Katie Zacharia Holds First Briefing as White House Press Secretary
Katie Zacharia held her first briefing as White House press secretary on Tuesday. She took three questions and ended it after about 14 minutes.
3 outlets got questions: Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail.
45 minutes was the average length of Karoline Leavitt's briefings.
Zacharia said Trump asked Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign.
Zacharia previously worked for Trump Media, DHS, Fox News and Newsmax.
Why it matters: Zacharia said she sees the job as amplifying Trump's agenda, as she did as a commentator. She called the president "his own best spokesperson."
Guilfoyle faces allegations of misconduct before and during her time in Athens.
Zacharia said she will keep the "new media" seat started under Leavitt.
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Where they split: Coverage splits on whether the short debut was a stumble that put her job at risk or a nervous first outing by a committed Trump defender.
Center coverage, 26 sources: The center focuses on the briefing's brevity and the news it produced about Guilfoyle.