From the Left · Watch · October 28, 2026
Oct 27 ยท Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia blames the media and Washington for her five-day tenure
The Bulwark: Sarah Matthews reacts to Katie Zacharia claiming the media refused to let her do her job, following her disastrous five-day tenure as White House Press Secretary.
Grade D (64/100). Plays Zacharia's Newsmax answer, then Matthews rebuts it: the bar exam, her one press briefing and her Hannity interview
D: Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [0:50] 'Katie, your job was to read and speak and you somehow terrible at both.' (host's own judgment)
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): [1:16] 'a man who has spent the last decade with his lips firmly planted on Donald Trump's ass' (host's own wording about Sean Hannity)
Splits: Plays Zacharia's Newsmax answer, then Matthews rebuts it: the bar exam, her one press briefing and her Hannity interview
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