President Trump answers questions from the media as he departs the White House to board Marine-One. President Trump was asked about Zelenskyy’s claim that Starshield and/or Starlink systems were slowed down following instructions from the White House. Trump says he doesn’t have any idea why that would be said, but he asked about it and was told that nothing changed. It appears Zelenskyy is making stuff up again.
President Trump also noted that he told Press Secretary Katie Zacharia to reconsider whether or not she wants the job as White House Press Secretary. He remarked that he told Zacharia to “reconsider” the job given the attack posture against her by the mainstream media. Trump just wants Zacharia to be happy, and he’s concerned about the attacks from the media toward her and her family. WATCH:
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The very worst thing about Zelenski’s lies is that the UK press is reporting that Elon Musk is the one who slowed down the link… despite him clarifying that it is the US military that has control of the service being used by Ukraine.
I’ve really had it with that disgusting midget!
I’m not attempting to be a nay sayer, but Z isn’t our problem and neither is Ukraine. Ukraine is really Russia ‘s problem and Europe has made the fatal mistake of making someone else’s problems your own. We have zero strategic interests in Ukraine, zero. Two nations that have been fighting back and forth for hundreds of years. The best bet is sit back and watch. Let others jump in that swamp thinking it’s a lovely swimming pool.
Yes, I agree….. Ukraine should not be our problem, but sadly, thanks to Biden and the D’s (and the R’s) it became our problem and very difficult to pull away from.
Zelenski never seems to be in Ukraine… he is constantly in other countries demanding MORE MORE MORE…..
Observer SC: “Zelenski never seems to be in Ukraine… […]”
I’m not sure it is entirely safe for the Z-man to be in Ukraine.
I might get motivated enough to search on how many days he’s been in Ukraine in 2026. Maybe… if I can get the needle on my I-Care-O-Meter to move up from zero, where it’s been pegged for a few years.
LOL!!! “I-Care-O-Meter“…. BRILLIANT 😀
We’re up to our eyeballs in debt.
We’re making all these efforts with DOGE and the other various fraud teams to claw back this money.
To then be blowing money in Ukraine is ridiculous and inconsistent with all the other steps we’re attempting to do to reign in the money.
We should exit this mess purely based on the fact that we can’t afford it- this is what our national debt says.
The United States does have a strategic interest in the Ukraine.
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Like what?
The SMO in the Ukraine is not a bickering match.
The Ukraine was slated and prepared to become a base military installation to facilitate an invasion into the Russian Federation, up into Siberia, and on up into the Arctic.
What goes on in the Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, and/or the Arctic has everything to do strategically with the United States.
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Like saying Cuba, Central America, and Mexico are all strategic interests of Russia/China if they were planning to invade the US.
It might help you to go back through the topics on this website concerning the Ukraine and review.
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I believe I have followed the topics on this website very well, thank you.
Ignoring comments is your right and sometimes your friend.
Or like Russia saying that Alaska, and Canada are in their strategic plans to facilitate an invasion?
Now why the hell are we there, and why is this a strategic interests of ours??
Russia is very capable of doing what needs to be done to defend herself.
We should stand back, withdraw any and all support in Ukraine aside from humanitarian aid and then let Russia do its thing.
Do you realize this would have been over and done years ago had we simply not gotten involved?
Russia isn’t some small little place that needs a bail out for crying out loud.
UniParty money laundering..
Like Russia having a strategic interest in Cuba?
No, not at all.
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How so?
Isn’t Ukraine on Russia’s border?
Were we not prepared to go to war after Russian missiles were found there?
I would remind everyone about what George Keenan’s concerns were about the dangers of NATO expansion to the Russian border, and the potential of this action leading to War.
https://comw.org/pda/george-kennan-on-nato-expansion/
Yup.
Not our clowns.
Not our circus.
I agree with this.
I’d say that damn near all of on the right all saw this coming, we strenuously did not want to go there.
I clearly remember reading all this at this site for the whole time leading up to this. We did not want this, miles of comments expressed this, and when this happened, we were pissed as heck that we’d been dragged into it when such a significant amount of us were saying NO WAY !!
Yet here we are- and against our will and efforts to be heard opposing this.
We walked right out the door on Afghanistan which was a far worse situation than this, and I didn’t agree we should exit in that way, but they did it.
So they did it there -and they should do it here with Ukraine..
What we just saw with Afghanistan is that it certainly can be done !!
We can do this -but much better organized. We know that the Trump administration certainly won’t botch up the job, but a fast, orderly and successful exit is certainly possible.
Z is our problem. Why? The fact we developed bioweapons on their soil that led to the creation of Covid and the murdering of millions including members of my family through the shots. It is many people’s hope that Putin is securing that evidence and that one day we may witness justice for the crimes against humanity that were spawned there in those labs.
