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Trump's new Press Secy EMBARRASSES herself in debut

The David Pakman Show

October 17, 2026

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Speakers Taylor Rogers, Donald Trump, David Pakman, Katie Zachariah, Joe Rogan

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Donald Trump (1:12)

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Donald Trump (1:16)

In the face.

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David Pakman (1:28)

Hey, everybody. Welcome to the weekly roundup. Maybe you missed a few episodes or you want to relive the week's best highlights. We've got it all lined up right here. If you want to support independent media, keep the show viewer funded. Join us at Join pakman.com. Donald Trump's new press secretary held a press briefing today. It's been so long since we had transparent, substantive, productive briefings from this administration. And it lasted 14 minutes.

And she only called on three reporters. And it's pathetic. Her name is Katie Zachariah. And she.

I mean, listen, Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail got to ask questions. Start with the opening. She's reading from prepared remarks. She struggles to read the prepared remarks. We are so far. It all fits if the glove fits right.

Katie Zachariah (2:26)

Good morning. Good morning.

I am so honored to work for President Trump and the American people as the new White House press secretary. I want to thank President Trump for his trust that he has placed in me. I have wanted to work for him for a very long time.

David Pakman (2:52)

Right.

Katie Zachariah (2:53)

I'm looking forward to working with each of you as well, especially as we are in the middle of the midterm blitz with energy and excitement. Never seen before in the history of midterms thanks to President Trump.

David Pakman (3:08)

You can see that this is going to be a tough one for her. Donald Trump's new White House press secretary is Katie Zachariah. And now there is a very basic question about her legal credentials. The whole thing was, this is a very skilled attorney. And we now are wondering, is she really an attorney? Because she has presented herself as somebody who did practice law. And now the questions are, where did you pass the bar? What state? Where? That's the question. And when Trump was asked about it and when Zachariah was asked about it just a few hours ago, they didn't name a single US state. She said something about China.

Something about I moved to China. What does she say exactly?

I moved. What state did you pass the bar in? I moved to China.

When I moved to China. What?

SPEAKER_10 (4:12)

Where did you pass the bar?

David Pakman (4:16)

It looks like she says China again when asked.

Wow, folks, I don't think she's going to last very long. I don't. This is not looking good at all at all. When the question is, where did you pass the bar? And the answer starts with when I moved to China. That doesn't sound right. What does moving to China have to do with passing an American bar exam, which are administered by the states? Watch what happens in this second video. A woman is punched in the face. There's a physical confrontation. And then Trump starts talking about the woman as a fat guy, and he urges a more aggressive response. They're just beating women at Trump rallies, guys.

Take a look at this. And I know the video is chaotic. We'll do our best to interpret it.

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