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Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just 5 days on the job
Trump said Zacharia was treated unfairly and left the decision to her after her five-day tenure drew scrutiny over her briefing and legal credentials.
- White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of her role on Friday, October 16, 2026, after just five days on the job, a White House official confirmed to Fox News.
- Her tenure faced significant hurdles after a widely panned 14-minute debut briefing on Tuesday and revelations she did not pass the California bar exam, despite having called herself a lawyer.
- President Donald Trump told reporters Friday he advised Zacharia to "reconsider" the position, saying she had been "brutalized by the media" and that "I think you're better off being happy."
- Zacharia's five-day stint ranks among the shortest White House press secretary tenures ever, lasting less than half of Anthony Scaramucci's 11-day term as communications director in 2017.
- Trump indicated Zacharia might continue working in his administration in a "more pleasant form," though no permanent replacement for the press secretary position has been announced.
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