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Enter the Zachbot: Trump’s new press secretary malfunctions on podium debut

Trump's new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia made a stilted debut, taking only three questions and lasting just 14 minutes at the podium.

Katie Zacharia’s maiden briefing was excruciating – at least her predecessor had delivered her propaganda hot

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What happened

Katie Zacharia made her debut as Trump's sixth White House press secretary, delivering a stiff 14-minute briefing that drew widespread criticism.

The detail

She took only three questions, read largely from prepared notes, and gave an unconvincing answer when asked when she passed the bar exam.

And then

Zacharia came to the role after a brief stint at the Department of Homeland Security and a period at Trump Media and Technology Group.

Full story at The Guardian

What readers are saying

trev1986
The unconvincing response about passing the bar exam raises questions about background checks in the hiring process. If basic credential verification is this loose, future briefings will likely hit similar credibility issues.
terryt
Keep an eye out for transcripts whenever a press secretary abruptly wraps things up like that. It usually means an official statement dropped elsewhere that bypasses the room entirely.
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