Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary – reports

Katie Zacharia has been fired as White House press secretary, five days after beginning the role. Reports indicate her departure occurred on Friday.

AB Ariana BaioThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-10-16 · 17:50 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary – reports

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Katie Zacharia has been fired as White House press secretary, five days after beginning the role. Reports indicate her departure occurred on Friday. Zacharia's tenure was marked by a widely criticized first press briefing held on Tuesday. Additionally, she faced scrutiny regarding her legal qualifications after admitting she had not passed the bar exam. Zacharia, who previously worked as a conservative political commentator and in communications, was offered the press secretary position on October 9th. The White House has been asked for comment on the situation.

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Fox News reported she was 'transitioning out' of the role.

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The New York Times reported Zacharia had been fired.

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Questions were raised about Zacharia's legal credentials after she admitted she did not pass the bar exam.

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Katie Zacharia was fired as White House press secretary on Friday, five days after assuming the role.

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Zacharia had a rocky start to her tenure, hosting a widely panned first briefing.

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Katie Zacharia was fired as the White House press secretary on Friday, just five days after she assumed the role, according to a White House official not authorized to speak publicly.Zacharia had a rocky start to her tenure as press secretary, hosting a widely panned first briefing on Tuesday. She had also faced questions over her legal credentials after admitting she did not pass the bar exam.The Guardian has asked the White House for comment. The New York Times reported Zacharia had been fired. Fox News reported she was “transitioning out” of the role.Zacharia, who spent much of her career as a conservative political commentator and in communication roles, was offered the White House press secretary role on 9 October.She detailed the whirlwind sprint to her new role in an interview with The Guardian on Thursday.More details soon …

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