Inside Karine Jean-Pierre & Suzanne Malveaux’s relationship as Jen Psaki’s press sec replacement & CNN star raise child

THE White House’s newest press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre is set to replace the incumbent Jen Psaki on May 13, becoming the first Black woman and lesbian to hold the position.

The French-born activist is currently in a relationship with CNN anchor Suzanne Malveaux, with whom she shares an adopted daughter.

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday, May 5, 2022, that Jean-Pierre would take over Psaki’s role as White House Press Secretary, according to a

Jean-Pierre had been serving as the White House Deputy Press Secretary to Psaki since January 2021

Prior to this, Jean-Pierre was President Joe Biden's Chief of Staff, while he was campaigning for the presidency.

And on May 26, 2021, Jean-Pierre made history by becoming the first openly gay woman and the second Black woman to hold the prestigious position.

Jean-Pierre made history while announcing history — namely, that the Biden administration just confirmed Kristen Clarke as the first woman of color to head up the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.

‘I’M PROUD’

Jean-Pierre has been open about her sexuality, sharing her coming out story on during Pride Month last year.

“I came out to my Mom when I was 16 years old. The revolted look on her face sent me running back into the proverbial closet and slamming the door shut. After that, my sexuality became a family secret and it would stay that way for years,” she wrote.

“I dated, but I hid those relationships from my family. Just as American society has evolved over the course of the past couple of decades to embrace the LGBTQ community (never forgetting we still have work to do), my family has evolved to embrace my membership in it."

According to a  poll, 5.6% of Americans identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community with an even smaller percentage being Black women.

Jean-Pierre expressed her pride in her small but vulnerable community, "I’m proud to be an out Black Queer woman and I have been for quite some time. I’m happy to say, my Mother is now proud of ALL of who I am; she loves my partner and she loves being a doting grandmother to the daughter we are raising."

KARINE & SUZANNE

Jean-Pierre’s partner is Suzanne Malveaux, who was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan.

Malveaux attended Harvard University, earning a degree in sociology, before attending Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

She, like her partner, has had an extensive career in broadcast journalism.

Highlights include co-anchoring CNN's Around the World and editions of the CNN newsroom.

She also served as a White House correspondent and as a primary substitute to Wolf Blitzer on The Situation Room.

The couple seems to be private about their personal lives as it is not known when the two met or how long they’ve been together.

Jean-Pierre and Malveaux share a six-year-old daughter, Soleil, who they live in Washington, DC with. Jean-Pierre has said that their daughter has met former President Barack Obama on multiple occasions.