Trump’s new press secretary says it’s ‘unknown’ how much she’ll deal with media

Katie Zacharia, President Donald Trump's new White House press secretary, says it is unknown how often she will brief reporters or otherwise work with the press. She told the Guardian that Trump is his own best spokesperson and that she will step in as needed. She succeeds Karoline Leavitt, and her first briefing, held six days after the White House first contacted her, drew widespread criticism.

Scrutiny has focused on her legal background. Asked at that briefing where she passed the bar exam, she answered with a reference to moving to China, then told the New York Times she had misheard the question over helicopter noise. The Wall Street Journal reported that she failed the California bar, and she acknowledged this in an interview with Human Events. The State Bar of California has no record of her being licensed. A source says she stands by calling herself a lawyer. The Campaign for Accountability has asked the state bar to investigate.

Her résumé also includes work as an affiliate marketer for Beachbody, a stint advising Trump Media Group, and a brief role as a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson. She declined to say why the White House chose her.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Guardian’s reporting. Read the full story at The Guardian →