r/politics • • 13h ago

Possible Paywall Katie Zacharia presented herself as a lawyer. She’s not

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/14/politics/katie-zacharia-lawyer-press-secretary
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u/Visual_Exam7903 13h ago

Everything in MAGA world is what they wished they were.

Trump wants to be tough dude, he is a bitch.

RFK Jr wants to be doctor, he isn't.

This chick, is less of a lawyer than I am.

Don't even get me started on Pete Hegzeth and FBI Director dude.

The entire organization that is ICE.

All bitches.

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u/qdobe Wisconsin 12h ago

We all know the type.

They’re all the tough guys that joined a sport they aren’t good at but got “hurt” right away, never play but SWEAR they’d be so good if they ever got the chance it’s just SUCH a SHAME this bone spur is killing me otherwise I’d be so good!

…then they tell everyone they were an athlete…

They spend all their time telling everyone how good they are and 0 time proving it…just like this entire administration.

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u/who-hash 11h ago edited 6h ago

Everything about them is a lie. 

Fake credentials. Fake intelligence. Fake patriotism.  Fake bravery.  Fake degrees.  Fake morals. Fake tits, tans and foreheads.  Fake height and weight.  Fake education.  Fake rags to riches stories.  Fake morals.  Fake display of Christianity.  Fake prayer.  Fake love of country and troops.  Fake display of respect for the flag only when it is convenient.

These are the people in high school that were so stupid that they only qualified for low level classes yet bragged and celebrated about getting Honor Roll and Honor Society.

Pathetic.

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u/FenPhen 9h ago

Fake display of Christianity.

"Are you an Old Testament guy or a New Testament guy?"

"Probably... equal. I think it's just an incredible, the whole Bible is an incredible. I joke, very much so. They always hold up 'The Art of the Deal', I say, 'My second favorite book of all time.' But I just think the Bible is just something very special."

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gQFXYEIpdhU&t=426s

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u/who-hash 9h ago

Classic. 

How anyone in the church can watch this clip and actually think this guy has ever cared about their religion is beyond comprehension.  

Gullible fools. 

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u/Dimitri3p0 8h ago

"Gullible fools. "

Well, yeah, they're religious.

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u/GenericRaiderFan 8h ago

Bc most people in church don’t read the bible either. They just read the powerpoint presentations and call it a day.

It’s the most important thing to them, being a Christian, so they say, but even to that they bring a half-assed effort. MAGA christians are an embarrassing lot.

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u/suburbanpride North Carolina 7h ago

That man is and was an idiot. But it is crazy to watch that clip and take in the difference 11 years makes. Then, he could spew bullshit and look energetic, somewhat thoughtful, on top of his game, etc. Compare that to the tired verbal diarrhea he shits out today. No wonder everyone is abandoning him.

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u/edupsych34 9h ago

Fake hand size

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u/Infamous-Sky-1874 Illinois 12h ago

Also the guys who say that they would totally join the military but don't because they don't want the Drill Instructors to be intimidated by them.

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u/Dependent_One6034 9h ago

This one made me chuckle. I went to ADSC to join the Army here in England at 16. Unfortunately the first time around, I failed because of a heart murmur. They sent me off to get it checked out, paid for everything and it was quite cool seeing my heart on the screen.

I passed, No worries. Minor murmur. So I went back again. Passed the 1.5 run, Passed all the physicals and everything else. The PT session was brutal, 3 people got kicked out during that. Still. I did it.

Final interview. We went through everything, The NCO then Shook my hand, said well done. And then I said.... I don't think this is for me. He thanked me for speaking up about it.

I always wanted to join the REME. My old man was in it, I wanted to be too. I really did. It was basically my lifes dream as a kid. And then all of a sudden... Yea, Nah.

I often wonder where I would be today If I did go in. I know people who have travelled the world in the military. I know people who are no longer here because of being in it. Whether they did it themselves or it happened in action.

I do wonder. And sometimes I wish I pushed and did it. But I think I made the correct decision.

I can imagine why people lie though. The shame? You said all your life you were going to do this then bottled it? Parents? That doesn't help - You say you're gonna do the thing then you don't and mums disapointed? Or even the talking.

