Trump’s new press secretary gushes over him, calling her husband ‘my president’ in shaky first briefing

President Donald Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, opened her first briefing Tuesday with lavish praise for her boss and a promotion of Republican campaign rallies. She took questions from just three reporters, deferred a question about intelligence sharing with Ukraine, and, while discussing her family, accidentally called her husband “my president.”“So my president, excuse me, my husband — that’s a good one,” Zacharia said, correcting herself before explaining that her husband had brought their four children to Washington.The stumble punctuated a debut dominated by presidential praise. Zacharia described Trump as “his own best spokesperson,” said he delivers on “every promise,” and declared him “the most family-friendly president we’ve ever had.”She did make some substantive news. Zacharia said the administration asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece and Donald Trump Jr.’s former fiancée, to resign amid misconduct allegations. But Zacharia offered little explanation beyond praising the departing diplomat.The briefing drew an unsparing assessment from inside the White House.On MS NOW’s Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle, Ruhle read a statement reporter Jake Traylor obtained from a White House official who spoke candidly on condition of anonymity.“Getting behind the podium is tough, but she got off on the wrong foot. She needs to get much better, fast. Otherwise, she’ll break Scaramucci’s record,” the official said, according to Ruhle.Anthony Scaramucci was ousted as Trump’s communications director on his 11th day in 2017.Zacharia, a conservative television commentator who most recently advised Trump Media & Technology Group on communications, succeeds Karoline Leavitt. She started Monday, three weeks before the midterm elections.Those elections dominated her opening remarks.“I’m looking forward to working with each of you as well, especially as we are in the middle of the midterm b