Trump just fooled around with Susie Wiles over Katie Zacharia. And he found out

The Independent — World·October 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM

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Katie Zacharia’s disastrously short tenure as White House press secretary, a hire he made without consulting his veteran chief of staff, could be a harbinger of dysfunction ahead, Andrew Feinberg writes

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