Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Ousted After 5 Days NYT - Top Stories By: Shawn McCreesh · Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz 16 October 2026 at 22:57 Her abrupt departure came after she was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing. © Kenny Holston/The New York TimesKatie Zacharia during her first briefing at the White House on Tuesday. She was ousted on Friday.
Katie Zacharia Admits Failing Bar, but Defends Calling Herself a Lawyer NYT - Top Stories By: Shawn McCreesh 16 October 2026 at 00:43 In an interview with a right-wing influencer, the new White House press secretary also described the harried process that led to her hiring. © Doug Mills/The New York TimesKatie Zacharia, the White House press secretary, aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. “I woke up at 3 in the morning on Tuesday to prepare with what I had,” she said of her first press briefing.
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