{"id":2683155,"date":"2026-10-13T20:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T00:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-gets-a-tough-reality-check-after-catty-shot-at-katie-zacharias-white-house-press-briefing-debut\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T20:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T00:17:05","slug":"jen-psaki-gets-a-tough-reality-check-after-catty-shot-at-katie-zacharias-white-house-press-briefing-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-gets-a-tough-reality-check-after-catty-shot-at-katie-zacharias-white-house-press-briefing-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Psaki Gets a Tough Reality Check After Catty Shot at Katie Zacharia&#8217;s White House Press Briefing Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjen-psaki-gets-a-tough-reality-check-after-catty-shot-at-katie-zacharias-white-house-press-briefing-debut%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2683155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent controversy involving Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary under President Biden, who criticized newly appointed Trump White House press secretary Katie Zacharia by comparing her first media briefing to a \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d skit.Zacharia, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, held a brief, mostly prepared 15-minute briefing with only three questions from reporters, prompting some observers to describe her performance as unusual or bizarre. Psaki also publicly used the phrase \u201ccircle back,\u201d a signature phrase from her tenure, to comment on Zacharia\u2019s approach. Reactions from other media figures varied, with CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins calling Zacharia\u2019s first briefing \u201cbizarre,\u201d while Fox News\u2019 Kayleigh McEnany praised her for bringing notable news. The article emphasizes that Zacharia had only begun her role,noting her own career trajectory and suggesting that she should be given time to settle into the position before judgments are made.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki got upbraided on social media after she compared new Trump White House press secretary Katie Zacharia\u2019s first media briefing Tuesday to a \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d skit.<\/p>\n<p>Zacharia, just named by President Donald Trump to the post on Friday, conducted about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BhkBPU4POkk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15-minute briefing<\/a>, which mostly consisted of prepared remarks. She did take questions from three reporters before ending the briefing to allow correspondents to cover the president\u2019s departure to Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that Trump would answer more of their questions himself from the South Lawn before he left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell that briefing was basically an SNL skit \u2026 except it wasnt \u2026 will have a lot more to say at 9pm,\u201d Psaki wrote in a catty post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Someone quickly responded, \u201cWill you have to circle back on it?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Will you have to circle back on it?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Angela Morabito (@AngelaLMorabito) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AngelaLMorabito\/status\/2110028571133784558?\">October 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During her tenure as President Joe Biden\u2019s White House press secretary from January 2021 to May 2022, Psaki developed a reputation for telling reporters she would have to  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Wino_Winnie\/status\/2110017643680067763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ccircle back\u201d<\/a> later with them regarding their questions.<\/p>\n<p>Below are three minutes of her providing her signature response.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yFspsO7LSbo?si=zQ2DrcrUDmzsEX4W\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another replied to Psaki\u2019s X post about Zacharia, \u201cYour entire career as press secretary was an SNL skit lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@jrpsaki Your entire career as press secretary was an SNL skit lol<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shvartoshi Nakamoto (@gshv4rtsm4n) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gshv4rtsm4n\/status\/2110015694616363284?\">October 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN host Kaitlan Collins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=70IxSTGD-FQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> Zacharia\u2019s first turn at the White House podium as \u201cbizarre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not really sure that I\u2019ve ever been to a press briefing where there were only three questions in the briefing. It was quite unusual, especially for the first briefing,\u201d Collins asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outright-lie-kayleigh-mcenany-fires-back-ex-obama-official-accused-trump-dissing-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kayleigh McEnany<\/a>, who served as Trump\u2019s White House press secretary during his first term, offered a far more generous assessment of Zacharia\u2019s first briefing, saying she had a \u201cmic drop\u201d moment when she announced that Trump asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as ambassador to Greece.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe did bring news to the podium,\u201d McEnany said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-tells-kimberly-guilfoyle-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guilfoyle<\/a> reportedly sent text messages to Republican donor and former congressional candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/6144835-donald-trump-donor-eric-deters-kimberly-guilfoyle-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Deters<\/a> asking him to pay off her $100,000 American Express credit card bill ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing last year in exchange for access to Trump administration officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer attorneys have since denied that claim, maintaining that she was seeking to collect roughly $150,000 in unpaid fees for speaking engagements and consulting work,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/6144835-donald-trump-donor-eric-deters-kimberly-guilfoyle-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/at-davos-kimberly-guilfoyle-boasted-of-private-jet-trips-luxury-stays-d6602442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> also reported that Guilfoyle boasted of private jet trips and luxury stays thanks to wealthy Greek businessmen.<\/p>\n<p>McEnany added regarding Zackaria, \u201cI would note, she began her job yesterday; she did this briefing today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gj04ODadQgQ?si=k42RWxD6CmTW7J70&#038;start=64\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>McEnany recounted that it was two weeks between her start date as press secretary and her first briefing. \u201cSo kudos to her for just coming out and saying, \u2018I\u2019m going to do a briefing; I\u2019m going to do it within 24 hours, and I\u2019m going to drop this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dana Perino, who was George W. Bush\u2019s press secretary during his second term, interjected that she had two years to get her feet on the ground while serving as White House <a href=\"https:\/\/georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov\/infocus\/tonysnow\/photoessay\/10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deputy press secretary<\/a> under Tony Snow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Kayleigh_McEnany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McEnany<\/a> worked as an intern in the White House press shop when Perino was press secretary. She was also the national spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee in 2017 and the Trump presidential campaign in 2019 before being named White House press secretary in April 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-karoline-leavitt-accepts-new-job-fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leavitt<\/a>, in turn, served under McEnany as a press assistant during Trump\u2019s first term and as his campaign spokeswoman in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCircle back\u201d Psaki needs to lighten up and give Zacharia the chance to take the reins of her new job, and then judge her performance.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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