Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
89
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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Scott Jennings, considered a frontrunner to be the next White House press secretary, was on air Friday and broke the news to his radio audience that Katie Zacharia's tenure appeared to be finished.
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tenure → sign → audience
Jennings, a talking head on CNN who hosts the Scott Jennings Show on the Salem Radio Network, was diplomatic about his possible predecessor's ouster.
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who → talk → ouster
President Donald Trump had stepped out onto the South Lawn Friday afternoon to depart for a rally in Georgia when he was peppered with questions about Zacharia's future after her rough start.
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he → step → start
Jennings read the President's comments to his audience, noting that he called the press secretary a 'nice person' but suggested she 'reconsider' staying in the gig.
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she → read → gig
A senior White House official told the Daily Mail that Zacharia is 'transitioning out' of the position.
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Zacharia → tell → position
'I think the President is right, I think she is a very nice person and obviously she and the President have some things to talk about,' Jennings said.
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Jennings → think → things
'It has gone a little bumpy over the past few days.
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It → go → days
'But the President making news here,' Jennings added.
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Jennings → make → news
Jennings, an alum of the President George W. Bush administration, has become a fierce advocate for the President on CNN.
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Jennings → become → CNN
CNN conservative pundit and Salem Radio Network host Scott Jennings told his radio audience Friday that President Donald Trump was reconsidering his press secretary pick
President Donald Trump told reporters on the South Lawn Friday that he had told press secretary Katie Zacharia that she should 'reconsider' staying in the job
He's long been looked at as a potential press secretary.
One source close to the White House told the Daily Mail that what's stopped him from easily stepping into the role is that 'he hasn't always been with MAGA.'
Jennings' earlier career was hitched to Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, who has a contentious relationship with Trump.
CNN reported in August that he had met with Chief of Staff Susie Wiles at Mastro’s Steakhouse in downtown Washington, DC, to talk about the job.
Last Friday, Trump announced that Zacharia had secured the job instead.
What followed was a tumultuous week, with Zacharia officially starting the job Monday, giving a much-panned 14-minute briefing on Tuesday and spending the remaining portion of the week defending her performance and her 'lawyer' credentials.
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Zacharia → tell → performance
The Wall Street Journal had exposed Zacharia for failing the California bar.
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Journal → expose → bar
She told Real America's Voice's Jack Posobiec Thursday that a 'surprise baby' - and then having three additional children - had prevented her from ever retaking it.
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baby → tell → it
Zacharia then had a tough interview with Trump ally, Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity, and continued having to answer questions about her resume Friday morning on Fox & Friends.
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Zacharia → have → Fox
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held a 14-minute press briefing on Tuesday, which was widely panned for its length and substance
Over on CNN, pundit Ana Navarro had joked Tuesday night after Zacharia's first briefing that Jennings 'might get another shot at the apple.
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Jennings → hold → apple
'I think you’re obviously more interested in that than I was,' Jennings shot back.
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Jennings → think → that
CNN host Abby Phillip wondered why Trump didn't pick someone more qualified for the job.
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Trump → wonder → job
'It’s not like there are not people who can do that.
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who → ’ → that
Maybe one of them is sitting at the table today,' she mused.
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she → sit → table
That comment prompted an eyeroll from Jennings.
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comment → prompt → Jennings
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