Alumni revolt after school hails Trump press secretary: ‘How far Pepperdine has fallen’
Alumni of a Malibu university are revolting against their alma mater after it heaped praise on President Donald Trump's newly minted press secretary.
The Pepperdine Caruso School of Law took to Instagram Saturday to congratulate alumna Katie Zacharia on her appointment as White House press secretary, calling her "a valued member of our Dean's Council" and saying the school was "proud to see her take on this important role in public service."
Zacharia then stumbled through her first White House briefing Tuesday and told reporters afterward that she passed the bar exam "when I moved to China." Alumni flooded the Pepperdine Instagram post with criticism throughout the week, and the pile-on only grew after her debut....
Oct 14, 2026