Trump Fires Press Secretary Katie Zacharia After 5 Days as Resume Questions Swirl
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
Trump Fires Press Secretary Katie Zacharia After 5 Days as Resume Questions Swirl
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
Summary
Five days into the job, Katie Zacharia was fired as President Trump’s press secretary, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Trump said he urged Zacharia to “reconsider” the role, telling reporters he asked whether she really needed the job.
Tuesday’s first and only press briefing had already gone poorly, and scrutiny intensified over whether she had misrepresented herself as a lawyer after Trump described her as “an attorney” despite her failing the bar exam.
Neither the White House nor Zacharia responded to requests for comment, leaving the abrupt turnover and its fallout still unclear.