President Donald Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, is facing an early test after a brief and heavily scripted first White House briefing drew criticism and prompted prediction-market traders to speculate about how long she might remain in the job.
The 14-minute appearance on Tuesday, 13 October, has already sparked comparisons with Anthony Scaramucci, the former Trump White House communications director whose famously short tenure became a political punchline. But while traders are wagering on Zacharia's possible departure, there is no confirmed indication that Trump intends to dismiss her.
