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  "id": 14237088,
  "title": "New White House spokeswoman heavy on Trump praise, light on questions in debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/new-white-house-spokeswoman-heavy-on-trump-praise-light-on-questions-14237088",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T16:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261014/new-white-house-spokeswoman-heavy-on-trump-praise-light-on-questions-in-debut"
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  "account": "Washington — On her first day as White House Press Secretary, Katie Zacharia made it clear that her primary focus is to promote President Donald Trump's agenda. In her debut briefing, she deliberately avoided fielding questions from reporters, instead emphasizing her commitment to amplifying and expanding on Trump's initiatives for the American public. The 41-year-old, who identifies with the hard-right MAGA movement, assumes the communications role at a time when Republicans anticipate significant losses in the upcoming midterm elections. This comes as the popular 80-year-old president's approval ratings continue to decline. During her opening remarks, Zacharia meticulously listed numerous accomplishments under Trump's leadership, a practice known within the White House as \"toppers.\"",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia made her briefing room debut Tuesday by taking remarkably few questions from journalists while leaving no doubt who she believes has all the answers — Donald Trump. \"I get to do what I was doing on the outside already, which was hoping to amplify, multiply and expand upon President Trump's incredible agenda for the American people,\" she…",
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