# Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after five days, US media report

https://mins.news/en/item/105641

- CGTN, 2026-10-17 00:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-17/Katie-Zacharia-out-as-White-House-press-secretary-US-media-1Rj270PrnY4/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Katie Zacharia left the White House press secretary post on Friday after only five days, US media reported. Donald Trump said he had advised her to reconsider the job. Fox News, citing a White House official, said she was transitioning out of the role. Zacharia previously said she had not passed the bar exam.

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