{
  "id": 15018271,
  "title": "Timeline of Trump's White House Press Secretaries as Katie Zacharia Fired",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/timeline-of-trumps-white-house-press-secretaries-as-katie-zacharia",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:45:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/katie-zacharia-leavitt-scaramucci-white-house-press-secretaries-12581460"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump's White House Press Secretaries had notably short tenures, with one of the shortest being that of Katie Zacharia. Zacharia briefly served as press secretary for less than a week, starting on October 9, 2023 and ending shortly after due to her perceived lack of loyalty to the administration. This situation drew comparisons to former Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, who served for just 11 days in July 2017. Zacharia replaced Karoline Leavitt, who had served since January 2025. This marked one of the shortest tenures in White House press secretary history, with most press secretaries traditionally serving for longer periods.",
  "summary": "Zacharia departs after five days, half the time President Trump's 2017 communications director Anthony Scaramucci was in his role.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia’s No Good, Very Bad First Week as Press Secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharias-no-good-very-bad-first-week-as-press-secretary",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:17:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-trumps-new-press-secretary-is-fired-after-5-days",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:43:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Trump’s New Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Fired After Less Than a Week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trumps-new-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-fired-after-less-than-a-week",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:43:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia Out As Trump’s White House Press Secretary After Less Than A Week In Job",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-out-as-trumps-white-house-press-secretary-after-less",
        "published": "2026-10-16T17:58:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia Reportedly Out as Trump's Press Secretary After 1 Briefing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-reportedly-out-as-trumps-press-secretary-after-1",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:09:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Half a Scaramucci: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Ousted After One Briefing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/half-a-scaramucci-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-ousted",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:15:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Trump’s press secretary Katie Zacharia ‘let go’ five days into new job",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trumps-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-let-go-five-days-into-new-job",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:24:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Katie Zacharia, Trump’s Press Secretary, Is Out After Five Days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-trumps-press-secretary-is-out-after-five-days",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:31:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}