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Trump urges new press secretary to ‘reconsider’ taking job: ‘Is this for you, Katie?’

Katie Zacharia had a rough start as she fumbled first press conference and faced questions from media about her professional background US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has urged Katie Zacharia, his new White House press secretary , to “reconsider” taking the job after she faced intense scrutiny from news outlets, including the rightwing…

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Trump Rages as New Press Sec Debut Fiasco Harshly Mocked Even by MAGAIn a remarkable piece, The Atlantic reports that Donald Trump is privately furious over his inability to force Iran to stop the war. As one adviser notes, he is “used to snapping his fingers” to control Republicans and the media, so he is now “losing his mind that Iran won’t listen” to him. This comes as his new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, turned in…
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New White House Press Secretary's Debut: Brief, Limited Questions and Some Harsh ReviewsPresident Donald Trump's new press secretary stepped to the podium, the eyes of a packed room of journalists — and many in their audiences — upon her. She smiled broadly at the sea of faces both probing and friendly. With that, Katie Zacharia went live and became the official voice of the world's most powerful person.
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Trump tells new press secretary to 'reconsider' job after disastrous debutPresident Donald Trump made the startling admission Friday that he told his newly appointed White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, to reconsider her job following her rocky debut as the president’s spokesperson. “Katie is off to a start that the news has been so nasty, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Trump told reporters Friday at the White…
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