Trump fires Zacharia as press secretary after five days
President Donald Trump has dismissed Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, advisers said, ending her turbulent tenure less than a week after she took up the high-profile role. Zacharia’s position appeared increasingly uncertain on Friday after Trump said she should “reconsider” whether the job was right for her. “I said, ‘Katie, is this for you?’” Trump told reporters, as the new press…
President Donald Trump has dismissed Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, ending her seven-day tenure. The controversy over Zacharia's claims of being a lawyer and her initial poor performance in her role made her position increasingly uncertain. Zacharia had listed herself as general counsel of a California-based conservative nonprofit and falsely claimed to have passed the bar exam.
She later acknowledged failing the bar exam, which is a requirement for practicing law in the United States. Despite Trump praising Zacharia as "very good," the press secretary struggled to regain confidence with her first press briefing lasting less than 15 minutes and facing criticism for her perceived lack of legal expertise.
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- Trump says he told Zacharia to 'reconsider' press secretary role thehill.com
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