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‘Fiery’ Psaki ending tenure as a top White House messenger

FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki arrives for a press briefing at the White House in Washington, July 23, 2021. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, April 1, 2022, in Washington. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) FILE - Signs restricting the number of reporters as part of increased COVID-19 restrictions are posted as White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Jan. 4, 2022. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki listens as President Joe Biden speaks about Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House, Aug. 16, 2021, in Washington. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Sept. 22, 2021. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) FILE - Jen Psaki, traveling press secretary for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., puts on protective footwear covers before touring the dairy complex and barns of Penn State University in University Park , Pa., on March 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - White House Chief of Staff Rham Emanuel, left, and Deputy White House Communications Director Jen Psaki step off Air Force One as they arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., April 22, 2010. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki hugs incoming press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a press briefing at the White House, May 5, 2022, in Washington. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. Her departure could complicate how Biden's message gets out at a critical time for him, at least in the short term. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki listens to a question from a reporter during a press briefing in the White House in Washington, April 16, 2021. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. Her departure could complicate how Biden's message gets out at a critical time for him, at least in the short term. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2011, photo, Jen Psaki is seen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) FILE - Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki is seen aboard a military helicopter enroute to Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., on Sept. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds up a binder as she speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2022. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. Her departure could complicate how Biden's message gets out at a critical time for him, at least in the short term. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki arrives for the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, April 29, 2022. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. Her departure could complicate how Biden's message gets out at a critical time for him, at least in the short term. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Feb. 23, 2022, in Washington. Psaki, whose last day on the job is Friday, has answered reporters' questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that Biden has been in office. That makes her a top White House communicator and perhaps the administration's most public face, behind only the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. Her departure could complicate how Biden's message gets out at a critical time for him, at least in the short term. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)