White Housepress secretaryKarine Jean-Pierreis admittedly not a “Directioner.”
During a press briefing on Thursday, Jean-Pierre, 48, confessed that she’s not familiar with the U.K. boy band sensationOne Directionafter she mispronouncedNiall Horan’s name while announcing the Irish artist’s upcoming St. Patrick’s Day performance at the White House.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty
Jean-Pierre noted that a “few members of my team are truly excited about that,” also announcing the performance on social media.
“It doesn’t get better than this!” Jean-Pierre wrote on Twitter. “I think I speak for all the music lovers in the Biden-Harris Administration when I say we cannot wait to welcome @NiallOfficial to the White House tomorrow for a special performance to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀”
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The members have since gone on to their own solo careers, with Horan, 29, currently coaching contestants on season 23 ofThe Voice. He’s also releasing his upcoming third solo studio albumThe Showin June, which he said is “far and away,my favorite stuff I’ve ever worked on” when he announced it last month.
“This album is a piece of work I’m so proud of and now it’s time to pass it over to you to go and make it your own,” he wrote on social media.
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“Thank you so much for being there for me all this time and I can’t wait to share the next couple of years of this new era with you,” added Horan. “I’ve missed you all so much. It’s good to be back.”
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Jean-Pierre made history when she was announced as thefirst Black and first openly gay White House press secretarylast May, replacingJen Psakiafter shedeparted the positionandmoved on to MSNBC.
source: people.com
