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Katie Zacharia is the shortest-serving White House press secretary after a rocky tenure, but she's not the first to go.
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NYTimes – US NYT
Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?
Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials is the result of one big misunderstanding.
Al Jazeera
Why Trump’s latest White House press secretary lasted just five days
Katie Zacharia is the shortest-serving White House press secretary after a rocky tenure, but she's not the first to go.
PBS
News Wrap: Zacharia out as White House press secretary after less than a week on the job
In our news wrap Friday, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is "transitioning out" of her role after less than a week on the job, three large brush fires in Southern California are forcing people to flee their homes and dozens of Israeli settlers set cars and trees ablaze across the West Bank and attacked Palestinians as they gathered for their autumn olive harvest.
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BBC News – World BBC
Katie Zacharia leaving her White House role less than five days on the job
Her public debut as White House press secretary on Tuesday ended with a flurry of media criticism about her credentials and preparedness.
NPR
Katie Zacharia is out as press secretary, White House says
Katie Zacharia is "transitioning out" of her role as press secretary, according to a White House official not authorized to speak on the record, marking a stunning turn of events for the spokeswoman.
Al Jazeera
Trump told new press secretary to ‘reconsider’ role
Al Jazeera has confirmed that White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is “transitioning out” of her role.
Al Jazeera
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia fired after five days on the job
DW
White House Press Secretary Zacharia exiting role after short tenure
Zacharia, having only served five days in the role, would be 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.
News24
White House Press Secretary Zacharia ‘let go’ from role, official says
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was “let go” from the role, a White House official said on Friday, after President Donald Trump said he had told her to reconsider the job following public scrutiny.
Politico
Katie Zacharia out as press secretary after five days
Zacharia’s brief stint started off rocky and went downhill from there.
TIME
Katie Zacharia Out as Trump's Press Secretary After 5 Days
Trump on Friday said to reporters that he had told Zacharia to "reconsider" her role
NPR – Politics NPR
Katie Zacharia is 'transitioning out' as press secretary, White House says
Katie Zacharia's first official day was on Monday.
CBS
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week
Katie Zacharia, President Trump's new White House press secretary, is being moved out of the role after her first week on the job, two U.S. officials told CBS News.
ABC News
Trump asks Katie Zacharia to reconsider if she wants the press secretary position
President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he asked White House press secretary Katie Zacharia to reconsider whether she wants to stay in the position.
Guardian
Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary – reports
Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar exam Katie 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 Tuesday. She had also faced questions over her legal crede…
PBS
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia leaving the job after Trump casts doubt
Katie Zacharia is departing as White House press secretary, a person familiar with the matter said Friday, after a short and rocky tenure that was defined by questions about her professional background and lack of polish in fielding questions from journalists.
NYTimes – US NYT
Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days
The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.
Sky News – Front Page Sky
Under-fire White House spokesperson leaves after a week
Katie Zacharia has left her role as White House press secretary a week after being appointed.
Guardian
New White House press secretary faces more scrutiny – this time from Trump-friendly Fox News
Katie Zacharia made the rounds at the conservative news channel to defend her appointment as Trump’s mouthpiece US politics live – latest updates Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary , faced intense scrutiny from news outlets including the rightwing cable network Fox News amid growing questions over her legal credentials. During an appearance on Fox on Friday – her fifth day as Donald Trump’s chief sp…
France 24
Embattled new White House Press Secretary Zacharia 'let go' from her role
A White House Press official said Friday that Secretary Katie Zacharia was "let go" from her role after US President Donald Trump signaled she was on her way out, a week after he picked her for the post. Zacharia's credentials as an attorney had come under scrutiny and she admitted to not having passed the bar in an interview with Fox News on Thursday.
Euronews
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says China lacked 'proper' toilets
Zacharia is already under scrutiny over her legal credentials, after giving an inconclusive answer about where she had passed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States.
ABC News
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass bar exam: Sources
Zacharia has described herself as a lawyer; Trump called her "an attorney."
Guardian
Trump’s new press secretary says it’s ‘unknown’ how much she’ll deal with media
Katie Zacharia says her first, widely panned, press briefing was just six days after her first contact with White House Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary says it is “unknown” how much she will engage with the press, or hold briefings with reporters, as she faces mounting questions over her legal credentials. In a brief interview with the Guardian on Thursday, Katie Zacharia detailed the whirlwind sprint…
CBS
White House's Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam
The White House described Katie Zacharia as "uniquely qualified" to be the new press secretary.
PBS
Claim that Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia is a lawyer comes under scrutiny
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.
BBC News – World BBC
White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials
Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.
Sky News – Front Page Sky
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia faces scrutiny over her claims to be a lawyer
Katie Zacharia faces mounting scrutiny over her legal credentials, with an advocacy group asking whether the self-described lawyer has the qualifications to support her claims.
Al Jazeera
White House spokesperson Katie Zacharia’s law career faces scrutiny
Katie Zacharia has repeatedly claimed to be a lawyer, but critics question whether she was ever licensed.
Guardian
Trump’s new press secretary faces scrutiny over claims to be a lawyer
Katie Zacharia describes herself as a lawyer but no public record shows she has been licensed in the US states where she resided Donald Trump ’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer. But when asked after her inaugural press briefing on Tuesday to name the state where she passed the bar exam, she replied curiously: “when I moved to China”. No public record shows she has ev…
Guardian
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s new press secretary: ‘Her reading is good for an 11-year-old’
The host roasted Katie Zacharia after her awkward and confusing first press conference Jimmy Kimmel reacted to the disastrous first day at work of the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia. Continue reading...
