Katie Zacharia leaves White House role less than a week after starting
Katie Zacharia will be leaving her post as White House press secretary, the BBC has confirmed, as the fallout from her shaky public debut appears to have reached its climax.
TL;DR
- Katie Zacharia is leaving her position as White House press secretary.
- Her departure follows a difficult initial press briefing and subsequent questions regarding her credentials.
- President Trump expressed that Zacharia did not have to continue in the role if she did not want to and suggested she reconsider.
- Zacharia faced criticism for her first press briefing, which was short and had few questions.
- Questions arose about whether Zacharia had passed the bar exam, which she admitted she had not.
- Democrats have highlighted Zacharia's departure as a sign of failure within the Republican White House.
- Her exit is noted as being one of the quickest among Trump's White House press team.