Jen Psaki Joins MSNBC as a Host and Commentator

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 sometimes spiky exchanges with reporters, is becoming a member of the cable information channel MSNBC later this yr.

She’s going to function a political analyst all through this yr’s midterm elections and throughout the 2024 presidential marketing campaign, the community stated on Tuesday. She can be set to host a present beginning subsequent yr 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 broadly anticipated. Hypothesis about her potential job at MSNBC started this yr whereas she was nonetheless presiding on the White Home lectern. Ms. Psaki stated on the time that she adhered to moral pointers 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 massive questions on the minds of individuals throughout the nation.”

MSNBC is widespread 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 interior 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.