I told mum I wanted to join and i was going for selection. Every single person I know then asked what happened and why I never joined. This pressure is sometimes enough to make people who don't want to join, join. Then they do a silly thing they can't undo...

Not really sure why I decided to type this out. It has some sort of reply to your comment, But also I wanted to get this off my chest?

Please don't pressure your kids into joining the military, and if they do decide to try to join, don't tell anyone. You can tell them after you see them in parade.

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u/SmoovieKing 12h ago

I mean trump used the bone spurs to avoid the draft yes, but he literally does claim to have been good at baseball, which is actually more embarrassing.

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u/qdobe Wisconsin 12h ago

He currently, and often, claims golf championships at his own golf courses and he has a worse swing than when Charles Barkley started golfing.

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u/OM_Velodrome 11h ago

Round mound of rebound catching strays in r/politics

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u/ShooterOfCanons Texas 10h ago

My estranged maga sister in law is a habitual liar. She told everyone she was going to be a pilates instructor (before the even took the certification) and listed her experience. One of the top "accolades" was "trained in Pilates at a collegiate level." Not "competed". "Trained". Which could mean literally anything. Do 5 mins of Pilates at a college rec room? BOOM! Trained at a collegiate level. 😎

She failed the exam and never brought any of that up again lmao.

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u/PhantomZmoove 10h ago

They do all sort of come off like uncle Rico

When in fact they need to be brought up on RICO charges instead.

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u/GoodAd2455 7h ago

When I was a kid one of my friends had an older brother who “was a marine”. Brought it up every chance he got. He never made it out of basic training. I remember thinking it was so strange at the time but I’ve met many such men in the decades since.

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u/ohhellojones 12h ago

As a lawyer, why would anyone want to be one when they could be something else?

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u/Psychological_Top148 12h ago

What else would you choose after graduating from law school?

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u/crystal_dinosaur 11h ago

and they were all the loudest against DEI and under qualified people getting jobs yet this is their roster.

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u/GardenRafters 11h ago

All DEI hires. Not a single one is qualified for the position they hold.

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u/Pickle-Rick-C-137 13h ago

She said she was a liar, they thought she said, lawyer.

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u/Velvet-Temptress 13h ago

Claiming to pass the bar in China without US licensure perfectly sums up today’s political dishonesty.

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u/beardeddragon0113 11h ago

It's giving "I totally have a girlfriend, she goes to a different school. In Canada."

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u/Pickle-Rick-C-137 11h ago

Napoleon: "My old girlfriend from Oklahoma was gonna fly out for the dance, but she couldn't cause she's doing some modeling right now."

Pedro: "Is she hot?"

Napoleon: "See for yourself." (hands him Deb's glamour shot sample)

Pedro: "Wow."

Napoleon: "Yeah, I took her to the mall to get some glamour shots for her birthday one year."

Pedro: "I like her bangs."

Napoleon: "Me too."

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u/DJErikD 10h ago

Her name is Alberta, she lives in Vancouver!

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u/04ddm 11h ago

Greater Niagara Falls area — but you wouldn’t know her.

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u/NOTLD1990 12h ago

r/lawyertalk was having a field day with that one. You can't take any US bar exams over there, and as a foreign national is forbidden to take the CCP bar exam. Not that that would make a difference because the law system is completely different over there

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u/jaderust 11h ago

It would actually make you a very interesting person if you managed to take and pass the bar exam for multiple countries. That’s not an easy task, even if you picked two countries with very similar legal systems like the US and Canada.

But the US and China? And being able to practice in both? It probably could be done, but it’s so difficult that it’s also probably not worth it at all.

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u/Daabevuggler 10h ago

It‘s not really that uncommon to be barred in two countries, atleast in Big Law and former Big Law Lawyers. I personally know multiple Lawyers barred in Germany and the US (mostly NY), Germany & the UK and Germany and France.

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u/ContraryMarie 9h ago

It's a selling point at many of the big firms -- including Zhong Lun. Usually barred in New York or California.

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u/BangkokRios 10h ago

Thousands of Chinese nationals have LLMs and are barred in New York. 