Tell that to Congress, especially the RINOs. They are using Ukraine as a weapon against Trump, of course. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t.
Fully AGREE!!! The only importance of the Ukraine is to the politicians and others who are getting rich off the “war!” And to the European Gvts who are using it to try to punish PDJT and control the USA!
Add the press.
Sad for MAGA. Katie will be fine, she shines with a mission to bring the light of God’s truth into dark places like most of the press at the WH briefings.
She was a bad choice from the get go, it was like she wasn’t even interviewed, or given any schooling on how to do the job, or something.
I am grateful she is moving on quickly. We need someone strong w/fire, that can speak off the cuff and knows what is going on, as well as skilled w/a tough skin w/the elections happening. Praying the right person to get the job, a man might be nice this time around. Give Marco yet another job to do, LOL!
I trust our President and I doubt she took the job without watching the job being done by Karoline.
All will be attacked now, we are rounding another finish line and need full armor of God.
Pray she gets discernment.
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Glad she exited…this doesn’t look good and she lied regardless if she actually gave legal advice or not. She seems to think there is a difference between attorney and lawyer in some legal sense based on an interview I saw with her last night on Fox. Who vetted her or did Pres. Trump just promote her off his gut feeling that she was nice and attractive?
As I understand it she did not lie, lawyer means someone with a law degree, attorney mean you passed the bar and are licensed.
That distinction has long been vaporized throughout all states in the country –eons ago. Esquire and Attorney at Law are still distinguished in a few select states.
…and she should have known this.
Fox News?
Why watch propaganda?
Hannity was not nice last night according to the President, Hannity is not a voice for MAGA but controlled opposition and a bloviating bugger on top of it all.
100% Always has been.
I don’t care about the lawyer thing, she was just awful and anyone that can’t admit that has a toxic positivity problem.
I have practiced law for more than 50 years. There is a difference between an “attorney” and “lawyer”.
When you graduate from law school, you are a lawyer. Today some say “JD” which is the degree you get – Juris Doctor. When you pass the bar exam and the credentialing process in any state, you are issued a license to practice in that state and are considered an attorney.
It is this way now and has always been thus. The only minor exception is in Lincoln’s time you could be considered a lawyer if you read the law yourself rather than attend law school and there may still be one state that allows that.
All I hear from the attackers is ‘she isn’t a lawyer because she didn’t pass the bar!” (the first time because she moved away). Funny how NOT being a lawyer (however defined) in DC, or working for an Administration, is somehow now a massive failure nd not allowed by the Club…almost like everyone in DC needs to be a lawyer. Who knew? My, how far government has fallen….and Shakespeare was correct.
I always thought the terms were interchangeable, so I appreciate the knowledge!
I completely missed all that. I only saw her first appearance.
LOL!
I watched Katie’s first (and only) time at bat, and my immediate thought was that she was out of her element and would not last in that position. It reminded me of Sean Spicer’s ill-fated tenure as press secretary during the first Trump administration – a fish out of water.
These people really do have to be better vetted. It takes more than simply being a fan of the president. A background in communications and an ability to speak in front of a crowd is a must. We don’t need them up there as cheerleaders, though of course that’s a plus. We just need them to clearly and confidently communicate the administration’s positions, without fear or embellishment. And frankly, Katie was terrified up there, truth be told.
Let’s hope for better in the next candidate.
J
re: “It reminded me of Sean Spicer’s ill-fated tenure as press secretary”
Your recollection and mine differ; It may have been on these very pages where I read he was praised for his ‘tack’ in that postilion as he ‘gave it to the press’.
Yes, memories do differ. You should look up how long Spicer served as press secretary. I was there for every one of his press conferences and it was clear that, like Katie, he would not last in that position. Sean’s strength was behind the scenes as communications director, not at the podium fielding questions from a hostile press.
And as to the praise, the president praises everyone who works for him, even while moving them into other roles, unless they turn around and attack him on the way out – that’s not new. He praised Kristi Noem as he moved her out of the DHS secretary role but that doesn’t change the fact that Kristi had become a distraction and needed to go, as the president recognized.
Katie Zachariah was the wrong pick for press secretary, and her brief appearance in that role spoke for itself. It doesn’t make her a bad person – some people are just not cut out for certain jobs. But she needed to go. And yes, the president didn’t slam her as she transitioned – when has he ever?
It’s to be hoped that the next person to hold the spot is another Karoline, not another Sean or Katie.
J
Seems she is young and has a big heart. The evil news will try to tear anyone apart. She needs God’s strength and armor. If it’s too much that’s fine, not everyone has that pitbull instinct, where everything bounces off and they go on with the day.
