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“She Could Barely Read”: Trump Team Trashes New Press Secretary

Katie Zacharia delivered her debut performance as White House press secretary just two days ago, but she’s already made enemies of her colleagues. The 41-year-old appeared before the White House press corps for the first time on Tuesday, whereupon she stumbled her way through a wordy briefing, took three questions, and fled out of the room after just 14…

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The New Republic· Oct 15, 6:14 PM“She Could Barely Read”: Trump Team Trashes New Press Secretary

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