World · 18 d ago
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia leaves after five days on the job
Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he had urged her to think again about the job, hours before her exit was confirmed: "Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider."
— Donald Trump
Length of her first briefing
14 minutes
Her first briefing, on Tuesday, lasted 14 minutes, and she took only three questions from reporters.
Zacharia, whom Trump had called an attorney, admitted on Thursday that she did not pass the bar exam. She said she had practised international transaction law in China with the appropriate credentials.
See the answer
False.
She admitted on Thursday that she did not pass the bar exam, though she said she practised law in China with the appropriate credentials.
Katie Zacharia
5 days
Anthony Scaramucci
10 days
Her stay is half as long as Anthony Scaramucci's 10 days as communications director in Trump's first term. Democrats call her exit a sign of failure ahead of the November midterm elections.
