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Katie Zacharia Out as Trump's Press Secretary After 5 Days

Trump on Friday said to reporters that he had told Zacharia to "reconsider" her role

Sources (3)· Oct 16, 6:09 PM to Oct 17, 8:26 PM

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Time· Oct 16, 6:09 PMKatie Zacharia Out as Trump's Press Secretary After 5 Days
The Hill· Oct 16, 10:38 PM5 days of Katie Zacharia: The rapid fall of Trump's 'lawyer' press secretary
NewsNation· Oct 17, 8:26 PM5 days of Katie Zacharia: The rapid fall of Trump's 'lawyer' press secretary

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Katie Zacharia will be the next White House press secretaryConservative commentator Katie Zacharia is expected to be named the next White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt.

NBC News1d agoSources (13)Whole story →

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Katie Zacharia Is Out After Half a Scaramucci“Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider. Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.” Within minutes of President Trump telling reporters that he had effectively encouraged Katie Zacharia, his new press secretary, to step down amid widespread ridicule over her job performance after only five days on the job, The New […]

Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →

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Trump Taps Katie Zacharia To Serve As Next White House Press SecretaryShe’s been offered the job

Daily Caller1d agoSources (5)Whole story →

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Trump Fires His Fake Lawyer Press Secretary After Just Five DaysKatie Zacharia has been fired as White House press secretary after less than one week on the job, The New York Times reported Friday, citing three anonymous sources. She hosted one 14-minute press briefing, took 3 questions, and will go down in history as the press secretary with the shortest tenure to date. Fox News also reported that Zacharia would be…

The New Republic1d agoWhole story →

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Katie Zacharia confirmed 'fired' after less than a week as Trump's press secretary: reportJust days into her new role, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role after her rocky debut on Monday, according to Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie . NYT said she was "fired," as did CNN. An unnamed White House official told Fox News’ Peter Doocy that Zacharia, just four days after holding her first and only White House press…

Raw Story1d agoWhole story →

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Scaramucci on Zacharia's reported firing: 'Records are made to be broken'Anthony Scaramucci weighed in on Katie Zacharia’s departure as White House press secretary Friday, noting her tenure was less than his as communications director at just five days in the role. “Records are made to be broken,” he wrote on social platform X. “But I take no pleasure in other people’s pain.” Scaramucci famously served...

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Katie Zacharia Is Out After Half a Scaramucci“Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider. Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.” Within minutes of President Trump telling reporters that he had effectively encouraged Katie Zacharia, his new press secretary, to step down amid widespread ridicule over her job performance after only five days on the job, The New […]

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Trump's press secretary Katie Zacharia is out five days into job - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTKatie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary just five days into the job after a rocky first briefing, the revelation she misrepresented herself as a lawyer and President Donald Trump casting doubt on her ability to serve in the role.

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Trump Taps Katie Zacharia To Serve As Next White House Press SecretaryShe’s been offered the job

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