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New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held her first briefing on Oct. 13. Zacharia replaces Karoline Leavitt, who left the role on Aug. 27. Zacharia is an attorney and mother of four who was previously a commentator on Fox News and Newsmax. https://wapo.st/4jg3opO

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I love the military-esque jacket combo for the civilian government spokesperson. The white house needs to come out with their line of leather trench coats to really sell the "We're the new nazi party" platform. It's just not obvious enough yet

I’m confused about why anyone cares about this. Surely no one has any expectations of truthfulness from this administration. It was practically the lead story on lots of news programs yesterday, which was pretty disappointing, considering the serious trouble we are in. Let’s get back to real news.

Trump Press 'The overtly propagandistic notes took a backseat to Zacharia’s first-day performance, which even included the error of referring to her husband as “my president.” By turns halting and anxious, it made Karoline Leavitt, who resigned in September, seem like a rhetorical genius'

motherjones.comKatie Zacharia bombs first day as White House press secretaryShe appeared physically strained, even sighing heavily, while reading prepared remarks.

I didn't think it was in the remit of a Press Secretary to be only able to (badly) read pre-written statements. Instead, surely, she's going to need to respond to Press questions that she doesn't know are coming. Leavitt - no matter your opinion of her dedicated Trump backing - was good at that.

You got that right bimbo. His incredible accomplishments in the last 2 years has totally destroyed our credibility in the world and has done nothing but destroy our country. But, thanks for trying!

Graduating college does not make one and attorney. That bucket of water you carry for the Authoritarians ever get heavy? JFC. Clowns.

It’s a felony to impersonate an attorney. If you have a JD, you are not an attorney. So, claiming to be an attorney with no not a JD and not being barred means prison time! And yes, they teach this in law school!

She is not an attorney. She cannot read. This "briefing" was a disaster and demonstrated her lack of capacities for this position. Report what happened, Wapo!

My pal that's a high level editor for you tells me "We aren't the bad guys." Then you just LIE AND LIE AND LIE. Is she an attorney??????????

She told Fox, CNN, and podcasts she is a lawyer. Fox captioned her as one 18 times. Popular Information (Oct. 13, 2026) found no bar admission in any state. If she did legal work for Fix California, that is a crime in California. If she did none, why was she its general counsel?

Has WaPi been able to confirm her credentials as an attorney? There seems to be some discrepancies, including her own answer this morning, on where she obtained her degree and where she has taken the bar.

An attorney is a person who has passed the bar and is authorized to, you know, practice law. This very weird person is not an attorney.

Normalizing state sponsored propaganda again. Might want to check into those legal credentials. That’s what real journalists would do. But then you’re not real journalists.

An attorney is someone who has passed a state bar exam, completed a character and fitness evaluation, and been officially admitted and licensed to practice law by a state court or bar association. Zacharia is NOT an attorney.