Katie Zacharia leaves White House press secretary role after five days
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Katie Zacharia is leaving her role as White House press secretary less than five days after taking it up. Donald Trump said he had asked her to reconsider the job, adding that he wanted her to have a good life; a senior White House official said she was transitioning out. Her abrupt departure follows criticism of her first briefing and questions about her description of herself as an attorney.
Zacharia’s debut briefing lasted 14 minutes and took questions from three reporters, compared with an average of about 45 minutes for her predecessor, Karoline Leavitt. She later acknowledged she had failed the California bar exam in 2011 and had not retaken it. Trump said he was in no rush to appoint a replacement; Zacharia had previously spent six weeks in a communications role at the Department of Homeland Security.
- Zacharia is leaving after less than five days as press secretary.
- Trump said he had urged her to reconsider the role.
- Her first briefing lasted 14 minutes and drew criticism.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Katie Zacharia is out as Trump’s White House press secretary after disastrous first week on the job”.