New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia holds first briefing
Katie Zacharia has held her first briefing as White House press secretary after replacing Karoline Leavitt.
Katie Zacharia, a former TV political commentator, made her debut as President Trump's press secretary on Tuesday, eliciting skepticism about America's literacy crisis. Her first briefing at the White House podium revealed physical strain as she grappled with reading prepared remarks, sighing heavily at times. Zacharia's speech oscillated between praising the president and portraying his performance as overwhelmingly positive.
However, her initial performance, characterized by halting and anxious delivery, even including the embarrassing error of referring to her husband as "my president," drew sharp contrast to the perceived rhetorical genius of her predecessor, Karoline Leavitt, who resigned in September. Anthony Scaramucci, a former press secretary during Trump's first administration, quipped on social media that the clock was running, estimating his tenure to be 1/11th of a Scaramucci.
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