‘It’s An Emotional Moment’: Karine Jean-Pierre Describes Current Mood Among Biden Admin Staffers

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During Thursday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the mood among Biden Administration staffers.

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00:00Just following up on that, Kareem,

00:02what's the mood of the staff right now?

00:03I think it's — Oh, I'm sorry.

00:05No, it's all right. I'm just curious.

00:07Is there melancholy? What's the exact mood right now?

00:10I think it's a little bit of what I just said to Karen.

00:13I think there's a lot of pride in the work

00:15that we've been able to get done

00:16under this leadership of this president.

00:19I think that there's a lot of understanding.

00:21There's a lot more work to be done in the next six months.

00:24We're energized.

00:25And, look, I mean, I'm not going to be very honest.

00:28It's been hard. It's been very hard.

00:31You know, when you do these jobs,

00:35you believe in the work ahead.

00:36You believe in the leadership of the person

00:39that you're working for, this person being Joe Biden.

00:42And so it has been a tough couple of weeks,

00:46but we are so full of pride of what we've been able to get done.

00:51And now there's six months left.

00:53I noticed — and maybe I misread it —

00:56but when you had your prepared remarks at the very top,

00:59it seemed as if you got a little emotional,

01:02talking a little bit of — no, I missed that.

01:04Did you misread that?

01:05No, I mean, no. I mean, it is — I mean, I've said it.

01:07It's an emotional moment for everyone, you know, including me.

01:11It's an emotional moment, you know?

01:13This is — you know, you do these jobs.

01:16They don't pay all that well, as you know.

01:19You guys have tough jobs as well.

01:21And it takes you away from your family.

01:24You don't sleep as much.

01:27They are, you know, 24-7 jobs, for sure.

01:30And you do it because you believe in the work,

01:33whether you're — whichever side of the aisle you're in, right?

01:36I would hope and think that people who do these jobs

01:40believe that you're going to make people's lives better,

01:43right, or you're very much connected to the issues

01:45that you're working on.

01:47I think that's important.

01:48So, yes, it's emotional.

01:49It's emotional.

‘It’s An Emotional Moment’: Karine Jean-Pierre Describes Current Mood Among Biden Admin Staffers

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