Katie Zacharia named new White House press secretary
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Katie Zacharia is a new press secretary for the White House. She will speak for the US president's team.
Zacharia is a commentator. This means she shares her opinions about news and politics, often on TV or online.
People call her a conservative. This means she supports traditional political ideas, often linked to the Republican Party.
Before this new job, Zacharia worked at Trump Media & Technology Group. She was a communications adviser there. This job means she helped the company talk to the public.
Trump Media & Technology Group is a company. It is linked to former US President Donald Trump.
As press secretary, Zacharia will now talk to journalists about the White House. Journalists are people who write news stories.
She will give information about what the president and his team are doing.
This is an important job in American politics. The press secretary often appears on TV and answers public questions.
Many people will now watch what Zacharia says in her new role. A role means a job or position.
Vocabulary15 words
- press secretary
- a person who speaks to news reporters for a leader or government
- commentator
- someone who gives opinions about news on TV or online
- conservative
- someone who likes traditional ideas, often in politics
- communications adviser
- a person who helps a company talk to the public
- journalists
- people whose job is to write or report news
- role
- a job or position someone has
- White House
- the building where the US president works
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- politics
- activities about how a country is run
- company
- a business that makes money by selling things or services
- public
- all the people in a country or place
- former
- someone who had a job in the past but not now
- president
- the leader of a country
- news
- information about recent events
- team
- a group of people working together
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Katie Zacharia is a new _____ for the White House.
She will speak for the US president's _____.
Zacharia is a _____.
People call her a _____.
Before this new job, Zacharia worked at Trump Media & Technology _____.
She was a communications _____ there.
As press secretary, Zacharia will now talk to _____ about the White House.
She will give information about what the president and his team are _____.
This is an important job in American _____.
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