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Katie Zacharia Out After 7 Days: Trump Drops White House Press Secretary and Tells Her to ‘Reconsider’

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Katie Zacharia out after 7 days as White House press secretary — empty podium at White House briefing room

Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just seven days on the job, a stunningly brief tenure that makes her the shortest-lived top spokesperson in modern White House history. Multiple news outlets, including The New York Times, CNN and Fox News, reported on Friday, October 16, 2026, that Katie Zacharia is “transitioning … Read more

Katie Zacharia Press Briefing: New Press Secretary’s 14-Minute Debut Ends Abruptly

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Katie Zacharia press briefing debut at the White House briefing room

The Katie Zacharia press briefing that Washington had been waiting for lasted all of 14 minutes. On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. ET, the newly named White House press secretary stepped to the podium in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room for her formal debut, delivered roughly eight minutes of opening remarks, … Read more