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Karine Jean-Pierre Totally Destroys Peter Doocy and Twitter Roars with Applause

Karine Jean-Pierre, or “KJP,” as she’s already affectionately known among the liberal centers on the net, has a tough act to follow in an already tough job. But she learned by sitting in the briefing room watching Jedi Jen Psaki teach her daily Master Class in owning, dunking, spanking, bombing, whatever word one wants, on Peter Doocy. Hey, it’s part of the job description.

And so, you know, given that today is KJP’s first day as the regular new White House Spokesperson, and her first press conference, she would have to let Doocy know who’s boss right away. We do want to note that as big a doofus as Doocy can be, he was quite gracious to Psaki when she left.

So it is possible that Doocy, perhaps without even knowing it, tee’d up a question for KJP to smack into the kids’ area play area behind the left-field bleachers on purpose… No, there’s no chance. He never saw it coming.

Biden picked Karine Jean-Pierre to replace Psaki as WH press secretary. I’m sure she’ll be a fantastic press secretary, although Psaki will be greatly missed.

Now, some of the power of the answer is lost in the fact that Karine, surely being a little nervous and not wanting any gaffes on her first day, was essentially reading the answer. But the words are the punch, and the words are what will be quoted in any article. We also know that the words will be delivered more forcefully with time as she gains experience. Besides, the fact that she had her answer written out means she prepared, and preparation is how it works at this level and is required to get this sort of result.

Twitter went nuts:

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