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Who could replace Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary?

Her abrupt firing after just five days reopened the contest for one of the Trump administration’s most prominent roles The White House is without a press secretary again after the ousting of Katie Zacharia, just five days into her appointment as Donald Trump’s spokesperson. Zacharia’s departure comes just months after Karoline Leavitt unexpectedly…

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Mulvaney Says Katie Zacharia Was Set Up to FailMick Mulvaney, former acting White House Chief of Staff and Co-Founder of the Freedom Caucus, says the Trump administration “set” Katie Zacharia “up to fail” by not giving her enough preparation before she began her five-day tenure as White House press secretary. Mulvaney says President Donald Trump does not necessarily need to quickly replace her and…

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