Her predecessor, Jen Psaki, attended the briefing, crowded into the back of the briefing room along with other former White House staffers of the Biden administration. Psaki served from the start of the administration to May, 2022, and she joined MSNBC and later became a host for the network. Together, she and Jean-Pierre held 537 briefings.

The briefing comes as wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles and soon after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement to pause hostilities in Gaza.

Jean-Pierre left the James Brady Press Briefing Room with her name forever etched in White House history as the first