recognizing her stupidity behind the scenes, the party did what it normally does to obfuscate their political ally&rsquo;s incompetence: use Jean-Pierre&rsquo;s personal characteristics (in this case, her race and sexual orientation) to silence those who dare to point it out. <\/p>\n<p>Now that she&rsquo;s switched teams (no pun intended), Jean-Pierre is no longer considered useful to the party, and the truth about her failings as press secretary can be told for the world to hear. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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