Jen Psaki will leave the her role as the White House press secretary and join MSNBC this spring, according to Axios.
“No contracts have been signed,” the outlet reports, noting that that “Government ethics rules have stipulations about how public employees can pursue private sector job opportunities while in office.”
But Axios reports that Psaki has told some of her White House colleagues that she’s in exclusive talks with MSNBC. Last May, she indicated that she would leave the Biden administration “in a year from now.”
From Axios:
Psaki will host a show for MSNBC on NBCUniversal’s streaming platform, Peacock.
She will also be a part of live programming on MSNBC’s cable network as a voice on different shows, but she will not be hosting the 9 p.m. hour replacing Rachel Maddow, which has been speculated.
Between the lines: Psaki’s deal is similar to that of Symone Sanders, a former adviser and senior spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris.
It is common for former White House officials to find jobs in cable news. Earlier this week, CBS News signed a deal with Trump official Mick Mulvaney.