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“It one more time shows how Trump cheapens everything he touches.”
The Guardian Katie Zacharia’s five days as press secretary expose flaws in Trump’s TV-driven hiring ›
On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
Joe Lockhart quotes
former Clinton White House press secretary
2 things Joe Lockhart said, verbatim, on October 17, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“all the press secretary does now is repeat what the president says and tell him how brilliant he was in saying it”
on the press secretary's role under Trump, after Katie Zacharia's five-day tenure
The Guardian Katie Zacharia’s five days as press secretary expose flaws in Trump’s TV-driven hiring ›
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