Today's story: The White House removes Katie Zacharia from the role of press secretary after five days. You will hear it in Spanish first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Spanish: La Casa Blanca aparta a Katie Zacharia del cargo de portavoz después de cinco días
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TODAY'S SPANISH TEXT
La Casa Blanca aparta a Katie Zacharia del cargo de portavoz después de cinco días
La Casa Blanca retiró a Katie Zacharia del cargo de portavoz después de solo cinco días.
El presidente Trump la eligió una semana antes para sustituir a Karoline Leavitt.
El martes, Zacharia habló unos diez minutos en su única rueda de prensa.
Después, respondió a preguntas de tres medios.
La Casa Blanca todavía no ha dicho quién la sustituirá.
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