The White House is defending its new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, as she faces scrutiny over her legal credentials. President Donald Trump described Zacharia as an attorney when announcing her appointment last week and she has referred to herself as a lawyer. But when she was asked on Tuesday by a reporter in which state she had passed the bar exam required to be an attorney in the US, she said standing alongside the president: "When I moved to China." She does not appear to be registered to the bar in any state where she has lived. White House communications director Steven Cheung said Zacharia is "uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people".
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