Politics October 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM

Press secretary under Clinton says Zacharia was 'set up to fail'

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Katie Zacharia was set up to fail by the White House and President Trump, who made her White House press secretary without preparing her, former Clinton-era White House press secretary Joe Lockhart said Friday.

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