Trump should expand his range of candidates for consideration beyond blonde women…
Expand your range of thoughts/opinions to a few steps above drivel.
Ironic.
That would be funny if He brought Pat Buchanan in.
Pat would be fantastic as speech writer!!
Nope, he’s right. Enough with the blondies, it’s time to put in a heavyweight.
What if a blonde is the best qualified?
Karoline definitely was.
You’re an ass!
You’re an ass!
Thank you!
Kari Lake?
Candace Owens
Nyet!
Candace Who?
Not really a fan of hers. At this point she is what I call Token Swamp. Too many have jobs based on connections or previous runs for office. It would be nice to have someone new.
I had not put much thought into it because I trusted POTUS and crew to find someone really good, that clearly didn’t happen. Rotate Hegseth, Miller, and Rubio, which I know is ridiculous because they all have important jobs to manage, but they are the type I would love to see at the podium.
What’s his face from CNN from Kentucky that used to work for the Turtle and is a Bushie can think on his feet and seems to follow the daily news rather well. Not that I want him for the job, I want someone that can keep up and fire back.
Just put Stephen Miller in there and call it good… He’ll whipped them into shape!
There you go!!
We’ve said the same.
Turn him loose.
Give him hazard pay.
Wouldn’t need a briefing folder.
Only industrial sized quantities of tissues for the WH press corps to mop their tears after he sorts them out.
Three weeks until the midterms, Mr Miller would be the best person to broadcast President Trump’s successes to a massive audience guaranteed to tune in to witness the carnage.
If ever Stephen Miller’s skills, knowledge, and razor sharp tongue were needed, this is the moment.
PUT HIM IN, COACH!!!
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What a great clip!
We had just agreed that Stephen Miller was perfect for the job! Like Rubio, he wears many hats!
Jack of all Trades, Master of all of them 👍🏻
The perfect strategy: Put Miller in the job all the way up to the mid-terms… A Presidential Special Press Corps Assassin !!!!!
Not permanent of course, but it is nearing the end of “the fourth quarter”.
There have been no convicted, passionate, strong voices as he has to stand in front of the mike and lay it all out, no holds barred. None.
With no enemedia interviewers to keep over talking or cutting him off…as they so rudely do on Sunday dog and pony talk fests. The floor would be his.
Free viewing.
Even if it were not, I’d dig deep to pay to watch it.
One of my choices along with Steven Cheung. Can’t go wrong with Miller.
Absolutely.
Put in this guy! He’d give ’em something to talk about.
Perfect choice.
Let him do both jobs.
Done ✔️
Does he, or doesn’t he…
Only his hairdresser knows for sure 😎
Perfect circa 1980s male pop rockers hair ;
The inner Stephen Miller 👍🏻
LOL! Perfect.
He would be perfect, but he needs to keep an eye on Susie since it doesn’t seem we will ever be free of her. Not that he couldn’t handle both jobs.
It is time to stop the DEI hires. Karolyn Levitt was the best ever secretary, but just because it’s been woman dominated for the last x number of years doesn’t mean you can’t hire a man. I’m tired of hiring based on color or sex and want every position filled by the most qualified person — male, female or confused.
Past Press Secretaries and their tenure at the WH Press Room podium.
I see all the long term holders of the position were men.
The two longest were under FDR (Early) and Eisenhower (Hagerty.) The next two were Reagan. Different eras.
Maybe it’s time to go back to the different era.
KZ is “The Qu.O.A.T.” (Quickest Of All Time)
Under how many Presidents? Great chart but I only recognize 8-10 peoples names, lol
NOT confused.
That is a sign of mental illness, and should preclude anyone possessing it from holding such an important post.
Stephen Miller would be perfect right now!
I take it back, she apparently has experience from working at DHS as a press secretary and washed out after 6 weeks. The whole thing w/this woman is odd and makes for really bad timing. She seems so desperate to be part of the Trump Swamp crowd, or maybe it is her husband and she is the ticket I don’t know.
It’s not only the fact she was a poor choice for Press Secretary speaking in front of the media, she either lied about being a lawyer or just didn’t understand what she went to law school for.
Lol
U.S. budget deficit for 2026 fiscal year near $2 trillion – CNBC
The Treasury Department said the U.S. budget deficit came in at nearly $2 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year.
The U.S. officially recorded its 25th straight fiscal year operating at a deficit.
https://share.google/9YovoXWZaetGZfKSG
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Did you change your name?
I wonder how much of that is due the Biden administration provided the illegals they let into our country with FREE (taxpayer funded) heath care, phones, housing, etc.? Not mention the fraud.
We may never lear.
LEAR. Love it!
