If you we’re looking for the definition of a train wreck in real time, look no further than what transpired with Katie Zacharia this week as President Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary.

I’ve often said that the toughest job in Washington is to be a White House press secretary, especially for a Republican president — and especially for Trump. The press, of course, will be predictably hostile. The goal often isn’t to speak truth to power or even to get to the truth, but instead engage in some sort of confrontation that goes viral and earns a pat on the back from left-wing outlets.