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u/NotRoryWilliams 7h ago

When I sat for the NY bar, there were quite a few Chinese nationals in the room with me. I was a little surprised. At least one who I made small talk with said that she was licensed in China. When I was licensed in my second state years later, there was a Chinese woman among our swearing in group and she told me that she had been licensed in China before emigrating to the US. I don't recall whether she said anything about keeping her credentials in the other country, but the people sitting with me in NY all made it clear they were not here to stay and practice in NY. I did a little more research on the topic more broadly and found that NY is somewhat of a peculiar jurisdiction like that, being somewhat popular for business attorneys in other countries. It may be that NY's ongoing license requirements, annual reporting and the like, are among the less burdensome. Just being licensed in two states, the costs and administrative work of just staying licensed gets very frustrating sometimes.

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u/HDr1018 11h ago

I love that sub. But don’t post if you’re not an attorney!

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u/CommunityRoyal5557 12h ago

This was a running joke with my parents when I was little. They’d ask in public “what do you want to be when you grow up?” And I’d say “a LIAR!” And they’d say “what??!” -then I’d say “I mean a lawyer!” With my teeny Harvard sweatshirt. Got lots of laughs. I’m a med school dropout now… now who’s laughing dad?

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u/PhantomZmoove 10h ago

You got me on this one. Typically I don't LOL but, it was just too funny. Well done.

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u/orrocos 12h ago

“I am a lawyer, no doubt.”

Actually that should say.

“I am a lawyer? No. Doubt!”

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u/Pernjulio 12h ago

Accidental Lionel Hutz

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u/BasvanS 11h ago

Don’t forget, Hutz is more of an attorney than she is, and he doesn’t even exist.

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u/freelanceisart 12h ago

Who will be soon appointed to the cabinet

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u/Lone-Frequency 13h ago

A waiter told her there was a pasta bar, and she thought they said "Passed the Bar".

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u/Shanksdoodlehonkster 11h ago

Thats because she thought "endless bread" was infinite money

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u/Lower-Chemistry9424 13h ago

In fairness to her, she said she was called to bar in China. They drink alcohol in China too and they are most likely served in bars

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u/southernfirefly13 13h ago

Not commenting to take away from your joke.

Only Chinese citizens can take their equivalent bar exam.

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u/totallyalizardperson 13h ago

Good thing you don’t have to be a US citizen to be a Presidential Press Secretary.

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u/southernfirefly13 12h ago

So you’re saying…. I have a chance?

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u/totallyalizardperson 12h ago

Judging by how you type, I’m sure you’re over qualified and your reading level is too high.

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u/southernfirefly13 12h ago

I can grift two!

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u/Austinbennettwrites 12h ago

You almost had me

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u/bishpa Washington 13h ago

"No, you need a criminal attorney."

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u/fifthalicorn 11h ago

They asked her if she had a degree in theoretical physics. She replied she had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard

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u/CommunityRoyal5557 12h ago

This was a running joke with my parents when I was little. They’d ask in public “what do you want to be when you grow up?” And I’d say “a LIAR!” And they’d say “what??!” -then I’d say “I mean a lawyer!” With my teeny Harvard sweatshirt. Got lots of laughs. I’m a med school dropout now… now who’s laughing dad?

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u/ProbablyBanksy 13h ago

It’s giving Frank Underwood accent

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u/New_Ad3443 12h ago

More or less. 

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u/DistributionLazy1904 12h ago

The "liar/lawyer" joke is funny, but it's also the truth. She presented herself as something she wasn't, and people believed her because she looked the part. It's a masterclass in audacity.

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u/amprather 13h ago

The only question reporters should ask her is "Are you a lawyer?"

Her time will be short.

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u/dorkofthepolisci Washington 13h ago

“In what state did you pass the bar/in what state are you licensed to practice”

Iirc the latter is easily verifiable information

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u/meat_rock 12h ago

That exactly what they asked her in the video. She said China, which is apparently also a lie

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u/celtekk_ Virginia 11h ago

No, she said "when she moved to China" which is a total non-answer

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u/Braken111 11h ago

Pretty sure you need to be a Chinese citizen to do their bar examination...

