President Donald Trump defended the briefing as "excellent," though observers noted Zacharia appeared nervous and briefly referred to her husband as the president. Zacharia's appointment follows reports that she studied Trump's Truth Social activity to time her television appearances for his viewership. While she has publicly described herself as an attorney, research by Popular Information found no evidence that she is admitted to practice law in any U.S. state or district, and her social media history includes promotion of the QAnon conspiracy theories.
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Trump Press Secretary Ends First Briefing After 3 Questions
US Politics7 days ago
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia concluded her inaugural press conference in roughly 14 minutes on Oct. 13. After announcing that the administration asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, Zacharia took only three questions from reporters at Fox News, Breitbart, and the Daily Mail before ending the session. Some White House officials described the debut to CNN as "brutal" and "unusual," with one source suggesting the performance could lead her to break the short tenure record of former press secretary Anthony Scaramucci.
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