Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. That’s how Jen Psaki characterized her early White House career, moving between jobs of varying esteem as she climbed her way to the plum position of press secretary, at the start of president Joe Biden’s first term. She left the White House in 2022 to host a weekly program, Inside With Jen Psaki, on MSNBC.
When asked in an interview with Fortune how hard it is to speak on behalf of the president of the richest, most powerful country on earth, Psaki responded with a chuckle. “I was very fortunate, because I was the runner-up for the job twice,” she said. “I was a bridesmaid, never the bride, as they say.”
