Zacharia out as press secretary after five days

Source: Politico

“Katie Zacharia is no longer the White House press secretary after five days in the role, bringing an abrupt end to a tumultuous tenure …. Zacharia’s brief stint started off rocky and went downhill from there. Her first press conference was widely panned. Then followed revelations that she inflated her credentials, calling herself an attorney when she never passed the bar exam — though she did graduate from Pepperdine University Law School.” (10/16/26)

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-out-as-press-secretary-after-five-days-01123470