Katie Zacharia’s rocky debut as White House press secretary drew ridicule from Democrats, left-wing commentators and Jimmy Kimmel. Yet the criticism was not limited to President Donald Trump’s opponents.
Multiple White House officials winced at Zacharia’s first briefing on Tuesday, which lasted just 14 minutes — throughout which she took questions from just three journalists. One official described it as “brutal,” while others questioned why she did not take more time to prepare, CNN reported.
