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Katie Zacharia draws criticism after press secretary debut
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What we know
Katie Zacharia held her first briefing as White House press secretary on Tuesday, with critics calling it awkward and stilted. Political strategists Sawyer Hackett and Harrison Fields join "The Takeout" to discuss.
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- First reported by NBC News Top Stories
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- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
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- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
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- Picked up by BBC News World
- New development reported by CBS News
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- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
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- Picked up by CBC World
Katie Zacharia fails to impress in brief debut as White House press secretary
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
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- CBS NewsKatie Zacharia draws criticism after press secretary debut
- CBCKatie Zacharia fails to impress in brief debut as White House press secretary
- The New York TimesKatie Zacharia Makes Bumpy Debut as Trump’s New Press Secretary
- BBC News US and CanadaHow did Katie Zacharia do at her first - very brief - White House briefing?
- NBC News Top StoriesKatie Zacharia holds first White House press briefing weeks before midterm elections