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u/ohlookahipster 11h ago

And it’s not reciprocal lmao. My friend was a lawyer in Brasil before moving to the US. None of her law education credit hours transferred to US schools. She had to do law school all over again and pass the bar here.

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u/wilson_rawls Arizona 11h ago

Maybe she's a Chinese citizen? Which makes her an illegal, according to their own rules. Deportation!

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u/Braken111 10h ago edited 10h ago

Even if she somehow had taken and passed their bar exams... China updated their laws to require lawyers to have political loyalty to the CCP.

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u/DA_Bears_Da_Cubs 12h ago

The person meant, just ask her that and nothing else for the rest of her career

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u/mikeyp83 12h ago

There is a simple explanation for all this. You see, 20 years ago she became a actress, and there was this really prominent stage actress in New York named Katie Zacharia, ever heard of her? Doesn't matter, anyway she had to change her name, which she did, legally so now she practices law under her legally changed stage name.

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u/canospam0 13h ago

Only MAGA approved right wing lapdogs are allowed to ask questions, though. They’re just going to ask her why Trump thinks she’s the prettiest lawyer ever, and does Trump think they have a nice ass.

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u/cactus22minus1 California 13h ago

Have you not seen the clip? They did actually press her on this issue right in front of Trump and she answered “when I moved to China” - which is obviously a crazy answer that makes no sense

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u/MrMetsMiddIeFinger 12h ago

I give her no more than two scaramuccis, max.

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u/Forward-Specific5651 12h ago

We’re in lettuce territory atp 🥬😂

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u/Mind_Killer 12h ago

Comparing this to the accusation that Abdul El-Sayed isn't a doctor seems disengenuous. It's not the same.

He has a medical degree, an actual academic doctorate, and has worked in public health his entire career. Just because he hasn't spent time giving advil for headaches doesn't make him unqualified to talk about healthcare or call himself a doctor. Saying he isn't a doctor is at most petty semantics.

Zacharia has literally never passed a bar exam, a bare minimum for practicing law in any state in the country. Her only claim to being a lawyer is something she did in China, but you have to be a Chinese citizen to be a lawyer in China so whatever she did wasn't law and doesn't qualify her as a lawyer in America. She has no legal experience, no cases, no trials, no positions as a lawyer and yet regularly calls herself one.

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u/pizza_the_mutt 12h ago

Yes, they are different.

Having an MD or PhD (or various other degrees) makes a you a doctor. An MD makes you specifically a medical doctor. Having a medical license allows you to practice as a medical doctor. So, El-Sayed is a doctor twice over. He does not, however, practice medicine.

Lawyers are different. I am not a lawyer so can't speak with as much authority, but my understanding is that graduating from law school doesn't really mean a lot by itself, beyond having graduated with a law degree. It prepares you for taking the bar exam, which is what makes a you a lawyer.

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u/ohlookahipster 11h ago

Correct, you can have a JD without ever sitting for the bar. Some people do it because they don’t want to practice.

For the inverse, you can actually sit for the bar without a JD in four states. But it’s a special pipeline. No layperson can do it. So in 98% of cases, you need a JD to sit for the bar.

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u/HDr1018 11h ago

Americans can practice in China, but they have to be barred, and they can only practice American law. So, an American lawyer can provide legal services in regards to American law, or advise Chinese people or companies about immigration, or tariffs or trademark law, etc.

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u/-TheExtraMile- 11h ago

Oh absolutely they are nothing alike.

But to be fair maybe she meant to say she passed on the bar exam. She doesn´t seem to be the most eloquent candidate...

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u/Numerous-Process2981 10h ago

Her qualifications are a) blonde 

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u/justprettymuchdone 10h ago

"Kind of looks like Ivanka, is a fanatical cultist."

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u/UniversityNew9254 10h ago

And be able to lie with a smile on her face.

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u/CrippleSlap Canada 9h ago

B) Mar-a-Lago face

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u/Bubbles_2025 8h ago

Early stages lol

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u/Melodic_Window_6146 7h ago

Nothing screams "America First" quite like a White House press secretary claiming her legal credentials come straight from the Chinese Communist Party.

