
The new communications manager for the Trump Administration lacked confidence during her first appearance.
For her first press conference at the White House, the new spokesperson for the Trump Administration, Katie Zacharia, showed nervousness and dodged a question on Ukraine in front of conservative media.
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Katie Zacharia held her first press conference as communications chief for the Trump Administration.
We generally expect perfect oral fluency from a spokesperson. For her first press conference in the West Wing of the White House, Katie Zacharia often gave the impression of lacking confidence.
Behind the lectern, the new communications manager for the Trump Administration began by nervously reading an introductory text lasting several minutes before engaging in a limited exchange with journalists.
The few questions accepted came from conservative media outlets, such as Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail. And the new spokesperson stumbled on one of them, which was predictable after Trump's complete abandonment of Ukraine which made all the headlines of the week: has the United States stopped sharing information with Ukraine? “I’ll get back to you about that,” she dodged. In a response to another question on which she seemed more comfortable, regarding how she was going to reconcile…

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