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Katie Zacharia Under Fire After First ‘Nervous’ White House Briefing, Trump Responds
The 14-minute debut included repeated verbal slips and an early shutdown after only three reporters asked questions, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia delivered her first briefing, an unpolished 14-minute debut during which she fumbled many times while reading from a prepared statement.
- Succeeding Karoline Leavitt, Zacharia previously worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year and served as a commentator for Fox News and Newsmax.
- When asked about managing work and family, Zacharia experienced a verbal slip-up, saying, 'my president—or excuse me, my husband,' after describing her four children aged 12, 10, 8 and 6.
- Zacharia abruptly ended the 14-minute session, stating, 'President Trump is heading out to Marine One for our historic trip to Alaska,' and redirected reporters to question him on the South Lawn.
- An anonymous source compared Zacharia's debut to former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci's 10-day tenure under President Donald Trump, cautioning, 'She needs to get much better fast.
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Donald Trump and the White House's new spokeswoman, Katie Zacharia, has held her first press briefing. It was a nervous and short affair, but one big piece of news emerged.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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First press conference of 15 minutes. Nervosa, read too much, said my president "while he meant "my husband"
·Milan, Italy
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Leavitt's surrogate stared constantly at her notes, cheated and mistook her husband for Trump
·Barcelona, Spain
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For eight minutes she nervously read her speech, answered barely three questions, and made a bizarre slip of the tongue: Katie's debut...
·Antwerp, Belgium
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Noticias ao Minuto
Noticias ao MinutoAt his first press conference, Katie Zacharia did not hide the nervousness and ended up making a gaffe, confusing Trump with her husband. "This was good," she reacted relaxedly.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right6Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left, 43% Right
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 43%
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R 43%
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