In 5 days on the job, she faced tough questioning about whether she misrepresented herself as a lawyer. Katie Zacharia started the job on Monday and held her debut White House briefing on Tuesday. After just five days in the job, President Donald Trump said Friday that he told White House press secretary Katie Zacharia she should reconsider whether she wants the position.
Zacharia, having only served five days in the role, would be the shortest-serving press secretary in White House history. It comes after a rocky debut at the press room podium and controversy surrounding her background. New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia arrives to hold her first press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct.
Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar examKatie Zacharia was fired as the White House press secretary on Friday, just five days after she assumed the role, according to a White House official not authorized to speak publicly.Zacharia had a rocky start to her tenure as press secretary, hosting a widely panned first briefing on Tuesday. She had also faced questions over her legal credentials after admitting she did not pass the bar exam. Trump says he told Zacharia to "reconsider" the job, while Fox News is reporting that she's already on her way out
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