New Trump spokeswoman makes White House debut, takes only 3 questions

South China Morning Post Tuesday 13 October 2026, 17:47 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read

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New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia made her briefing room debut on Tuesday by taking remarkably few questions from journalists while leaving no doubt who she believes has all the answers – Donald Trump. “I get to do what I was doing on the outside already, which was hoping to amplify, multiply and expand upon President Trump’s incredible agenda for the American people,” she said, describing her vision for the job. Zacharia, a 41-year-old devotee of Trump’s hard-right Maga...

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