{
  "id": 14302020,
  "title": "Trump's new press secretary's 'awkward' briefing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trumps-new-press-secretarys-awkward-briefing-14302020",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:59:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/trumps-new-press-secretarys-awkward-briefing-20261014-p615dk.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Newly appointed White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has faced criticism following a stilted and rapid 14-minute news briefing. According to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, the briefing was described as lightning quick.\n\nFollowing the briefing on Tuesday, Zacharia faced questions regarding her legal credentials. The South China Morning Post reports that Zacharia, who has described herself as a lawyer, stated she passed a bar exam \"when I moved to China\" but did not identify the jurisdiction. While her LinkedIn profile indicates she worked as an associate at Beijing's Zhong Lun Law Firm from 2011 to 2013, a review by the South China Morning Post of attorney registration records in New York, the District of Columbia, California, Texas, and Florida found no listing for her.\n\nThe South China Morning Post also notes that a White House official told NBC News that Zacharia moved to China with her husband after law school due to his employment at an American private equity firm. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding which jurisdiction admitted Zacharia to practice law.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Trump’s new press secretary faces questions over over claim she passed bar exam in China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trumps-new-press-secretary-faces-questions-over-over-claim-she-passed",
        "published": "2026-10-13T20:43:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trump-says-he-does-not-believe-china-and-russia-help-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:13:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Trump's new press secretary's 'awkward' briefing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/trumps-new-press-secretarys-awkward-briefing",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:59:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}