"I remember this very distinctly, having just come from China, thinking, 'How is China the next country on the horizon? They don't even have proper toilets'," said White House press secretary Katie Zacharia.

WASHINGTON: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said on Thursday (Oct 15) she did not pass the bar exam after facing scrutiny about her legal career before becoming the top spokeswoman for US Presi

WASHINGTON: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said on Thursday (Oct 15) she did not pass the bar exam after facing scrutiny about her legal career before becoming the top spokeswoman for US Presi

Katie Zacharia faces scrutiny after China toilets remark and questions over her legal credentials as White House press secretary. Read more at straitstimes.com.

She said while living in China she “practiced international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials.” Read more at straitstimes.com.

Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, is clarifying that while she has called herself a lawyer, she never passed the bar exam.

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia on Thursday defended her legal background and justified her truncated inaugural briefing as she navigates a rocky first week as the president's chie

The former conservative commentator has spent her first week on the job facing questions about her own legal credentials rather than the president's agenda.

The White House was facing mounting questions over new press secretary Katie Zacharia's legal credentials, after a faltering first day in the job when she gave an inconclusive answer about where she had passed the bar exam.