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White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving her position after serving for only five days. Her departure follows a widely criticized initial press briefing and public scrutiny regarding her legal credentials, including reports that she did not pass the California bar exam. President Donald Trump told reporters he suggested that Zacharia reconsider her role.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Katie Zacharia's tenure as White House press secretary lasted only five days following a difficult debut and intense scrutiny over her legal background.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic and Salon.com heavily emphasize criticism of the administration, framing the brief tenure as a symbol of a collapsing regime. Center and right-leaning outlets, such as The Hill and the Washington Examiner, focus more directly on President Trump's remarks suggesting Zacharia reconsider the job and the specific controversies surrounding her bar exam status.
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Trump says he told Zacharia to ‘reconsider’ press secretary role
President Trump told reporters Friday that he told Katie Zacharia that she should “reconsider” her role as White House press secretary after her rocky start to the job this week. “I said, ‘Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider,'” Trump told reporters, referring to a conversation he said he had with Zacharia earlier. “I said,…
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Source context: Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar examKatie Zacharia was fired as the White House press secretary on Friday, just five days after she assumed the role, according to media reports.Zacharia had a rocky sta…
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Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar examKatie Zacharia was fired as the White House press secretary on Friday, just five days after she assumed the role, according to media reports.Zacharia had a rocky start to her tenure as press secretary, hosting a widely panned first briefing on…
President Trump suggested Friday that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia should "reconsider" if she wants to continue in the job.Why it matters: Zacharia's first week has been filled with speculation about her credentials as a lawyer and criticism over her first press briefing.What they're saying: "The news has been so nasty to her. I've never seen…
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia crashed and burned Thursday as she struggled to defend pretending to be an actual attorney. Appearing on Fox News’s Hannity, Zacharia was forced to answer for her train wreck first press briefing. “It’s been widely panned, I’m sure you’re aware. It only lasted 14 minutes. You only took three questions,” host Sean…
The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.
I was waiting to hear how White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia would explain how and why she claimed she’d...
Trump’s hapless new press secretary becomes the latest symbol of a collapsing regime
“Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider. Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.” Within minutes of President Trump telling reporters that he had effectively encouraged Katie Zacharia, his new press secretary, after only five days on the job, to step down amid widespread ridicule over her job performance, the New…
A senior administration official says Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new White House press secretary, did not pass the California bar exam after law school. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez breaks down the latest details.
A former White House press secretary herself, Psaki tore into Katie Zacharia over her controversial debut performance Tuesday.
Trump says he told Zacharia to "reconsider" the job, while Fox News is reporting that she's already on her way out
Trump on Friday said to reporters that he had told Zacharia to "reconsider" her role
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President Trump told reporters Friday that he told Katie Zacharia that she should “reconsider” her role as White House press secretary after her rocky start to the job this week. “I said, ‘Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider,'” Trump told reporters, referring to a conversation he said he had with Zacharia earlier. “I said,…
The new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of the Trump administration.
President Trump signaled on Friday that Katie Zacharia, his new White House press secretary, might not be in the role for long.
"I don't think that Katie should be made to suffer like she is suffering at the hands of the press," Trump told the press.
Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.
The new press secretary for Donald Trump’s White House stepped to the podium
Zacharia has previously referred to herself as a lawyer in public appearances.
Trump made the remarks about Zacharia before heading to Georgia for a rally aimed at boosting Republicans in the final days before the midterm elections.
President Donald Trump said he encouraged Katie Zacharia to “reconsider” her position as White House press secretary after a rocky start to her tenure.
Katie Zacharia's first official day was on Monday.
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President Donald Trump made two pieces of White House personnel news on Friday, opening the door to new press secretary Katie Zacharia’s departure and throwing his support behind chief of staff Susie Wiles. Zacharia has been lambasted for the rocky start to her tenure, which began on Monday, following an awkward opening press briefing and…
President Donald Trump opened the door to his press secretary Katie Zacharia leaving the role. “I said, ‘Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.’ So we’re talking about doing something,” he told reporters Friday. “I want her to have a good life, I don’t want her to have a live like...
President Trump signaled that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is likely to leave her post following a devastating series of media appearances and questions about her legal background.
Katie Zacharia has been in the hottest of seats since her debut as the new White House press secretary. Zacharia, who often refers to herself as a…
The Mooch was fired after 11 days. He says Zacharia seems too nice to doom herself by arguing with the president, writes Noah Bernstein.
Katie Zacharia's maiden briefing was excruciating - at least her predecessor had delivered her propaganda hot
Katie Zacharia has been fired as White House Press Secretary.
President Donald Trump said Friday that he urged White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia to reconsider her role, saying she has been treated viciously by the media and hinting that the two have discussed her future in the administration. Speaking to reporters, Trump appeared to raise the possibility that Zacharia’s tenure as press secretary could ...
President to reporters: 'I want her to have a good life. She’s been brutalized by the media'
Embattled White House Press Secretary ‘Transitioning Out’ Of Her New Job
On Friday, just days after Katie Zacharia's debut as White House press secretary, a White House senior official informed Fox News' Peter Doocy that she is "transitioning out" of the role.The New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter, subsequently reported that Zacharia had been fired.'Welcome to the world of Trump.'The White House did…
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia has dodged questions about her claiming to be a lawyer and argued President Donald Trump never asked her about her legal training.
