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Zacharia on China: 'They don’t even have proper toilets'

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia took a jab at China, saying the country lacked proper toilets, less than a week into the job where she's already come under fire over her qualifications and performance. “I remember this very distinctly having just come from China, thinking, how is China the next country on the horizon?...

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