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Katie Zacharia's debut shows the pitfalls and possibilities of White House press secretary's role

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In her first briefing Zacharia read directly from a script. She paused and grinned when she uttered the words “Department of War" and mixed up the words “husband” and “president.” This would not be an easy job under any circumstances.

Katie Zacharia kept her first White House press briefing brief, raising questions on what's to come for President Trump's new press secretary. Trump, outside the White House on Tuesday shortly after Zacharia’s briefing, praised her debut as “excellent.” She was standing behind him at the time.

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