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  "id": 15015159,
  "title": "Trump fires Zacharia as press secretary after five days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-fires-zacharia-as-press-secretary-after-five-days",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:59:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/trump-casts-doubt-on-press-secretary-katie-zacharias-future-1.500713619"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Zacharia says Trump didn't ask whether she passed bar exam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/zacharia-says-trump-didnt-ask-whether-she-passed-bar-exam",
        "published": "2026-10-16T16:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump casts doubt on press secretary Zacharia’s future",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-casts-doubt-on-press-secretary-zacharias-future",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:27:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump opens door to Katie Zacharia leaving as press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-opens-door-to-katie-zacharia-leaving-as-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:43:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Trump casts doubt on press secretary Katie Zacharia's future",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-casts-doubt-on-press-secretary-katie-zacharias-future",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:49:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Trump tells Press Secretary Katie Zacharia to ‘reconsider’ her job",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-tells-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-to-reconsider-her-job",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:53:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Trump asks Katie Zacharia to reconsider if she wants the press secretary position",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-asks-katie-zacharia-to-reconsider-if-she-wants-the-press",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:59:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Trump says Katie Zacharia should reconsider White House spokeswoman role after she admits to failing bar exam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-says-katie-zacharia-should-reconsider-white-house-spokeswoman",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:06:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Trump casts doubt on press secretary's future",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-casts-doubt-on-press-secretarys-future",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:08:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump casts doubt on press secretary Katie Zacharia’s future: ‘we’re gonna talk’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-casts-doubt-on-press-secretary-katie-zacharias-future-were",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:08:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump's new press secretary looks close to exit after just one week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trumps-new-press-secretary-looks-close-to-exit-after-just-one-week",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:25:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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