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Katie Zacharia holds first White House press briefing

Katie Zacharia took questions for about six minutes after opening remarks, and announced that the administration asked Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign.

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Katie Zacharia is leaving the White House press secretary role days after taking it up, according to reports.(source: story 4, Oct 16) A White House official not authorized to speak on the record said Zacharia is transitioning out of the role, and One America News reported the move came days after a heavily criticized briefing room debut.(source: story 4, Oct 16) During her debut briefing, Zacharia announced that the administration asked U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign.(source: Oct 12: Katie Zacharia holds first White House press briefing)(source: story 2, Oct 13)

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  • Katie Zacharia held her first briefing as White House press secretary on Tuesday.
  • The briefing began with several minutes of opening remarks and concluded after about 14 minutes.
  • Zacharia called on reporters from Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail.
  • Zacharia announced that the administration asked U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign.
  • Zacharia said she would have to get back to Fox News when asked whether the U.S. had stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine.
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Notes the briefing was short and tightly controlled

NBC News (Politics): Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, keeps first briefing short

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Left-leaning outlets framed the briefing as unusually short, with Zacharia reading remarks and taking questions from three preselected outlets.

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Says Trump personally prepped Zacharia for debut

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Says Trump personally prepped Zacharia for debut

New York Post (Politics): Trump personally prepped Katie Zacharia for first White House press briefing, urged her to dive in

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Right-leaning outlets said Trump prepared Zacharia in the Oval Office and urged her to use strong interest in the briefing to detail his accomplishments and announce the Guilfoyle resignation.

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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Notes the briefing was short and tightly controlled

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Mocks Psaki for criticizing Zacharia on first day

The Gateway Pundit: Jen ‘Circle Back’ Psaki Has the NERVE to Criticize Trump Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on Her First Day

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Far-right outlets mocked former press secretary Jen Psaki for criticizing Zacharia's first briefing and called attention to Psaki's past statements.

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