Jen Psaki leaving White House next month for MSNBC gig: Report

White House press secretary Jen Psaki will leave the Biden administration "around May" and join MSNBC, Axios reported on Friday.

Sources "close to the matter" claim that Psaki is in "exclusive talks" with MSNBC to "join the network after she leaves the White House." The report asserted that the deal is "nearly final," but noted that "no contracts have been signed."

Two sources conveyed that Psaki has already "told some senior officials at the White House about her departure and her plans to join MSNBC." An administration source revealed that Psaki hasn't formally informed the White House press team about her leaving the Biden administration for the media gig.

The report stated that Psaki would host a show on NBCUniversal's streaming platform Peacock and join MSNBC as a pundit for political commentary during live cable news shows, a person with direct knowledge informed NPR. Psaki was a political contributor for CNN between 2017 and 2020.