
Karine Jean-Pierre reveals mom's cancer diagnosis — and why she kept it secret
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Former Biden White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gives Americans a glimpse of her life behind the briefing room podium, including her mom's struggle with cancer.
Jean-Pierre recalled attending the Bidens’ first state dinner in December 2022, saying it was "the first time the administration felt a dinner was safe to host since the pandemic began." That evening Jean-Pierre was accompanied by her mother, who told her that it was "the happiest day of my life." Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
The state dinner was the last time Jean-Pierre "recognized my mother as the woman I grew up with." Unfortunately, things took a turn, and just a couple of months later, her mother was diagnosed with stage II colon cancer. Jean-Pierre found out that her mother was sick while visiting Poland with then-President Joe Biden.
"My mother has always been a private person. When she finally acquiesced to reality, she told me: ‘Don’t tell anyone. Do not tell the president I have cancer,’" the former press secretary wrote.

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