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Katie Zacharia was too incompetent even for Trump

Trump fired his latest White House press secretary after less than a week on the job

Sources (1)· Oct 16, 6:36 PM

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Salon· Oct 16, 6:36 PMKatie Zacharia was too incompetent even for Trump

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