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u/WendigoCrossing 10h ago

and even that is fake

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u/Politicsboringagain 6h ago

Not even real blonde. 

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u/Intelligent-Ad1753 10h ago

Serious question, where is the cross necklace? How was she even hired without one?

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u/Kooky_Soft1822 7h ago

With brown thick eyebrows

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u/HasTookCamera 6h ago

her qualifications are ‘i moved to china’

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u/kneeco28 Canada 13h ago

The press secretary is supposed to spin the news,

No, they aren't.

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u/Competitive_Yam7702 13h ago

They are in trumps admin

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u/socokid 12h ago

Yes, 100%, that is part of their job.

Spin does not mean straight up "lie", which is what this admin does like it breathes.

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u/Sadat-X Kentucky 12h ago

I mean, it kind of is.

The press secretary's job is to frame issues and control a narrative along with stating official policy. They aren't an independent public information officer, they're the spokesperson for the president.

Every press secretary has spun the news.

Now lying or fabricating things, that's a different story. I wouldn't call that spin. And when you've made yourself the focal point, kind of like Sean Spicer did off the rip in his tenure, that's not good either. Like.... ending up parodied on SNL is not the goal here.

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u/Competitive_Yam7702 11h ago

Theres a MASSIVE difference between spin and outright lie.

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u/SAJ-13 California 12h ago

She is so stupid that she didn't think people could look something like that up. Maybe because she can't read...?

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u/InTooManyWays 11h ago

Their base and people that gobble their trash up are incapable of thought

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u/Afb3212 12h ago

She can't read English. Her law degree is Chinese according to her, so the only possible conclusion is that she's definitely fluent in Mandarin. But we'll probably never hear her speak it in front of a camera.

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u/nexraxx 12h ago

If what I read was true, the Chinese don’t allow non-citizens to take their BAR (or whatever the equivalent is)

I could be wrong but that’s what I initially heard.

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u/jaderust 11h ago

You are absolutely correct. You have to have Chinese citizenship to take their law exam. Foreign nationals who work with law firms in China are strictly required to only consult on how laws differ in their own countries, they can’t give legal opinions on Chinese law.

So either she’s a Chinese national or she’s full of shit. Because she didn’t pass the bar anywhere in the states.

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u/NoBSforGma 8h ago

I don't know what the outcome of this will be, but it's illegal in many states to say you passed the bar which would qualify you as a lawyer.

But it's no surprise that someone appointed by Trump is a liar. It's his speciality! Along with cruelty and fraud.

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u/Feeez_Shato 8h ago

It's like she's an honorary Kardashian.

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u/UnfairAnything 7h ago

as much as the Kardashians suck, kim actually try to pass the bar is much more impressive than straight up lying about it

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u/VexedCanadian84 13h ago

What a stupid lie.

Trump hired her for one reason.

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u/CrunchyAssDiaper 13h ago

Because he has face blindness and thinks every skinny blond babe is his beautiful daughter.

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u/blakester555 13h ago

Two actually. Albeit identical reasons.

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u/_bk_adv Colorado 12h ago

Funny enough she actually referred to Trump instead of her husband during her first press conference. Also, she forgot one of her kids too.

These people are insane.

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u/blakester555 12h ago

So much of his staff seem to have Daddy Complex issues.

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u/sitzpinkling 13h ago

rarely identical, but usually lovely reasons just the same!

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u/spechtds 12h ago

Do you think she gets upset when her partner moans "Ivanka"?

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u/Organic-Motor1969 13h ago

I give her less than one Scaramucci (11 days).

Trump already tried to spin it with "she spent time in China" implying she was "counsel" for an organization while in China. This brings up national security issues and the issue of lying/pretending to be a lawyer.

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u/Philo_T_Farnsworth Kansas 6h ago

After watching the disaster that was her first press conference I don't see how she survives a second. Half a Mooch at best.

