Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: New White House press secretary faces more scrutiny – this time from Trump-friendly Fox News

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Katie Zacharia made the rounds at the conservative news channel to defend her appointment as Trump’s mouthpiece</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/16/trump-texas-senate-race-midterms-paxton-talarico-zacharia-ukraine-starlink-diesel-oregon-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/katie-zacharia-trump-press-secretary-interview" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary</a>, faced intense scrutiny from news outlets including the rightwing cable network Fox News amid growing questions over her legal credentials.</p><p>During an appearance on Fox on Friday – her fifth day as Donald Trump’s chief spokesperson – Zacharia was asked if she still has the confidence of the US president. “I’m standing here,” she replied.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-fox-news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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