Five days and out: Katie Zacharia exits White House press role
What Happened
Katie Zacharia was fired as White House press secretary after less than a week in the job, two U.S. officials told Reuters. Her brief tenure was hit by criticism of her first press briefing and questions over her legal credentials. Reuters said it could not find records showing she was registered as an attorney in any U.S. state or Washington, D.C.; Zacharia later acknowledged that she had not passed the bar exam.
Key Takeaways
Hours before her departure, Trump said he had advised Zacharia to “reconsider” whether the high-pressure role was right for her. Her exit leaves the White House without its top public spokesperson just over two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections.