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White House scrambles over questions on new press secretary’s background

Washington Post Politics · October 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM

In her opening statement, Zacharia repeatedly praised Trump’s energy and touted the crowd sizes at his rallies, where scores of seats have been unfilled in recent days.

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