Katie Zacharia exits White House press secretary role after five days
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Katie Zacharia is leaving her role as White House press secretary after five days, administration officials told multiple news organizations Friday. Officials described her as “transitioning” to another administration position that would be announced later, while some reports said she had been fired. The White House had not named a replacement.
President Donald Trump had announced Zacharia’s appointment one week earlier to succeed Karoline Leavitt. Before news of her departure emerged, Trump told reporters that he had urged Zacharia to reconsider the job, saying she had been treated harshly by the media. He said he would let her decide whether to remain.
Zacharia’s brief tenure drew scrutiny following her first and only White House briefing on Tuesday. The session lasted about 15 minutes, included questions from three news organizations and was widely criticized over her delivery and limited answers.
Questions also arose about Zacharia’s legal credentials. Trump had described her as an attorney when announcing her appointment, and Zacharia had previously referred to herself as a lawyer. She graduated from Pepperdine University’s law school but acknowledged Thursday that she did not pass the California bar exam and did not take it again. Zacharia defended her use of the term “lawyer,” while saying she had not presented herself as an attorney at law.
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