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Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary

Five days was the whole run for Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, a stretch that fit inside a single work week. Her first briefing, on Tuesday, was described as unsuccessful, and after that came questions about her legal background. Trump had previously identified her as a lawyer, but it turned out she had not passed the bar exam. Trump then told reporters he had asked her to reconsider staying in the job, wondering if she "really needed it." No public comment on the departure has come from Zacharia or the White House. Source: New York Times, writer Daniyal.

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Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary

Five days was the whole run for Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, a stretch that fit inside a single work week. Her first briefing, on Tuesday, was described as unsuccessful, and after that came questions about her legal background. Trump had previously identified her as a lawyer, but it turned out she had not passed the bar exam. Trump then told reporters he had asked her to reconsider staying in the job, wondering if she "really needed it." No public comment on the departure has come from Zacharia or the White House. Source: New York Times, writer Daniyal.

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