White House communications came under scrutiny after new press secretary Katie Zacharia’s first briefing drew criticism from several unnamed White House officials and commentators. The situation remained focused on the content and delivery of her debut appearance.
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Katie Zacharia gave a stilted, 14-minute White House briefing that multiple reports said featured halting speech and apparent difficulty reading prepared remarks. Several unnamed White House officials and commentators described the performance as poor and questioned how long she would remain in the job.
President Donald Trump met privately with Katie Zacharia in the Oval Office just before her first press briefing and urged her to appear immediately, New York Post reports. Zacharia told reporters at that briefing that Trump had demanded the resignation of U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle.
