{
  "id": 15063386,
  "title": "Trump's new press secretary out after less than week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trumps-new-press-secretary-out-after-less-than-week-15063386",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1557156/trumps-new-press-secretary-out-after-less-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was dismissed from her position on Friday after less than a week on the job. This rapid departure came amid several mistakes that only added to the distractions faced by President Donald Trump. Fox News reported that the 41-year-old Trump spokeswoman had decided to transition out of her role. Earlier, it became apparent that Trump was prepared to let his new spokeswoman go due to criticism over her pretense of being a lawyer and her one, highly ridiculed press briefing. President Trump had told reporters, \"Katie, you don't have to do this.\" Zacharia's tenure lasted only five days, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who had worked to reshape White House coverage by attracting more favorable media outlets and aggressively countering critical press. However, Zacharia encountered a rough start with her first press briefing, which lasted under 15 minutes, featuring a painfully slow delivery of Trump's achievements followed by just three questions from journalists. The situation worsened when it was revealed that she had falsely claimed to be a lawyer. This misstep led to controversy and distractions for the 80-year-old president, who was already struggling with lower-than-expected polls as Americans grew increasingly dissatisfied with the Iran war, inflation, and perceptions of corruption.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was pushed out Friday after less than a week in the high-profile job, following a series of blunders that added to distractions for her embattled boss President Donald Trump.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump told new press secretary to ‘reconsider’ role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-told-new-press-secretary-to-reconsider-role",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:41:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Donald Trump’s roster of press secretary trainwrecks and faux pas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/donald-trumps-roster-of-press-secretary-trainwrecks-and-faux-pas",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:20:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Trump's new press secretary out after less than week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trumps-new-press-secretary-out-after-less-than-week",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:45:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Donald Trump's Press Secretary fired; Man mauled by dogs in Brisbane's north",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/donald-trumps-press-secretary-fired-man-mauled-by-dogs-in-brisbanes",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:08:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Donald Trump's Press Secretary fired; Man mauled by dogs in Brisbane's north",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/donald-trumps-press-secretary-fired-man-mauled-by-dogs-in-brisbanes-15046550",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:08:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump’s new press secretary out after less than week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trumps-new-press-secretary-out-after-less-than-week-15056676",
        "published": "2026-10-16T21:52:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "5 days of Katie Zacharia: The rapid fall of Trump's 'lawyer' press secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/5-days-of-katie-zacharia-the-rapid-fall-of-trumps-lawyer-press",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:38:50.000Z"
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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."
}