Katie Zacharia Fired as Trump’s Press Secretary After Five Days

Katie Zacharia was fired after five days amid questions about her account of her legal career and her handling of her first press briefing.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM EDT · How we use AI

Katie Zacharia Fired as Trump’s Press Secretary After Five Days

Katie Zacharia was fired just five days into her tenure as Trump’s press secretary, according to The New York Times.

Her dismissal followed questions about the way she had described her legal career and how she conducted her first press briefing.

Originally reported by The New York Times. Read the full story at The New York Times

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