
14 minutes, three questions, no answer about Ukraine: Katie Zacharias' first appearance in the White House was a false start.
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Katie Zacharia was appointed by Trump as his new press secretary.
Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia "My president - sorry, my husband"
14 minutes, three questions, no answer about Ukraine: Katie Zacharias' first appearance in the White House was a false start. Who is the woman Trump named to be his spokeswoman, past his chief of staff? And what's wrong with her CV?
By Britta Kollenbroich, Washington
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