Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just 5 days on the job
- Katie Zacharia was fired or began transitioning out of the White House press secretary role after five days.
- President Donald Trump said he encouraged Zacharia to reconsider the position and might offer her another role in his administration.
- Zacharia faced criticism after her brief first press briefing, which lasted about 14 minutes.
- Questions also arose about Zacharia’s legal credentials after she acknowledged not passing the bar exam.
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White House press secretary Zacharia fired in less than a week after facing criticism
WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Katie Zacharia was fired after less than a week on the job, two US officials said on Friday, after a rocky start as President Donald Trump's top spokesperson.
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after a rocky start - The Boston Globe
The shift comes after President Trump cast significant doubt on her future earlier Friday, telling reporters that he would have a discussion with her following his weekend travel — and that if he were her, he would reconsider the job.
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after a rocky start
WASHINGTON (AP) — Katie Zacharia is departing as White House press secretary, a person familiar with the matter said Friday, after a short and rocky tenure that was defined by questions about her professional background and lack of polish in fieldi
Named by the American president, Katie Zacharia has become the most ephemeral spokesperson in recent history. She is accused of lying about her professional qualifications.
Zacharia’s rocky stint as press secretary ends
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after less than one week on the job. An administration official told Semafor that Zacharia will be “transitioning out” of her role, which began on Monday and quickly descended into a series of stumbles, culminating in Fox News pressing her earlier today on whether she regretted not being clearer about her failure to pass the bar exam. Moments before news broke of her departure from the role, P…
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