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A look back at President Trump’s past White House press secretaries

From Sean Spicer’s viral first briefing and the birth of “alternative facts” to Katie Zacharia’s abrupt exit, NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin takes a look back at the people who have briefed the press under President Trump.

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