Jean-Pierre Steps Back as Kirby Takes Lead on Foreign Policy Crises
• Karine Jean-Pierre was named the first Black and openly gay White House press secretary, seen as an inspirational "first"
• Since the October terrorist attack, she has ceded the spotlight to John Kirby, who often fields more questions at briefings
• Kirby has more experience with foreign policy and national security issues currently dominating news
• The White House says Kirby will brief less often once the Middle East crisis subsides
• Perception that Biden has let Kirby, a white man, upstage Jean-Pierre as the "face" of the White House is a sensitive political/cultural topic