Katie Zacharia has been fired as White House press secretary on Friday, just five days after taking up the position, according to a White House official who was not authorised to speak publicly. The Guardian reported that Zacharia’s brief tenure was marked by a difficult start, including a widely criticised…...
Katie Zacharia has been fired as White House press secretary on Friday, just five days after taking up the position, according to a White House official who was not authorised to speak publicly.
The Guardian reported that Zacharia’s brief tenure was marked by a difficult start, including a widely criticised first press briefing on Tuesday and questions about her legal credentials after she admitted she had not passed the bar exam.
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The Guardian said it had contacted the White House for comment. The New York Times also reported that Zacharia had been fired, while Fox News reported that she was “transitioning out” of the role.
Zacharia, who spent much of her career as a conservative political commentator and in communications roles, was offered the position of White House press secretary on October 9.