Katie Zacharia Fired as White House Press Secretary After Five Days
Katie Zacharia was fired as White House press secretary on Friday, five days after assuming the role. The Guardian reported the dismissal on Oct. 16, 2026. President Donald Trump fired Zacharia. Fox News
The New York Times reported that Zacharia had been fired, citing three people as sources. The New York Times Fox News described her as "transitioning out" of the role. Fox News Hours before news of the dismissal broke, Trump told reporters he had urged Zacharia to "reconsider" the position. Yahoo
Zacharia had been offered the job on 9 October. Much of her career before that had been as a conservative political commentator and in communication roles. In an interview with the Guardian on Thursday, she detailed her move to the press secretary role. She held her first briefing in the job on Tuesday in an appearance described by the Guardian as widely panned.
The Truth Social post announcing her appointment had called her "an attorney." CNN In an interview on Thursday, she said she did not pass the bar exam. ABC News She acknowledged to Hannity that she failed the bar exam. CNN A senior administration official confirmed that she did not pass the California bar exam. NBC News She faced questions over her legal credentials after the admission.
