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Zacharia on China: ‘They don’t even have proper toilets’

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia took a jab at China, saying the country lacked proper toilets, less than a week into the job where she’s already come under fire over her qualifications and performance. “I remember this very distinctly having just come from China, thinking, how is China the next country on the horizon?…

· 303 words· updated October 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington.
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Oct. 13, 2026, in Washington.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia took a jab at China, saying the country lacked proper toilets, less than a week into the job where she’s already come under fire over her qualifications and performance .

“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,” Zacharia said during an interview Thursday with Jack Posobiec.

Zacharia, a former spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security who also served as a communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology Group, started her new job as press secretary less than a week ago, filling the position after Karoline Leavitt left the administration earlier this year.

Zacharia held her first press briefing Tuesday morning , where she took three questions from reporters and dropped the news about U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle being asked to resign, following mounting reports of her conduct during her tenure. The briefing lasted about 14 minutes.

The press secretary has made headlines since President Trump announced her appointment. Her job history was brought under question as she previously claimed that she was a lawyer and reports surfaced about her not being licensed to practice law in any state .

The Campaign for Accountability has filed a complaint with the State Bar of California asking for an investigation into her claims of being a lawyer.

When reporters later asked where she passed her bar exam, she responded, “When I moved to China.”

Zacharia moved to China with her husband after graduating for his job at a U.S. private equity firm, and she worked on international transaction law, according to a White House official. Her LinkedIn shows she was an associate on the international practice team for Zhong Lun Law Firm in Beijing from 2011 to 2013.

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Friday, October 16, 2026

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