# New White House spokeswoman sets anti-record with five-day tenure

https://mins.news/en/item/103880

- TASS, 2026-10-16 22:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203391

> White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held the post for just five days, surpassing the previous shortest-tenure record set by Anthony Scaramucci in 2017. Trump said he had advised her to resign, and Fox News reported that she was leaving. Trump said he was in no hurry to choose a successor and had no shortlist.

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