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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held her first media briefing on Tuesday, lasting less than 15 minutes and taking questions from a limited number of reporters. Zacharia discussed President Donald Trump's energy, upcoming midterm events, and her background. Critics pointed out her awkward delivery and short duration, while supporters praised her debut.
Outlets across the spectrum agree that Katie Zacharia held her first White House press briefing on Tuesday and that it was unusually brief.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic and The Guardian heavily criticized the briefing as a train wreck and compared her delivery to an AI avatar. Center and right-leaning outlets, such as NewsNation and The Daily Signal, focused more neutrally on her responses, such as her bar exam comments, while noting that allies praised her performance.
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Trump’s new press secretary raises eyebrows with bar exam response
President Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia raised eyebrows on Tuesday when she was asked where she passed the bar exam, telling reporters that she did so when she moved to China. Zacharia made the remarks on the White House South Lawn alongside Trump before heading to Alaska with him for a campaign rally. “Where…
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s debut was so poor it made Karoline Leavitt look like Cicero.The newly appointed press secretary spoke slowly and awkwardly during her debut press conference Tuesday, as if she had never seen or uttered the words in front of her prior to taking the podium. Her cadence was clunky, closer to that of a fourth grader…
Katie Zacharia’s maiden briefing was excruciating – at least her predecessor had delivered her propaganda hotWell, that was weird. Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, made her debut on the podium on Tuesday with all the warmth, wisdom and political dexterity of an AI avatar.Zacharia was all stilted delivery, nervous tics and lack of eye…
President Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held an unusually short first briefing with the media Tuesday, concluding after less than 15 minutes and calling on just three reporters, all from conservative outlets.
Any remaining skepticism of America’s literacy crisis vanished Tuesday morning, when Katie Zacharia, a former TV political commentator, stepped up to the White House podium for her first briefing as President Trump’s new press secretary. It is from this esteemed perch that Zacharia appeared physically strained as she struggled to deliver prepared remarks,…
In her opening statement, Zacharia repeatedly praised Trump’s energy and touted the crowd sizes at his rallies, where scores of seats have been unfilled in recent days.
The CNN anchor attended the press secretary’s first media conference and gave a tough review.
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President Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia raised eyebrows on Tuesday when she was asked where she passed the bar exam, telling reporters that she did so when she moved to China. Zacharia made the remarks on the White House South Lawn alongside Trump before heading to Alaska with him for a campaign rally. “Where…
The BBC's Sarah Smith reports on the the briefest briefing she has ever seen at the White House. Katie Zacharia took questions from three journalists on her first day on the job.
Zacharia is a conservative commentator and had been a communications adviser to the media company that President Donald Trump owns and operates his social media site.
While critics were quick to note Zacharia looked visibly nervous during the briefing, Trump and his allies praised her performance.
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The new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, made her debut Tuesday morning with a short briefing highlighting President Donald Trump’s accomplishments and taking questions from three reporters. “I’m looking forward to working with each of you as well, especially as we are in the middle of the midterm blitz with energy and excitement never...
Today at 2:30pm ET Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, head of the Justice Department’s fraud enforcement division, Attorney General Todd Blanche and other justice officials are scheduled to hold a press conference to announce significant charges as part of a national tax fraud enforcement surge. Livestream Links Below: . . . Posted in AG…
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is set to give her first press briefing Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. The White House has been without a head spokesperson since former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stepped down from the post at the end of August to spend more time with her young family. ROB…
Katie Zacharia makes her White House press briefing room debut Tuesday, ending a weeks-long stretch without a permanent press secretary at the podium.
Former DHS spokeswoman covers top stories as replacement for Karoline Leavitt
Americans can expect more of a "midterm blitz" from President Donald Trump leading up to the midterm elections, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia told Breitbart News during her first official press briefing in her new role.
Katie Zacharia is set to take the podium as the new White House Press Secretary more than a month after Karoline Leavitt’s last press conference.
