Valerie Jarrett

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Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Defends Biden, Talks 2020 In Conversation About Memoir

7:48pm April 02, 2019

by Audie Cornish

The longtime Obama adviser told NPR's Audie Cornish that former Vice President Joe Biden "got it right" when he said "it's important that men listen" in a wide-ranging interview about her new book.

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Roseanne Barr has offered several explanations for her tweet attacking Valerie Jarrett — including saying that she was influenced by the sleep aid Ambien.

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Roseanne Barr Says Ambien Played Role In Racist Tweet That Spiked Her Show's Reboot

12:26pm May 30, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Critics pounced after Barr said she was "Ambien tweeting" at 2 in the morning. She also said she believed the target of her tweet, Valerie Jarrett, was Saudi or Jewish or Persian — rather than black.