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A rocky first press briefing for a rookie White House press secretary

NPR | By Brian Mann

Published October 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM CDT

Katie Zacharia's first White House press briefing was short and often halting. The new press secretary chosen by President Trump left a lot of unanswered questions, including some uncertainties about her own qualifications.

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