The FY2026 “Budget”, if you want to call it that is not a actually a “budget”, since congress (both parties and parliamentarian) acts unilaterally to pass CR’s, Omnibus Legislation, Reconciliation Acts … ALL passed with zero consideration as to funds available, cash flow and tax receipts.
A budget is a quantitative financial plan that tracks anticipated income and planned expenditures over a specific period of time.
Note: President Trump has submitted, as required by law, 5 x BUDGET PROPOSAL that were actually balanced proposals. CONGRESS IGNORED them and opted NOT to follow regular order to pass a fiscal year budget … as was done for the FY2027 Proposal submitted by President Trump.
Core Purpose & Importance of a BUDGET:
Control Spending: Compares your incoming money against outgoing costs to prevent overspending. [1]Manage Debt & Save: Allocates surplus funds toward emergency savings, investments, or paying down balances.Guide Decision-
Making: Acts as a roadmap for households, businesses, or governments to prioritize limited resources.
President Trump has been sued and taken to court every time he attempted to use his Constitutionally granted EXECUTIVE Authority to follow any of the Core Principles above or act to introduce fiduciary responsibility.
Another minor detail. The EXECUTIVE Budget Proposal for FY2026, required by law, was submitted by Sock Puppet JoeBama Auto-Pen and had nearly a 10 TRILLION Dollar deficit built into the submitted plan.
Until Congress is fixed it continues .. especially the CR’s which cements in place actual Budget Lines introduced by the FY2008 Budget and EVERY Stop Gap Spending Bill passed since that time .. including Budget Line items that should no longer exist but are used to stow away cash. By the way, USAID Budget Lines STILL EXIST even if defunded … gee wonder what happens when the democrats regain the White House.
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Great job there!👏
That’s too bad. We do NOT need to keep supporting Ukraine!
It is a meatgrinder – killing millions and immense human suffering all around – for what? A Globalist war.
What do the Globalists do? Have a betting site to see how many they’ve killed today? They are sick people.
Making their cute little saying come true: “You’ll own nothing, but you’ll be happy” to work 12 hours for 1/2 of a road-kill!
Sick only begins to describe their evil!
The Globalists are winning brownie points with their god, Satan.
I thought it was World War Reddit but when they throw 25,000 a month died I wonder what’s left of the population after this long.
CNBC reporting Zacharia is leaving.
The communist struggle sessions of the left claim another scalp.
She’s out! Graduated law school at Pepperdine and did not pass the bar, but did legal work in China. Who screens these people at the White House??
BAM! 100% correct – little to no effort to ensure QUALITY and avoid disappointment all around.
whoever recommended her should be h to e next to depart.
I read that Karoline Leveatt supported her for the job too.
Did she apply for a job as a lawyer? I must have missed that.
Exactly! Democrats never resign or recluse!
Why would a Democrat resign or recuse when they control the bureaucracy and media whether we like it or not.
When I think of circle back and bobble head Karine…no way is that a job requirement lol
Buck stops with Chief of Staff in my book. Yes, President has final say but CoS should be putting up qualified/quality candidates. I feel bad for her. No one likes to fail and she’ll be the butt of many jokes. Life is like high school sometimes.
Graduating law school with a law degree makes you a lawyer. An attorney is someone who has passed the bar exam . As a lawyer she can do legal work in China.
Glad you left the GOP.
Are trying to tell me words mean things? I shant believe it!
My wife graduated from law school 20+ years ago and never took a bar exam.
We don’t call her “lawyer” or “attorney” because she’s neither. She simply went to law school to get a legal education.
Goldfish, this was posted aways above:
Jazzbogie October 16, 2026 8:49 pm Reply to –> marko
I have practiced law for more than 50 years. There is a difference between an “attorney” and “lawyer”.
When you graduate from law school, you are a lawyer. Today some say “JD” which is the degree you get – Juris Doctor. When you pass the bar exam and the credentialing process in any state, you are issued a license to practice in that state and are considered an attorney.
It is this way now and has always been thus. The only minor exception is in Lincoln’s time you could be considered a lawyer if you read the law yourself rather than attend law school and there may still be one state that allows that.
My concern is not the diploma/lawyer issue (refer to “Ph.D”, not a doctor Jill Biden), but the fact that she worked in Communist China. That is a concern for anyone who takes a job in the White House. I left the GOP to join MAGA. They are incompatible with each other!
Where’s Obama’s school records from Columbia? And he wasn’t a lowly press secretary. He was President!
It’s not even double standards with the Trump/MAGA haters, it’s preverbal beyond words.
She’s a press secretary not working as lawyer. Republicans cave at the drop of a hat.
This smacks of collaboration between the RINOs and the Dems as RINOs keep trying to get back into the minority so they can run on what they WOULD DO if they had the majority. Who vetted this young lady? John Thune?
