{
  "id": 14495374,
  "title": "Jen Psaki Breaks Down Katie Zacharia’s First White House Press Briefing: ‘It’s Not for Everybody’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/jen-psaki-breaks-down-katie-zacharias-first-white-house-press",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:42:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/jen-psaki-katie-zacharia-first-white-house-press-briefing-reaction-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday night, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dissected new Press Secretary Katie Zacharia’s debut briefing, remarking that the position is \"not for everybody.\" Psaki, who previously held the role from 2021 to 2022, began by admitting she misses former colleague Karoline Leavitt. She then shared her discomfort upon watching Zacharia's opening press briefing, noting that it was \"rough to digest\" and \"rough to watch.\" Despite the challenges, Psaki acknowledged that initiating the day's greetings to everyone was a positive start.\n\nZacharia faced criticism from Psaki for calling on Trump-friendly outlets, Breitbart and Fox News, and for deflecting when asked about the Trump administration's intel-sharing with Ukraine. Psaki reminded Zacharia that Russia invaded Ukraine four years ago, prompting Zacharia to criticize Trump's actions in cutting back press freedom. Psaki emphasized that Trump's efforts to ban press outlets from the White House grounds and his manipulation of press freedom were interconnected issues, highlighting the importance of press freedom in covering a presidential administration.",
  "summary": "\"Karoline Leavitt, wherever you are out there, I miss you,\" the former White House press secretary says The post Jen Psaki Breaks Down Katie Zacharia’s First White House Press Briefing: ‘It’s Not for Everybody’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘The View’: Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin Pinpoint Where Katie Zacharia Went Wrong in ‘Mess’ of a First Press Briefing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/the-view-ana-navarro-and-sunny-hostin-pinpoint-where-katie-zacharia",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:33:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}