# Why Trump’s latest White House press secretary lasted just five days

https://mins.news/en/item/104390

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17 13:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/why-trumps-latest-white-house-press-secretary-lasted-just-five-days?traffic_source=rss

> Donald Trump said he advised Katie Zacharia to reconsider her job as White House press secretary. She left after five days, the shortest tenure in US history, following criticism of her first and only briefing and scrutiny of her credentials. The White House has not given an official reason for her departure or named a permanent replacement.

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