Like dealing with children one has to pick your fights. Arguing semantics will only bring on more scrutiny and distraction. She became the story, that doesnt work for a press secretary. Trump owns the downside even when it stupid. he moves on gracefully. So should we.
But she always wanted to work for President Trump, that made me laugh. So have millions of others, doesn’t mean they are qualified.
Not passing the bar exam is not a career ended. A great many successful attorneys fail the first and even second tries.
If Zacharia leaves, Trump should appoint someone who treats the press the same way the press treats them and the public. Like scum. No prisoners. No apologies. Mock them at every turn. Someone as sharp as Rubio but a lot nastier.
A combination of Stephen Miller & Steven Cheung would be perfect.
I still like Kari Lake.
Whoever it is needs to be a “no mercy” individual. Stop the press from grandstanding with their two-minute speeches disguised as questions. Give the 30 sec. to ask their questions and then shut up for an answer. If they can’t do it, replace them with someone who can.
As Alice Cooper once said; “No more Mr. Nice Guy”!
No more women. He needs a someone who can be vicious with this scum. Miller would be perfect.
I disagree. The new press secretary should announce that she (and it now has to be a she it seems) will accept respectful questions, but when a DID (Democrat in Disguise as a journalist — all of them) tries a “gotcha” question that has no bearing on anything other than a gotcha, then the press conference is concluded. AND STICK TO IT. Thank them all for coming and walk away at the first gotcha/Democrat propagandist question. Answer only questions that are truly questions and deserve an answer. Enough of these wrestling matches.
Very good press interaction.
Agree about Katie.
Didn’t give Katie much of a chance to improve, geez! Never let the media win!
Lives and elections are at stake, we don’t have time to play the be nice to me game.
Yup, I did give her the benefit of the doubt. No, a law degree isn’t a prerequisite for the job, but being truthful is — unless you’re a ‘D’.
I wish her well.
Didn’t give Katie much of a chance, geez!
Did her husband already resign from his job?
Were the children already unenrolled from school?
How much disruption is this costing her entire family?
She was a bit shaky on her delivery right out of the gate. However, what a slap in the face!
I feel sorry for her.
Bring Katie back and just have her run clip after clip of all the lies the media tells. Then. Mike Drop.
Do that for month and then close the press briefing room until after the mid terms.
Kayleigh McEnany was the most combative, best informed and effective Press Secretary by far, who has supported the Trump Administration, followed closely by Governor Sarah Hukabee-Sanders. Could give two hoots where Kayleigh McEnany worked or works today … she has the stones and experience to bitch slap the press or effectively answer their questions … which ever is needed.
Even Karoline Leavitt doesn’t hold a candle to McEnany nor even Huckabee-Sanders.
Steven Miller’s dance card is already full working Congress. He would be OK to wheel in off and on …. but Kayleigh McEnany should be the main top dog.
I believe McEnany backed Desantis and not our President at one point.
Sooo WHAT … that was a PRIMARY.
What does that have to do with hiring her to be Press Secretary????
If she would take the job.
I apologize treehouse.
There was a dispute about a poll. I can’t find any proof she backed Desantis.
I should have checked first before posting.
Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox. Might she be looking for another gig?
She does not have the fire and combative spirit required. She was the kindly “interviewer” asking the questions and not the one under fire taking the questions …. especially the vicious irrelevant BS asked by the press pool .. playing gotcha games for sound bites..
How about Guilfoyle? She’s at loose ends now. Has a big mouth and knows the ropes!
Gatewar Pundit published a piece a day or so ago that Maria was reputed to have been President Trump’s first choice, but declined because of the need to forfeit the balance of her Fox contract balance were she to accept.
Completely disagree here.
Karoline Leavitt was the best Press Secretary by far. More eloquent and spontaneous than the others, and did a much better job of putting the Media in their place.
McEnany and Huckabee-Sanders were effective but had to consult their notes much more often than Karoline who was by far the more prepared, and it showed at every press conference.
I watched her … she never once gave complete answers, if she ever gave answers at all, especially with factual content. Her replies were evasive generalities at best.
Those “notes” were used to give actual, factual, accurate answers and counterpoints as a professional press secretary should.
Karoline was a pretty face, willing to be combative on the podium and nothing more. She was lacking in all other departments.
I saw this differently and that’s ok, but Karoline was much more than a pretty face.
She was the best quick witted defender of Trump and MAGA that I’ve witnessed in years. Not to mention she was the youngest Press Secretary.
She and Steven Miller are the best.
MacEnany was the first one out the door when the hyenas came for Trump after January 6, and remained conspicuously silent about her time in the role for years afterward.
WRONG!!!! Karoline Leavitt left her in the dust.
I remember this from Karoline: “Close your mouth, or leave.” She was awesome.
