Scrutiny deepens over China bar-exam claim
8 Yesterday 9:37 PM · 5h ago · 3 articles · 1 video · 10 posts · 4 comments · 5 sources · development 8 of 8
Follow-up reporting notes that only Chinese citizens are eligible to become licensed lawyers in China, deepening questions about Zacharia's claim with no explanation offered by the White House.
“Asked Tuesday where she was admitted to the bar, Zacharia said "China," where she lived for three years. Only Chinese citizens are eligible to become lawyers in that country. There was no immediate explanation for the discrepancy.”
Washington PostKatie Zacharia New White House press secretary
Donald Trump President of the United States
Karoline Leavitt Previous White House press secretaryKimberly Guilfoyle Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Greece
Judd Legum Investigative journalist, Popular Information
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first by Boston Globe, 2h ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer
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Okay Katie, it's your turn to read aloud in front of the class! Zacharia:
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Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Supports the Death Penalty for Abortion Patients https:// jessica.substack.com/p/katie-z acharia-trump-abortion-death-penalty
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That’s just a lie. You need to take the Legal Exam (法考) to get the license for practicing law in China (basically the bar), and the first requirement is that you have to be a PRC citizen. In the impossible case that she is indeed a Chinese citizen, then she must had abandoned American citizenship because China doesn’t allow dual citizenship.
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"Up until this year new WH Press Secretary Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office." [...] While it might be tempting to dismiss Zacharia as a one-off extremist, please remember…
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Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes: "What do they call a guy who graduated dead last in his medical school class?" "Doctor"
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2/2 “I practiced international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials,” Zacharia said in a statement to The Independent and other outlets." [...] “One cannot take an American state bar exam in China. Bar exams are administered at designated testing locations in each state of the union,” said Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu, who serves on…
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Y'all wrong.👋🏼 She's perfect. We're talking about her and not Trump, Vought, Miller, ghouls generally.
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Today in specialized measurements, the return of the Scaramucci! "And Anthony Scaramucci, who was Trump’s communications director for just 11 days, a period now known as “a Scaramucci”, tweeted: “The clock is running. Thus far 1/11th of a Scaramucci.”" https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/o…
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Maybe that’s why she’s having such a difficult time with English. She misses the four tones.
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"Then she stunned everyone by wrapping it up and pledging that Trump would soon answer questions on the South Lawn. It was a tacit admission that the press secretary job is pointless when there is a president who talks all the time." 🤣🤣🤦🏻🤦🏻 # ETTD # FauxNews # ZachBot # AIslop https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/o…
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https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/o ct/13/katie-zacharia-trump-press-briefing
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