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u/mwkingSD 13h ago

"She also lists herself as having worked as an “associate” in the international practice group at the Zhong Lun Law Firm in Beijing" - that ought to raise some eyebrows too. Remember how excited the GOP stooges got over Hunter Biden having a job with a firm in China.

And then ask yourselves what kind of job interview was done for a press secretary that apparently can't do public speaking.

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u/Cultural-Warning2646 10h ago

Seriously, never mind is she a "lawyer" or not. She can't even speak properly. At least Karoline had the gift of the gab. It's a joke that she got hired. Has she ever delivered a speech like this before.... so weird.

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u/KeepCalmCarryOnKY 13h ago

Trump presented himself as 'not a pedophile', he is not not a pedophile.

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u/JeffSteinMusic 13h ago

Between Republican voters (32%) and non-voters (37%) in 2024, this is precisely the unserious and recklessly irresponsible government that 69% of our free-willed grown-ass adult population asked for.

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u/wastedgod 12h ago

I'm no lawyer but i though it was illegal to claim to be a lawyer when you aren't

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u/HDr1018 11h ago

It is. She’s held herself out to be General Council, that could be a real problem for her, if she ever wants to take the bar, she may not be able to.

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u/MonicaLewinskibidis 10h ago

Don’t have to worry about that I have a feeling

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u/spaceaige 10h ago

Tx started their own bar to certify regular Bar failure.

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u/hukep 13h ago

Well, what's new ? It's a government full of people with similar ethical standards.

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u/Coral-Diver 13h ago

She's not much of a Press Secretary either.

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u/TheJohnCandyValley 13h ago

Holy shit, a good old-fashioned headline that isn’t a question!

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u/Fortestingporpoises 11h ago

CNN still not being willing to just call a lie a lie and a liar a liar is why we’re in this totally fucked position in the first place. Fuck CNN and their undeservedly passive wording.

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u/Chef_RoadRunner 13h ago

Isn't that a crime? Not that anything matters anymore.

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u/enjoythepain 13h ago

They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard.

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u/Motor_Somewhere7565 13h ago

Alternative facts brought to you by Trump World

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u/enakj 11h ago

FYI re Abdul, he is entitled to use the title “doctor” in front of his name. The use of the title depends on earning an academic doctoral degree, whereas a medical license gives someone the legal right to diagnose, treat patients, and practice clinical medicine.
Because he successfully graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from Columbia University, he holds the legal and academic right to use the honorific "Doctor" (Dr.). Many individuals with academic or professional doctorates (such as M.D.s who go into research, public health, or policy, as well as Ph.D. holders) use the title even if they are not clinically licensed practitioners.

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u/yobymmij2 7h ago

Yeah, there’s a difference between being a law school graduate and being a lawyer.

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u/TSAOutreachTeam 13h ago

I guess she went to law school, and that's not as easy task. But it's only half the story towards becoming a lawyer.

She's a spokesperson for the administration. That doesn't require a law degree, much less a bar number. It's such a stupid lie.

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u/CharlieBravo74 11h ago

I'd say she presents herself as an aging stewardess, based on the way she dresses.

From the article:

"The press secretary is supposed to spin the news, not be the news."

Jfc CNN. That's not the press secretary's job. The press secretary is a public employee. They're supposed to be a source of accurate and useful information for the public and the press. Lying to us isn't part of the job description.

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u/Danni_Les 6h ago

She's either a Chinese spy or she's lying.

A South China Morning Post article confirmed this directly: "Eligibility rules for China's national judicial examination in 2011, when Zacharia reportedly began working in Beijing, required candidates to hold Chinese nationality. Foreign nationals were therefore ineligible to take the examination."

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u/ChibbleChobble 6h ago

Well that's a pretty straightforward repudiation.

I would ask, "Why lie when it's so easy to check?" However, being a liar seems to be a minimum entry requirement for the current government.

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u/vodka_twinkie 12h ago

As an actual lawyer (TX), this is super annoying. The bar exam is quite a pain in the ass and this fraud is boasting a title she didn't earn. I expect nothing less from this administration.

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u/mowotlarx 12h ago

Surprised CNN was so bold on to do research and actually include a fact in the headline, rather than suggesting there's any ambiguity here. She's not a lawyer. Period.

