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'5 days lol': Laughter erupts as Trump sends 'toast' Katie Zacharia packing

Katie Zacharia is already on her way out as White House press secretary after less than a week on the job. The conservative media commentator took over Monday for Karoline Leavitt, who left in August to spend more time with her husband and young children, and Zacharia got off to a rough start the following day in her inaugural press conference. Zacharia…

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Raw Story· Oct 16, 5:54 PM'5 days lol': Laughter erupts as Trump sends 'toast' Katie Zacharia packing

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Trump Fires His Fake Lawyer Press Secretary After Just Five DaysKatie Zacharia has been fired as White House press secretary after less than one week on the job, The New York Times reported Friday, citing three anonymous sources. She hosted one 14-minute press briefing, took 3 questions, and will go down in history as the press secretary with the shortest tenure to date. Fox News also reported that Zacharia would be…

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Generals And Journos Who Cheered Endless Wars Now Decide They’re Squeamish On Live ExecutionsA letter from retired military officers blasted the proposed livestream execution of the Fort Hood terrorist as 'exploitative broadcasting.'

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Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just 5 days on the jobKatie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just five days on the job, sources said, following a widely panned first press briefing and the revelation that she represented herself as a lawyer but did not pass her bar exam. Earlier Friday, President Donald Trump said he would let Zacharia decide whether to remain as his press secretary…

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Debate disaster as Trump Senate pick freezes on hot-button issue: ‘I am … eh …’A Republican Senate candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump froze, then laughed, when a debate moderator asked her to define the “reasonable access” to abortion she says she supports. Republican nominee Michele Tafoya faced Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D-MN) on Friday in a debate for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat. It was the race’s only scheduled…

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