White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Thursday that she had received threats during her time in the Biden administration, including texts and letters sent to her personal address.
Psaki, who has held the post since the Biden administration began, described the threats as the most difficult part of the role, saying it made her fear for the safety of her children.
“The most difficult thing in personal terms is that I have received threats, I have received nasty letters, messages with my personal address, the names of my children. It crosses borders, you know, and then it gets a little scary. And that was the most difficult aspect of this job personally, “Psaki told reporters at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast on Thursday morning.
“I admit that in many ways I am a public figure, people can like me, they don’t like me, that’s good,” Psaki said, noting that he thought it was freedom of speech. “My children are six and four and I am worried about their safety.
Psaki later admitted that there were cases in which she shared information with the Secret Service.
“I have received threats from people threatening to come to my house, letters, text messages,” she said. “I’m not saying I’m the first. This is a common phenomenon and it should worry people. ”
She said no one had physically come to her home, but added: “My address has been circulated among the Arlington Republican Party.”
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In a statement to The Hill, the Arlington Republican Party said it had “not publicly disclosed the home address of any Biden administration official.”
Psaki, who took over as press secretary when Biden took office last January, will step down in the coming days. Her last briefing will be on Friday.
Karin Jean-Pierre, the current chief deputy secretary of the White House press, will take on the role of press secretary when Psaki leaves, going down in history as the first black woman and openly gay to play the role.
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