-sounds like something I’ve heard in the past!
There’s only one thing that bothers me about what President Trump said about the media attacks on Miss Zacharia.
He failed to mention that the screeching from the corrupt corporate media was to be expected. They are jackals, after all.
What was worse was the hysterical reaction from so-called faithful MAGA supporters.
Here in the Treehouse, and elsewhere in the MAGAsphere, Press Secretary Zacharia was brutalized for everything from her tone of voice and delivery style to her hair and wardrobe choice.
This young lady stepped forward to serve her country in an honorable way on behalf of the greatest president any of us has ever seen.
And for that courageous decision, she was bludgeoned by the home team.
Lord God, please comfort and strengthen Katie Zacharia and her family.
Please console her as she continues on the path you have set before her.
Father God, would you please forgive those who savaged her so terribly from their perch on the sidelines.
Would you please enable all of us to grow in wisdom, and please remind all of us that Your greatest command is to love.
I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, my Risen Lord and Savior.
Amen
I don’t know how to do the emoji stuff, but if I did, you would get a “thumbs up” for that one!
On my ancient HP laptop, I hold down on the Windows: key–it has the trademark Windows window with 4 squares in it–while simultaneously pressing the period key. I am going to do that now above. 😉
“Father God, would you please forgive those who savaged her so terribly from their perch on the sidelines.
Would you please enable all of us to grow in wisdom, and please remind all of us that Your greatest command is to love.
I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, my Risen Lord and Savior.
Amen”
ALMIGHTY FATHER,
May YOUR Will be done! We’re Praying for the Press Secretary to be. To us, the job seems unimaginable!
Please grant Wisdom, Strength, & Endurance.
In JESUS PRECIOUS, HOLY, & MIGHTY NAME, AMEN, AMEN, & AMEN
BLESSINGS, too, Please
You have a point, Bruce Gordon. But isn’t it time to stop the stringy haired blonde bimbo look, you know, one third of your hair over one shoulder, another third over the other shoulder and the last third a tail hanging down the middle of the back? What about a nice French twist? Or a bun. I had no idea who Ms. Zacharias was and didn’t watch the press conference, but I could have predicted the Democrats Propagandists would have attacked. Somebody had to know she didn’t pass the bar. You can bet the press corps knows how many beers she had the first time she got drunk. They ARE the opposition research for the Democrats. Who is so naive so as not to know that? I wish her well. I feel sorry for her. Press conferences have become a cage match. The SCOTUS won’t let the administration fire Democrats posing as journalists, so institute some rules. Honest questions answered, propaganda gotchas result in conference closed for the day.
The left, and evidently part of MAGA also, detest glamorous looking women. She is a mom of four and I say more power to her if she can pull off looking great. Even Hannity attacked her sensing blood in the water.
I say demean the sharks in the press pool for savaging her and setting a terrible precedent for whomever follows.
As others have said turn Steve Miller loose on the press pool for a couple of months ….. let the beatings continue!
Hannity was selected to deliver the “kill shot.”
He is a wretched subhuman.
That is just the current hair style for many 40 and under women. Doesn’t matter their race or hair color.
“What was worse was the hysterical reaction from so-called faithful MAGA supporters.”
Just wanted to highlight that. The faux outrage, faux MAGA, faux muh espstein files crowd will always show their true colors.
ALWAYS.
Or? Those voices are being algorithmically boosted. Like Nick Fuentes was a while back.
One thing to be faithful and another to be stupid. Someone tells you to jump off the cliff because of your love of Trump, ya gonna do it?
Thank you for being willing to speak some much needed truth!
CountryClassVulgarian It is not FAUX outrage to notice that the person selected to be the voice of the Administration was woefully unprepared for the job! She might be the nicest, most loyal person in the world but that does not automatically mean that this VERY public, VERY demanding job is the one she should be holding – PERIOD!
We all savaged Karine Jean-Pierre for not being up to the task of being the White House Press Secretary under Slo’ Joe Biden and we were right to do so! This is, IMHO, no different than that. Someone was placed into a high pressure position they could not handle and it is not hateful to say it!
And the fact that Zacharia is now trying to split hairs about whether calling herself a lawyer is okay because she didn’t call herself an attorney? C’mon people – what would you do if someone on the other side of the aisle tried that? Stope defending behavior from a Republican for which you would condemn someone if they were a Democrat!
So because I comment on the persistent faux MAGA, faux outrage, faux muh espstein crowd’s penchant for ALWYAS revealing their true colors I am now stupid and willing to jump off a cliff because “Trump” told me to?
Much appreciated. Thanks.
For the record, my response was not a defense of Ms. Zacharia or whether or not she lied but I am tired of the aforementioned fair weather crowd.
