Just five days into the job as the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is ‘transitioning out’ of the job, very shortly after Donald Trump told her she should ‘reconsider’ her role.
Zacharia was heavily criticised for her first press conference due to her stilted delivery, mixing up her husband and the president, and not answering many questions.
She then faced scrutiny over claims that she called herself a lawyer but hadn’t passed the bar exam, with the White House saying she was ‘a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team’.
Now after five days in the job White House officials have said that she’s ‘transitioning out’ of the role, making it a sudden turnaround for Zacharia after Trump said on Tuesday (13 October) that he thought she did ‘very good’ at her first press conference.
Earlier this week she was being praised as ‘uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people’ by White House communications director Steven Cheung, now she’s on her way out.
Katie Zacharia will be ‘transitioning out’ of her role as White House press secretary (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
In the end she’s only managed to last half a Scaramucci before getting the boot.
The tune had changed today when Trump suggested she should think about whether or not she was in the right job.
Speaking to reporters he said: “I said Katie, you know you don’t have to do this if you don’t want.
“If I were you I’d reconsider.”
When your boss tells you to ‘reconsider’ the job you’ve just taken there’s a fairly clear message to pick up there.
It was last Friday that she was offered the job, and she started in her new role on Monday before confirmation today that she would be leaving the position.
LADbible Group has contacted the White House for comment.
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Topics: US News, Donald Trump
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