Katie Zacharia, Trump's new White House press secretary, makes a brief appearance before reporters

President Trump appointed Katie Zacharia as the new White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt. Trump announced that Zacharia would hold her first press conference the following week. When Zacharia made her debut at the podium, she took only limited questions from the assembled journalists, and her performance received mixed reviews.

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National story. 223 articles from 95 sources. Sources that ran the same article count once, which leaves 66 viewpoints. Updated 12h ago.

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Left

25 viewpoints
PBS NewsHourLean Left· 13h ago

Katie Zacharia's debut shows the pitfalls and possibilities of White House press secretary's role

Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 15h ago· ran in 3 outlets

Katie Zacharia's White House debut raises new questions about the press secretary's job

SalonLeft· 17h ago

Trump’s new QAnon press secretary exposes his desperation

MS NowLeft· 18h ago

Katie Zacharia’s first press conference proved there’s no meritocracy in Trump’s White House

The Boston GlobeLean Left· 23h ago· ran in 4 outlets

New White House press secretary’s debut: Brief, limited questions, and some harsh reviews

Center

23 viewpoints
Ran by 3 outlets across the spectrum· WFMZ Allentown, WHDH Boston
WFMZ AllentownCenter· 15h ago

Katie Zacharia's White House debut raises new questions about the press secretary's job

WHDH BostonLean Left· 16h ago

Katie Zacharia’s White House debut raises new questions about the press secretary’s job

PoynterCenter· 16h ago

Katie Zacharia’s debut as press secretary went about as badly as it could have

Bismarck TribuneCenter· 16h ago

Who is Katie Zacharia? Trump’s new press secretary makes rocky debut

WTOP Washington DCCenter· 1d ago· ran in 4 outlets

New White House press secretary’s debut: Brief, limited questions and some harsh reviews

The HillCenter· 1d ago

Zacharia's first spin at White House podium draws rocky reviews

Right

18 viewpoints
MyNorthwestLean Right· 1d ago· ran in 4 outlets

New White House press secretary’s debut: Brief, limited questions and some harsh reviews

New York PostLean Right· 1d ago

Trump personally prepped Katie Zacharia for first White House press briefing, urged her to dive in

Ran by 2 outlets· Conservative Review, Blaze Media
Conservative ReviewRight· 1d ago

Katie Zacharia takes podium for the first time as press secretary — and Trump reacts

Blaze MediaRight· 1d ago

Katie Zacharia takes podium for the first time as press secretary — and Trump reacts

NewsBustersRight· 1d ago

MS NOW’s Alexander and Hillyard Freak Out Over Zacharia's First White House Briefing

NewsBustersRight· 1d ago

CNN Mocks Zacharia’s White House Press Briefing, Praise Clinton Press Secretary

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PeopleLeft· 12h ago

Every White House Press Secretary Leading Up to Katie Zacharia

The GuardianLean Left· 1d ago

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

DeadlineLean Left· 1d ago

New White House Press Secretary Debuts With A Very Short Briefing, Some Breaking News And Lots Of Praise For Donald Trump

Deutsche WelleLean Left· 5d ago

Trump names new press secretary to succeed Karoline Leavitt

VarietyLean Left· 5d ago

Trump Taps Fox News Contributor and ‘Devoted Fan’ Katie Zacharia as White House Press Secretary

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The story so far

3 developments
  1. Oct 9Katie Zacharia appointed White House press secretary, taking spot of Karoline Leavitt, Trump says
  2. Oct 11Trump says new press secretary to hold first press conference next week
  3. Oct 14Katie Zacharia’s White House debut raises new questions about the press secretary’s job

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