• White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierremade a bizarre statement on social media, claiming in a since-deleted post that she once ran for president of the United States.
• “Investing in America means investing in ALL of America,” read Jean-Pierre’s statement on social media. “When I ran for President, I made a promise that I would leave no part of the country behind.”
• The statement was made on X, the social media platform once known as Twitter, and was posted to the platform at 3:05 p.m. EDT. Less than 30 minutes later, the post was deleted.

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