karine jean-pierre gave me a tour of the white house briefing room and told me what it was like to stand behind that die iconic podium. may i step up? you may. the importance of this, you were the second black woman, but the first black woman, in 30 years, to helm a white house press briefing. what was that like? it s so funny. for me, i was just doing my job. i was given the opportunity by the president, who believes that representation matters, if you think about it, in all of the context. just to do my job. and the way that we see all of this is, it s not about the podium, the room or the building. i think i said this that day,
white house communications director. karine jean-pierre, and pili tobar, thank you for coming and allowing us to be here. thank you for coming. it s good to see you. it s good to be here. pili, i ll start with you and ask the simple question. for you coming through those gates every morning, what is it like for you? first of all, it never gets old. the weight you re carrying on your shoulders is clear on a day-to-day basis. but there s so much work to do that at times it s a rush-rush to get in because there s not a minute to spare. obviously, the significance of it as a latina, as a queer woman, as a mother, all of those things come into play when you think about the work we have ahead to help american people.
i would want to convey a sense of security. to get her to understand maybe earlier on how much public service was important. to me at that age. go through your phat. meet the people you will meet. be kind to others and things will fall in place for you to be able to do something that you love and that is also greatly impactful you re carrying the lives and experiences of a lot of people from you. karine jean-pierre, thank you very much. pili tobar, deputy communications director for the white house. thank you both very much for coming on this special. thanks, jon. after our conversation,
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