Katie Zacharia mocked for only lasting a week with Trump: ‘At least she has her career as a lawyer to fall back on’

Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after only five days on the job, a departure that set a record for brevity in the post. President Donald Trump had announced her hiring a week earlier. Her tenure unraveled after a poor briefing, then scrutiny of her legal credentials, which ended with her telling a right-wing podcaster that she never passed the bar exam. On Fox News she also said the administration had not prepared her well and questioned how she was vetted. Trump told reporters he had advised her to reconsider her position, according to The Independent.

Her exit beat the previous mark of eleven days, held by Anthony Scaramucci from Trump's first term. He said he took no pleasure in others' misfortune. Democrats leaned in: Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Sen. Adam Schiff both joked in Scaramucci units, and the party's official X account posted a Hunger Games meme. The Daily Show and Gavin Newsom's press office produced memorial-style tributes, and a New York City brewery marketed a make-believe 6.7% IPA lampooning her lawyer claims.

Supporters pushed back. Nick Sortor and Jack Posobiec praised her character, and Laura Loomer urged critics to let her be, saying she was simply nervous.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →