Trump's Press Secretary Fired After 5-Day Tenure

The White House remains dissatisfied with the debut briefing of the new US presidential press secretary, Katie Zakaria, and threatens to fire her.

Consensus

Katie Zakaria was appointed as White House press secretary by Donald Trump.
Zakaria held her first press briefing on October 13.
The briefing lasted approximately 14–15 minutes.
Zakaria answered questions from only three journalists during the briefing.
The briefing was criticized by media and White House officials for being short, stiff, and unprepared.
Trump publicly praised Zakaria's performance after the briefing.
Zakaria previously worked as a communications advisor for Truth Social and served as press secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.
Zakaria was previously associated with Fox News and Newsmax as a commentator.
There were questions about her legal credentials, including whether she passed the bar exam.
Zakaria made a mistake during the briefing by accidentally referring to her husband as president.
The White House reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with the briefing and considered dismissing her.

Zakaria worked as press secretary for Trump for only five days. — tg_bbcrussian
Zakaria may have misrepresented her legal qualifications, and sources indicate she failed the bar exam in 2011. — meduza
Trump did not criticize Zakaria but said she performed 'very well'. — vm
Some White House officials called the briefing 'awful' and questioned why she was sent to the podium so soon after joining. — vedomosti
Zakaria's briefing was mocked on social media for her lack of emotion and excessive praise of Trump. — tg_dwglavnoe
The White House threatened to fire Zakaria after her debut briefing. — tg_tass_agency