# Special Report: Katie Zacharia leaves White House press secretary post after five days

https://mins.news/en/item/103593

- NBC News, 2026-10-16 18:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/katie-zacharia-out-as-white-house-press-secretary-after-5-days-on-job-271706181697

> Katie Zacharia has left her position as White House press secretary after five days. Her first press briefing drew widespread criticism, and it emerged that she had presented herself as a lawyer despite not passing the bar exam.

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