Trump says new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia should 'reconsider' job

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has faced scrutiny regarding her legal credentials. According to Forbes, Zacharia claimed that nobody asked if she had passed the bar exam prior to her appointment. In a separate interview, she stated she had passed a bar exam when she moved to China, though she did not specify the jurisdiction, and she acknowledged sitting the California bar exam after graduating.

During an interview with Jack Posobiec, Zacharia commented on China, stating, “I remember this very distinctly, having just come from China, thinking, ‘How is China the next country on the horizon? They don’t even have proper toilets’.” Reuters Business via SCMP reports that Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning responded by saying China welcomes Zacharia to visit the country more often. Zacharia's LinkedIn profile indicates she worked as an associate at the Zhong Lun Law Firm in Beijing from 2011 to 2013.

Separately, Live Mint reports that President Donald Trump has directed the White House counsel to investigate allegations involving former adviser Ric Grenell. The claims involve an alleged failure to deposit a nearly $5.6 million donation to the Kennedy Center made by Turhan Mildon, the husband of former Trump attorney Alina Habba. Grenell has denied the accusations, calling them a lie.

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