Jen Psaki is leaving the White House for a job at MSNBC.
Jen Psaki announced her departure from the post in May 2021, saying she wanted to pass the torch to someone else and be with her family, spending more time with them.
On November 2, 2021, she announced that she tested positive for Covid, again, on March 2022, she tested Covid preventing her from accompanying President Biden on his trip to Europe.
MSNBC Today: Where Has Jen Psaki Been This Week? She Is Leaving White House
Jen Psaki is leaving the White House to join MSNBC, however, as per reporter Sara Fischer, the papers have not yet been signed. She has been offered the post of host of a show on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming platform.
The platform is allowing her the opportunity to appear as a voice on various cable shows. It was reported that she will not be replacing Rachel Maddow in the 9 p.m. slot.
However, Psaki has cleared to senior officials about her exclusivity deal and planned departure, but has not yet formally told the White House, press team. As per the sources, she had been in talks with CNN and other prominent networks.
Meet Jen Psaki Husband
Psaki married Greg Mecher, then-chief of staff of Congressman Steve Driehaus, on May 8, 2010.
Mecher later worked as Congressman Joe Kennedy’s chief of staff. In 2006, the two met at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. They are the parents of two children.
She was expected to leave the White House “around May” for a job at MSNBC, according to Axios on April 1, 2022. She expressed that she wants to spend more time with her family.
Learn About Jen Psaki Age And Illness
Jen Psaki was born on 1 December 1978 in Stamford, Connecticut 1978. She was born to her parents a psychotherapist Eileen Medvey and Dimitrios R. Psaki.
Her father was a retired real estate developer. Her grandfather had emigrated from Greece in 1904 and whose grandmother was of Irish descent. She also has Polish ancestry.
She tested positive for Covid on 22 March 2022, and that was not the first time she got Covid. Besides that, she does not seem to have any other illness.