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Trump’s New Press Secretary Disintegrates Under Slightest Pressure

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia crashed and burned Thursday as she struggled to defend pretending to be an actual attorney. Appearing on Fox News’s Hannity , Zacharia was forced to answer for her train wreck first press briefing . “It’s been widely panned, I’m sure you’re aware. It only lasted 14 minutes. You only took three questions,” host…

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