10 things that lasted longer than Katie Zacharia’s time as White House press secretary
Katie Zacharia has been removed from her position as White House press secretary after only five days on the job. The article compares her brief tenure to other short-lived political appointments in the Trump administration.
Why it matters
It highlights the high turnover rate and instability within the Trump administration's communications team.
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held her first conference on Tuesday and left the role three days later. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after five days on the job. That's likely a record for the shortest-serving White House press secretary in history. Here are 10 other things that last longer than Zacharia's time in the White House. Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after five days on the job, officials confirmed on Friday. The lawyer-ish-person-turned-White House spokesperson had a rocky debut at the podium on Tuesday, during which she stumbled over prepared remarks and later raised eyebrows after she told a reporter that she passed the bar in China. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he told Zacharia to reconsider the role.
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