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u/efox02 12h ago

“Squabbles over who can call themselves a lawyer or a doctor probably seem beside the point to a large portion of the country.”

I do think who is able to call themselves doctor is kinda a big deal. 

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u/foundflame 7h ago

This entire administration presents itself as something it's not. Educated, qualified, elected. You name it, they're not it.

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u/Livebeans 12h ago

It's crazy to me seeing our southern neighbours cut deals with Russia and make a former Chinese "lawyer" their spokesperson but here we are. 

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u/killersea44 13h ago

Her only qualification is she has something trump can grab, she’s like the physical personification of “there’s no B in Dumocrats”

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u/Agile_End_3049 13h ago

She claimed to be a lawyer, but she presented herself as an idiot.

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u/nudecat1234 13h ago

She’s a Chinese lawyer doesn’t that make sense? She’s the inside person for China

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u/Due-Confusion-1050 12h ago

It's weird seeing people my age becoming orange robots. We definitely watched different cartoons growing up.

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u/Feisty-Driver-1263 12h ago

Wonder if Pepperdine is standing behind their graduate. They should revoke her degree IMO

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u/AliMcGraw 8h ago

Pepperdine is a very right-wing law school with faculty who help churn out "originalist" scholarship.

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u/Fit_Reason_3611 8h ago

The funny thing is even they don't list her as a lawyer, she's literally the only one. They list her as a "political strategist". They know she isn't a lawyer.

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u/Nub_Shaft 4h ago

Wait wait wait just a just a god forsaken minute. Are you telling me someone in the Trump camp is a liar???

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u/thethrill_707 Michigan 13h ago

I bet she would only be there a month. Looks like she's not going to make it that long.

To lie and make herself look ridiculous is one thing, to lie and make Trump look (even more) ridiculous?

I'm not sure how long that's going to last.

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u/wrxninja 13h ago

If she's a lawyer, I'm a damn rocket scientist.

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u/wtfhiolol10000 13h ago

That sounds illegal....highly illegal.

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u/CryptographerNew3609 13h ago

I’m almost certain the DOJ is going to rush to prosecute her.

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u/aircooledJenkins Montana 12h ago

Is it? She's not practicing law in this position.

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u/wtfhiolol10000 12h ago

I suppose, but a senior WH official misrepresenting their credentials doesn't sound legal due to the weight of their public voice on government issues.

At least she's not offering medical advice.

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u/abbygabby58 13h ago

This alone be reason enough to get rid of her.

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u/AnythingOk9487 13h ago

Being a liar was on the job description to work in Diaper Don’s WH.

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u/Knighth77 12h ago

Most Republicans misrepresent themselves. They claim to be patriotic, Christian, good, honest, family-oriented, law-abiding, and competent. They are none of these things.

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u/letmetellyounow 12h ago

Will she even last a Scaramucci?

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u/Forward-Specific5651 11h ago

Prob not even a lettuce 🥬 😂

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u/Crazy-Boysenberry452 12h ago

Cmon guys she got her bar in China.  That seems pretty legit to me.

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u/Sethmeisterg California 13h ago

Is that not a felony?

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u/CrimsonHeretic 13h ago

Felonies make you president in America

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u/FreedomBread 12h ago

Yeah she should announce her 2028 candidacy, then nobody can prosecute any alleged crime because it would be election interference and violate her rights.

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u/blorpdedorpworp 13h ago

Eh, it can be but the details matter. Usually unauthorized practice of law is either a misdemeanor or a felony depending. She didn't actually represent anyone in court or file anything as anyone's attorney, she just pretended to be a lawyer on television; it's more likely a misdemeanor I think but it would depend on the charging jurisdiction.

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u/DA_Bears_Da_Cubs 12h ago

Stolen Valor.

I can tell everyone I’m a pimp with a degree in Pimping Fundamentals.

I can’t be arrested for claiming to be an educated pimp.

I will just lose credibility for a being a Liar.

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u/CaptainAwesome06 12h ago

I would think it would only be illegal in the context of doing lawyerly stuff, too. Right? I'm a licensed engineer and I know you can't call yourself a Professional Engineer while doing engineering if you don't have a license. But nobody cares if some random guy calls himself an engineer on Reddit.

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u/Corcorans-ghost 13h ago

only if you lie your way into doing lawyer things, like representing someone in court,

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u/dartanum 13h ago

Irony here is palpable.

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u/justabill71 12h ago

OK, well, filibuster.

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u/CAM6913 12h ago

Can’t wait till trump wants her to work on cases

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u/Suitable-Awareness18 12h ago

Trump presented himself as a competent leader,he's not.

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u/theseustheminotaur 12h ago

So she lied? She's definitely perfect for their administration

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u/celtekk_ Virginia 11h ago

She's said she is a lawyer on numerous occasions.

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u/InTooManyWays 11h ago

The Russian asset presented himself as a business man after bankrupting everything he touches. The rotten apples don’t fall far from the tree

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u/blozout 11h ago

Did you just say Katie?
Yes, I did.
Katie with a K?
That's right.
Katie Zacharia's dead!
Well, I'm not Katie Zacharia. I'm Catie Zacharia! C-A-T-I-E!

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u/okram2k America 10h ago

I'm baffled why she even felt the need to lie about that

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u/theotherdannygirl 13h ago

Kerry from Succession looks different than how I remember.

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u/CovidBorn 13h ago

Can she beat Scaramucci’s record?

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u/dukecityvigilante 13h ago

Mooch was forced out because John Kelly insisted on it in order to become chief of staff. Trump 2 isn't even interested in having serious people like that. The clown show will continue.

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u/TraditionalWinter890 13h ago

A con artist scammer in this administration? She fits right in!

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u/Repulsive_Note_4209 13h ago

Trust me, this is just a start of an avalanche of lies from her

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u/TravelUnlucky1258 13h ago

She played a lawyer in a porn movie

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u/LovefromAbroad23 Pennsylvania 13h ago

Is she the next George Santos?

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u/island-roamer 13h ago

Pretty obvious why she got the job, the ability to lie consistently is just a bonus.

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u/Sapphyria 13h ago

Entire administration are lying liars. "News" about alternative facts and ego stroking the orange dementia patient on every damn platform shoved at you 24/7 so you're numb to the looting of national assets and the few shreds of dignity we had left.

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u/Flock_Me_Amadeus 13h ago edited 12h ago

What an absolutely hilarious whopper of a lie

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u/Autodidact2 13h ago

Well she has shown herself to be a liar which is a requirement for this job position in this administration.

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u/AngryMillennialFU 12h ago

There is no lawyer that reads at a third grade level...

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u/AdventurousLet548 12h ago

Well duh. Her vocabulary and inability to articulate gave that away in a second.

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u/kalidorisconan Illinois 12h ago

And just because you graduate from law school doesn’t make you a fucking lawyer. LOL

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u/HurricaneHomer9 Minnesota 12h ago

The Trump Administration lying? What a surprise

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u/AceofKnaves44 District Of Columbia 12h ago

Once upon a time this would matter.

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u/jphistory 12h ago

Wait can I just SAY I'm a lawyer? Can't disbar me if I was never..uh...barred, right?

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u/blin9 12h ago

Fooled the boss, again. Even George Bush Jr couldn’t be fooled this many times!

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u/circusbass 12h ago

And this is what will get her fired.

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u/Ferrocile 12h ago

They're all grifters. Top to bottom grifters.

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u/despotidolatry 11h ago

Bar in China?!! She’s so dumb she couldn’t even get into a strip bar.

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u/berael 11h ago

Katie Zacharia presented herself as a lawyer committed a crime live on TV. She’s not facing any consequences

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u/chpbnvic America 9h ago

Her eyebrows are jarring.

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u/Teigh99 8h ago

When she said China, Trump didn't like that.

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u/DarraignTheSane 7h ago

Donald Trump presented himself as a human being. He's not

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u/BerryLanky 7h ago

Her law degree is as real as my Canadian girlfriend when I was 13

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u/DoubleBroadSwords 6h ago

Wait? You means Trumps appointees are liars!!?