White House Press Secretary Zacharia exiting role after short tenure
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Zacharia, having only served five days in the role, is now the shortest-serving press secretary in White House history. It comes after a rocky debut at the press room podium and controversy surrounding her background.
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New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is on the way out from her position, the New York Times and other US news outlets reported on Friday.
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Zacharia's departure leaves Trump without a key spokesperson with a little over two weeks before November's midterm elections.
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Zacharia started her new role just five days ago, taking over for Karoline Leavitt. She had a nervy first White House briefing with journalists on Tuesday, fielding just three questions and leaving the podium after a little under 14 minutes.
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The White House website said later that day that "Katie Zacharia delivered a commanding inaugural press briefing as the 37th White House Press Secretary."
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Earlier on Friday, President Donald Trump suggested that Zacharia might be leaving. "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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He added: "I said to her honestly, 'If I were you, I'd reconsider... think about it. But I would reconsider.'" Last Friday, Trump announced Zacharia's appointment as the new press secretary.
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However, she became embroiled in controversy when her previous claims to be a lawyer were revealed to be false. Until last week, Zacharia was a commentator for conservative outlets Fox News and Newsmax.
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She also advised the Trump Media and Technology, the company behind Trump's Truth Social platform. Zacharia has also long described herself as a lawyer, but her credentials remain unverified.
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Neither she nor the White House has provided evidence that she passed the bar exam in any state or in China, where she worked for a large law firm years ago. According to her LinkedIn profile, Zacharia was an associate at Zhong Lun Law Firm in Beijing from 2011 to 2013.
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She was also a general counsel at Fix California, an advocacy group founded by Trump ally Ric Grenell, from 2024 to 2025. Zacharia earned her law degree from Pepperdine University in 2011.
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