WH Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Cancels Appearance on ‘The View’ After Learning the Show Employs Members of the Writers Guild of America

June 30, 2023

A White House official said Jean-Pierre cancelled her appearance on the show out of 'respect' for the writers

Published 06/29/23 06:52 AM ET|Updated 13 hr ago

Kayla Gallagher

After learning that the writers of "The View" where employed by the Writers Guild of America, who are currently on strike for better wages, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre cancelled her scheduled Thursday appearance in solidarity.

"Out of respect for striking writers, we pulled down our scheduled appearance on The View," a White House official told CBS News' Ed O'Keefe.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre arrives at a daily news briefing at the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on June 12, 2023 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong/Getty Images

O'Keefe, CBS News' Senior White House and Political Correspondent, posted the news to his Twitter confirming it with a statement from the White House.

The statement continued: President Biden and his administration "sincerely hope that the writers’ strike gets resolved – and writers are given the fair deal they deserve – as soon as possible.”

NEW: @PressSec cancelled appearance on @TheView today when WH learned last night that the show employs members of the @WGAEast.

The show promoted her appearance yesterday, but then pulled down tweets and she didn't appear today. (more)
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) June 28, 2023