{
  "id": 16270138,
  "title": "Karoline Leavitt Compares Katie Zacharia’s Abrupt Exit As Trump’s Press Secretary To ‘The Apprentice’: “He’s Known For … Moving On From People”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/karoline-leavitt-compares-katie-zacharias-abrupt-exit-as-trumps-press",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:16:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/karoline-leavitt-on-bill-maher-trump-press-secretary-1237172271/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "During an appearance on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday, Karoline Leavitt addressed reports regarding Donald Trump's interest in renovating the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. Leavitt confirmed that the president has been \"flirting\" with the idea of turning the briefing room into a swimming pool, noting that the area once functioned as a pool and that original tile remains visible underneath the room.\n\nLeavitt was also questioned regarding the brief tenure of her successor as White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia. According to Deadline, Zacharia was ousted last Friday after serving less than a week in the position and conducting a single 14-minute briefing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Karoline Leavitt Offers to Help Trump Replace Katie Zacharia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/karoline-leavitt-offers-to-help-trump-replace-katie-zacharia",
        "published": "2026-10-22T20:15:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}