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Katie Zacharia faces criticism after first briefing as White House press secretary

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WASHINGTON: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia faced criticism after her first briefing on Tuesday, with her hesitant delivery and a slip of the tongue drawing attention from journalists and social media users.
Zacharia, who recently took over the role from Karoline Leavitt, used the briefing to announce that the Trump administration had asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign.
Journalist Aaron Rupar criticised the performance in a post on X, writing: “Katie Zacharia makes Karoline Leavitt seem like Winston Churchill.” https://x.com/cspan/status/2110050603313316097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2110050603313316097%7Ctwgr%5Ebe78c80b70156df5dafdb75a44d627073d862a87%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenews.com.pk%2Flatest%2F1419858-katie-zacharia-under-fire-after-first-nervous-white-house-briefing-trump-responds President Donald Trump defended his new press secretary after the briefing, telling reporters: “I thought she was very good!” Zacharia’s debut prompted comparisons with Anthony Scaramucci, who served as White House communications director for 11 days in 2017.

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