How was your first day at your new job? Was it as good as the new White House Press Secretary?

[cakeorwine]

Katie Zacharia's firsthttps://www.youtube.com/live/g7we6gecwnc?si=m92evZxqmBkR0Cf3&t=508 day as Press Secretary in the White House

Interesting hire - she claims to be a lawyer but not registered at the Bar in any US State

Former political commentator on Fox News

So it's her first briefing. I've done a link which starts after 8 minutes of her talking about what Trump has done.

It's not a good start to her first day

Just 3 questions

An easy one from Breitbart
She didn't know the second one so she said she would get back to them
An easy one on family life where she called her husband The President

And that's it

I think the press are going to have a field day with her.
She's no CJ

At least my first day wasn't in the public eye. I just sat at a desk

https://www.youtube.com/live/g7we6gecwnc?si=m92evZxqmBkR0Cf3&t=508

Just about sums up Trump’s government, doesn’t it?

And the first question today will be

"How do you feel yesterday went?"

And a follow up

"Are we going to get more than 3 questions today?"

But Trump thinks she did a great job

@cakeorwine Forgive me for saying so, but your posting style looks just like a bot.

I've been on MN for 15 years, Do an advanced search

But you can test me if you want. Ask me a question

Clearly this Bot loves Cabin Pressure and has a thing for musicals and French Campsites

I've just Advanced Search myself

2500 posts

That's a bit scary. And that's just under this username

I recognise you @cakeorwine. You've been around for ages and I've never had reason to assume that you were a bot!!

Maybe this bot's been programmed to appreciate British culture

You just can't trust AI nowadays

So your belief is that my posting style looks like a bot @blacksax

Can I ask what led you to your belief?

Well she looks the part. Beautiful, blonde and leggy - 90% of the person spec. for the job (any job), as far as Trump’s concerned!

@cakeorwine

But you can test me if you want. Ask me a question

All those threads where the OP never comes back, how do they end? Do they go on the date? Do they move house? Do they buy the shoes?

I have so many questions to ask about threads where the OP never came back

I am tempted to look through the threads I've been on to see if the OP ever returned.

I think I was on one where the OP was concerned about a long drive back from France. That would have been a simple one to update

This is an interesting diversion BTW. I've never been accused of being a bot before. Do bots have feelings?

If I am a bot, what's my agenda?

Do bots have an agenda?

In fact, this could be a whole new thread. How would you program a bot to blend in with MN so no one guesses it's a bot? I guess it would have to show an interest in baby names and cooking?

Do you know how to use full stops?

Another who recognises cakeorwine has been around for many years.

I feel a bit sorry for her as people will inevitably judge her harshly (a) for being a woman and (b) for being conventionally beautiful therefore must be ‘dumb’.

I’m pretty sure most people make mistakes in their first few weeks in the job but she’ll need to get up to speed pretty quickly.

AI tells me that @cakeorwine is a prominent, highly active user -

What is "cakeorwine" known for?
The account is a frequent contributor to some of Mumsnet's most popular sub-forums, including:
The _chat and Am I Being Unreasonable? (AIBU) Boards: Participating in mainstream social discussions, ranging from everyday debates about social media habits (like admitting to being a 70-year-old trying out TikTok) to holiday booking drama and neighborhood recommendations.
Current Events & Politics: Weighing in on news topics, government policies, and social commentary.
Television & Hobbies: Chatting on the telly_addicts board about popular UK shows like Race Across the World or discussing classic radio shows.

I'm also vouching for the real @cakeorwine, have enjoyed many a genuine post from them over my years of reading MN. (Some of which predate the spread of AI!)

Don't be a twat.

I agree OP, DH and i were watching it yesterday and she came across very nervous and wooden. I said to DH if she was a less attractive overweight woman I doubt she would be standing there.

That's quite unnecessary and very rude.

I thought the bot farms were down anyway @cakeorwine 😉

She's perfect for the job to be fair. Now everyone will be talking about how completely out of her depth she is and no one has to answer the hard questions.
Like why was the president of the US posting multiple videos of animals mauling humans last night....

I watched it, and she was very wooden. Like when she paused and looked at her notes then said 'in Venezuela' quietly, as if she didn't really have a grasp of the subject at all. Hopefully just first day nerves knowing you're going to be judged on worldwide mass media.

My keyboard is a bit dodg

It's ok. I've got this