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  "title": "White House Press Secretary Zacharia 'let go' from role, official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/white-house-press-secretary-zacharia-let-go-from-role-official-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261017/white-house-press-secretary-zacharia-let-go-from-role-official-says"
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  "account": "White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was dismissed from her position, according to a White House official on Friday. President Donald Trump had previously advised her to reconsider the role due to public scrutiny. Trump told reporters, \"I told her: I think you're better off being happy, and I'm not sure you can ever be happy in this stuff.\" He added, \"There's nothing easy about this stuff.\" Later, Fox News reported that Zacharia was transitioning out of the role. She began the job on Monday and made her first White House briefing on Tuesday. Zacharia was offered the position to replace Karoline Leavitt, who was announced as Trump's press secretary a few days prior. Trump described Zacharia as an attorney. Over the past week, questions arose about whether Zacharia, a Pepperdine University law school graduate, was genuinely suited for the role.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was \"let go\" from the role, a White House official said on Friday, after President Donald Trump said he had told her to reconsider the job following public scrutiny. \"I told her: 'I think you're better off being happy, and I'm not sure you can ever be happy in this stuff.' There's nothing easy about this stuff,\" Trump told reporters while…",
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