- Former Obama White House official Valerie Jarrett has come back into the public eye after being the target of a racist tweet from actress and comedian Roseanne Barr.
- Jarrett has long been the target of criticism as a result of her prominent position in the Obama administration.
- She was attacked particularly harshly after the Democrats preformed poorly in the 2014 midterms.
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How Valerie Jarrett became a target of the right
As one of the most influential members of the Obama administration, Jarrett has long been a target of criticism from conservative media
Former Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett has stayed mostly out of the spotlight after ending her tenure as one of President Barack Obama's most trusted staffers.
On Tuesday, however, she was thrust back into the public eye by a racist tweet from actress and comedian Roseanne Barr, in which she compared Jarrett to an ape. Barr's show, "Roseanne," was promptly cancelled by ABC.
This most recent attack is far from the first time Jarrett has been the subject of criticism and vitriol at the hands of conservatives. As one of the only black women to ever serve as a senior official in the White House, she took a particularly noticeable role.
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Jarrett served as senior adviser and assistant to the president for intergovernmental relations and public affairs, but her access to the president allowed her to wield incredible influence on everything from economic policy and Supreme Court appointments to seating arrangements at state dinners.
A former Obama official described her as "
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