Trump just fooled around with Susie Wiles over Katie Zacharia. And he found out

Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after five days, according to a White House official. Donald Trump spoke on the South Lawn on Friday, just before boarding Marine One for a Georgia rally. He said he had urged her to reconsider the job, citing harsh news coverage and her family. Anthony Scaramucci, whose 11 days as communications director in 2017 had been the shortest stint, wrote on X that "Records are made to be broken.", according to The Independent.

The Independent reports, citing insiders, that Trump offered Zacharia the post without consulting chief of staff Susie Wiles. Wiles had spent weeks trying to recruit Scott Jennings, a CNN commentator and steady Trump defender, to succeed Karoline Leavitt. The president has reportedly grown irritated with limits Wiles imposes and with how few allies speak up for him on television, so he picked someone he had seen on screen.

Wiles has served longer than any other Trump chief of staff, and the West Wing has seen fewer leaks and feuds under her. Once word spread that she had been bypassed, staff speculated about her departure, which angered Trump and set aides maneuvering against one another.

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