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Katie Zacharia held her first briefing as a White House spokesperson, also attracting attention for referring to her husband as “my president.”

According to ABC Australia Sport, Zacharia spent eight minutes reading from a script and answered only three questions during the briefing.

The same report also said that questions about the new spokesperson’s legal credentials were among the topics addressed.

One of the most widely cited moments was her reference to her husband as “my president,” a phrase reported by both ABC Australia Sport and India Today.

India Today described the first briefing as having gone awry and devoted a separate article to its most embarrassing moments.

The available summaries do not identify Zacharia’s husband by name; they refer to him only as her husband.

The ABC Australia Sport and India Today reports were published on October 14, 2026. This date concerns the publication of the articles and does not independently establish the exact day on which the briefing took place.