Trump fires press secretary Katie Zacharia after just five days — beating Scaramucci's record for shortest tenure
Laughter erupts in the briefing room as Katie Zacharia cuts short her debut White House press conference after accepting just three pre-selected questions in 14 minutes.Three bikini photographs deleted from Katie Zacharia's Instagram account — she had previously condemned women who wear "bikini-style gym attire" as crossing a line.
Katie Zacharia, 42, has been fired as White House press secretary after just five days in the role, having helmed only a single 14-minute briefing on Tuesday that was widely panned as a disaster. Trump told reporters he had urged her to "reconsider" staying, saying "I don't think you need this," before a senior White House official confirmed she was "transitioning out." Zacharia's credentials came under scrutiny after she admitted she failed the California bar exam despite describing herself as a lawyer. Trump said he wants her to remain at the White House "in some form, but maybe a more pleasant form."
Zacharia's debut briefing lasted just 14 minutes, fielded only three questions, and included the gaffe 'My president — sorry, my husband.'
Her legal credentials reportedly unravelled live on air when she was pressed on why she called herself a lawyer despite never passing the bar exam.
Anthony Scaramucci, who lasted ten days before Trump fired him in 2017, quipped: 'Records are meant to be broken.'