Did I say that you were stupid or did I simply point out that many of us who have been here for a very long time were absolutely unimpressed with Katie Zacharia’s debut and were willing to say so! You were the one who posted an all caps diatribe against people who asked questions and made observations.
(Also, if you look, it was another poster that made the comment about you jumping off a cliff but you responded to me. I try very hard to keep my comments civil and constructive as that is what the Treehouse used to excel at, before so many trolls and antagonists joined our ranks to stir up trouble.)
She blew it not MAGA but it is MAGA’s problem.
Midterms are no time for trial runs or unproven representatives. The left is winning, yes they are; look at the ground gained by anti-American forces, their philosophies, their voting base, and the continuing erosion of the American Dream – we are not serious about blunting their advantages except in echo chambers like this one.
Very interesting observation-from the cheap seats on the sidelines.
I pray that, in your personal life, others give you more grace than you are willing to extend to Katie Zacharia.
Yes, she deserved a second, third, fourth chance from the podium like every Press Secretary before her.
Sad.
Now she will only be remembered as the Press Secretary who served one day.
We are in the fight for our nation. This means each person stepping up into the public arena should be ready to spar with the Enemy of our Nation. Any person without such public arena experience should not be placed into such a spotlit positon unless they can prove themselves EXCEPTIONAL during the interview and vetting process.
It is not a sin to recognize the position our nation is in against the forces of evil and react to such a foolish appointment by calling it out.
Do not suggest she had no idea what she was going to face in that position.
This was indeed the hand of God. How so, you may ask? Simple observation of her performance and body language behind the podium and behind Trump at the chopper presser, etc.
IF she is a Believer, then this is quite possibly the blessing of God that she be faced with how her ego / pride rose up, causing her to fall.
No one wishes her ill, but many are frustrated with the line of Incompetents we have seen in the last couple of years.
We would of course agree with you that may the necessary blessings of God be upon her and her household, in Jesus’ name.
I agree 100%.
Thank you.
The Never Satisfied™️will never be satisfied. It’s in their DNA and their job description.
The Op In The Tree continues unabated.
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Here’s my top 3:
1) Rick Grenell
2) Spencer Pratt
3) Matt Geatz
Is John Wick a real person?/s
Wicked.
Mitch Rapp?
Spencer Pratt would be hilarious!
Yes, Spencer Pratt would be hilarious, Hillarious!
There has to be more to this KZ situation.
It would be helpful to get past the mainstream narratives.
Did she have a security clearance when she worked for DHS?
Why was her position with DHS so brief?
Where did she work when she lived in China?
What is “Compassion for Migrant Children”?
Is it part of a globalist organization?
Was her hiring part of a “Trump-n-dump”?
0.o
Local news just claimed she was “fired”. She likely decided to step down. They can’t hide their TDS.
Why can’t they shut down the ‘copter engines for the press gaggle?
I’m pretty sure what is running is the APU (the Auxiliary Power Unit) which is needed to power the avionics and other systems on the aircraft. And believe it or not, the APU is needed to start the engines. Crazy, huh? A small engine to start the larger engines. Additionally, when the President is done with the gaggle, and climbs on board, he expects the aircraft to take off, like immediately. No “we need to start the engines, have the systems come up to speed, etc., etc.”
I wish one of those reporters would have suggested to the President to straighten his flag pin. Should we be concerned?
You have never worn a flag pin that twisted of it own volition? Something has to be wrong with the President becaue his flag pin is not straight?
Yes, go ahead be “concerned”.
Your “concern” is duly noted and has been forwarded to the “concern” council.
We should be concerned about a lot of things (illegal aliens, assault of ICE officers for removing criminals, federal judges who think they are the president, gutless Congress who does nothing about any of it, etc.). A crooked flag pin isn’t one of them, unless it INTENTIONALLY worn disrepectfully.
See my recent post on two big rig wrecks, this morning, in Chicagoland…
The “relieving” of Zacheria from her just assigned duties looks chaotic and poorly planned and or improperly vetted. We don’t need this now just before the midterms. Who did the vetting?
How close is she to Susie?
Katie Zacharia is out. And that’s nothing to cry about. Apart from her clumsyness telling she is a lawyer, she’s not fit for the job. She talks a 17 yr old girl fresh from highschool.
She’s not up to the job. She’s standing in front of a pack of hyena’s (the press) in the pressroom! You need a fierce lion instead of schoolgirl in there. A Maria Bartiromo type, who thinks even faster than she speaks and rattles like a machinegun without any ehh’s and uhmms.
Glad she’s out!
I question whether the position needs to be filled by a woman.
Stephen Cheung for Press Secretary. Trump needs a bulldog behind the podium.
His tweets are brutal and hilarious. Would make for fun entertainment watching him live with the media flunkies.
