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Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia keeps first briefing short

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President Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held an unusually short first briefing with the media Tuesday, concluding after less than 15 minutes and calling on just three reporters, all from conservative outlets.

The press secretary spent more than half of that time reading remarks before taking questions from Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail.

In response to the Daily Mail, she also revealed that the administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, to resign following allegations of misconduct.

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