{
  "id": 15102957,
  "title": "New White House press secretary 'let go' from role, official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/new-white-house-press-secretary-let-go-from-role-official-says-15102957",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T03:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261017/new-white-house-press-secretary-let-go-from-role-official-says"
  },
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  "account": "WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was dismissed from her position, according to a White House official on Friday. President Donald Trump had reportedly advised her to reconsider the job following public scrutiny. In an interview with reporters, Trump stated, \"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.\" He added, \"I said to her honestly, If I were you, I'd reconsider... think about it. But I would reconsider.\" Fox News later reported, citing a White House official, that Zacharia was transitioning out of the role of press secretary. Zacharia began the job on Monday and made her debut at a White House briefing on Tuesday. She received a call about the role on Wednesday and was offered the position to succeed Karoline Leavitt on Friday. Trump announced her appointment in a previous statement, describing her as an attorney. Over the past week, questions have arisen regarding Zacharia's background, as she is a law school graduate from California's Pepperdine University.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was \"let go\" from the role, a White House official said on Friday, after U.S. 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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "New White House press secretary 'let go' from role, official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/new-white-house-press-secretary-let-go-from-role-official-says",
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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."
}