Trump fires Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary after five days, advisers say
President Donald Trump has fired White House press secretary Katie Zacharia after only five days in the role. Trump suggested she reconsider her position, citing the intense media scrutiny she faced during her brief tenure.
Why it matters
This rapid turnover in a high-profile administration role underscores the volatility and high-pressure environment of the current White House.
President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president said, ending her turbulent week-long stint as the White House's top spokesperson.
Trump told reporters earlier he had asked Zacharia to reconsider her role, all but declaring her brief tenure in the job over.
"Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider," Trump said he told Zacharia on Friday morning (all times local).
He said they would speak when he returned to the White House and he would leave the decision to her. But he did not sound particularly encouraging of his embattled press secretary.
"Katie, do you need this?" he said he told her. "I don't think you need this."
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