Katie Zacharia Out As Trump’s White House Press Secretary After Less Than A Week In Job — SkimNews
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- Katie Zacharia exited as White House press secretary after fewer than five days, with a White House official confirming her departure on Friday.
- Zacharia's exit followed a 14-minute debut press briefing Tuesday and subsequent coverage of her repeated references to herself as a lawyer despite not having passed the California bar exam.
- Zacharia was pressed on the credential issue during appearances on Fox News' Hannity Thursday night and Fox & Friends Friday morning, with Hannity calling her debut 'widely panned.'
- President Trump publicly floated a shakeup before her exit, telling reporters Zacharia was 'treated very badly' and 'very unfairly' by the media, and said he told her 'if I were you, I would reconsider.'
- Zacharia, a conservative commentator who had appeared on Fox News and Newsmax, was the surprise pick to succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in August; CNN analyst Scott Jennings was also cited as a contender.
- Anthony Scaramucci, who lasted 10 days as White House Communications Director under Trump in 2017, noted on X: 'Records are made to be broken. But I take no pleasure in other people's pain.'
Why it matters: Zacharia's sub-five-day tenure is shorter than even Anthony Scaramucci's 10-day stint under Trump, forcing the White House to find a third press secretary since August — and the pressure came not from hostile outlets but from Fox News hosts Hannity and Fox & Friends who flagged her inflated legal credentials.
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