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Katie Zacharia out as Trump's White House press secretary

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Zacharia was on shaky ground from her first White House press conference and over questions about her claims of being a lawyer despite not passing a bar exam.

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What the coverage shows

Most outlets converge on Katie Zacharia’s abrupt exit after about five days, and several, including NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, CNN, Axios and CNBC, tie that to scrutiny over her legal credentials and her failure to pass the bar. The Guardian, The Hill, BBC News and the Associated Press foreground Trump’s public language about her “reconsidering” the role, while Fox News is alone in describing the departure as a firing. Wired stands out for focusing instead on her past as an affiliate marketer for a fitness MLM, and the South China Morning Post uniquely highlights the China “proper toilets” remark.

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How it broke

16 Oct 20:35 The Atlantic Five Fabulous Days of Katie Zacharia
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