If all the Republican politicians on day one of this presidential term told the president they wanted out of Ukraine, he would have had the leverage to tell Zelensky make a deal or we are out.
Palace intrigue aplenty. Katie got set up by someone in the WH flexing their perceived muscle. Timing is the tell. Trump knows. Little Z is getting a little too close to the sun. (it has a way of melting wax holding the feathers.
The problems with big rig trucking has been relegated to the back burner it seems. On my way home from work this morning, there were actually 2 big rig wrecks that closed lanes on the Chicagoland expressways. There is never any info with regards to the driver or the trucking company.
Scroll down in the linked article, for a picture of one, alleged to be transporting hydrochloric acid. As you can see, it appears to be a nice rural and farming area…
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2026/10/16/video-semi-truck-hauling-hydrochloric-acid-overturns-on-illinois-roadway/
Here is a link to the other wreck…
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/crash-i-294-hazel-crest-illinois/
Looks and sounds like the truck was carrying different cargoes including the hydrochloric acid. Hopefully it was a limited amount.
I posted just this morning at another site, having no idea that this would happen with Katie -that I think it’s time to put a man in this position.
This is not the time right now for the Eye Candy tactic, it’s time to move into Bad Ass Beast Mode.
A few in the comments here have joked about giving Marco Rubio another job, I wish we could, he should be the model that we’re looking for. Him or a Tom Homan, we need a very strong man in this job that can immediately own that room and totally control,fully, control what is going on- to the degree this is possible.
We need a home run now because this all looks bad.. this was immediately bad- which is nothing personal about this lady, this was just a bad choice that was clear instantly.
Stephen Cheung. He is already the Communications Director
A man with the look of a Sumo Wrestler !!
I hadn’t even thought if this…
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED: it’s him, this is the one.
A college drop out who set his own path. He famously said Comey “might be one of the dubest motherf*@%+?s in history.” My kind of guy.
They should close down the media room and not have one. They never report the truth. They are despicable people!
So, are the rumors flying around about Wiles tied to the botched Press Secretary debacle?
Maybe President Trump has had it with poor vetting….????🤞🤞🤞
The left are like bloodthirsty jackals. They are out to destroy anyone and anything to get at Trump. You have to believe that Katie was being scrutinized every which way to find fault.
When the progressives are in power they hire freaks and hairies, dykes and fairies.
Where’s the sanity?
That is a great point… A never ending parade of wackos… Led by KJP… I am surprised that she didn’t bring her briefing book in by pallet jack!
If Press Secretary Katie Zacharia does reconsider taking on the job, I believe President Trump should appoint a man next time. Mrs. Zacharia has a very hard act to follow, and naturally comparisons were made. The creatures called the media naturally attacked, looking for any weakness, I think Especially because she was a woman, and she was a bit hesitant and polite to them. They hate any person on President Trump’s team, but I feel they would be a bit more wary of a male Press Secretary – especially if the president appointed one who takes no guff whatsoever and unrelentingly calls out any attempts at media’s foolishness or rudeness.
Thanks for posting the whole presser. I am not sure my beloved President NEEDS a press secretary.
She was terrible! I watched it and couldn’t believe this person was chosen for the job of press secretary. Remember how impressive Karoline Leavitt was on day 1? This is not a job with training wheels. I’m not going to swallow stupid pills to make myself believe that she did such an amazing job and the press treated her unfairly! If you’re in a position where you can’t even fathom criticizing something about this administration you are beyond help. Oh man. God save America, please.
Zacharia is a woman who may be smart and beautiful, but she is not a lawyer. I have known people who want something , an affiliation with a prestigious job or institution, but lack either talent or credentials for the association, Sadly, she may be a very nice person in many other ways but lying about your credentials is a death knell when discovered. As it has been.
As for the President’s Press Secretary position, I have always thought Monica Crowley or Kari Lake would be SOLID choices. Both are extremely intelligent, experienced in politics and know the issues and how to present the facts to the media. Of course, they would probably not be interest in this whack-a-mole media circus.
Crowly is tops, but is filling what to me is an even broader role as Chief of Protocol and Assistant Secretary of State, in which she has no equal, IMO. Kari Lake would hit the ground running on day one and take no prisoners.
To the point of the Presser it would seem that we are witnessing a fundamental alteration of media correspondence.
I couldn’t articulate except to say we don’t seem to need a press secretary at all. At least not in its current form. Nevertheless it’s happening, look at the chain of events, the reasons for change are as broad as any other current topic, way overdue in this battle for the minds of the foolish misguided populace. Fight, Fight Fight
The Obama State Dept got things rolling and the Biden crime syndicate cashed in. Names to remember, Nuland, HRC, Kerry and Power. They love colorful revolutions.