White House Press Secretary Zacharia 'let go' from role, official says

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was let go from the role in Washington on Friday after President Donald Trump told her to reconsider the job. Fox News later reported that she was transitioning out of the position. Zacharia began the role on Monday and held her first White House briefing on Tuesday. Her legal credentials faced scrutiny after she acknowledged that she had not passed the bar.

Trump said he told Zacharia that she would be better off being happy and should reconsider the position.

Zacharia received a call about the press secretary role last Wednesday and was offered the job to succeed Karoline Leavitt last Friday.

Zacharia graduated from Pepperdine University law school in California.

Zacharia said during a Fox News interview that she had not passed the bar.

Anthony Scaramucci served as communications director for 10 days during Trump’s first administration.

Published Oct 17, 2026 3:10 am KST

President Donald Trump speaks to the reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, in Washington, as White House press secretary Katie Zacharia looks on. AP-Yonhap

WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was "let go" from the role, a White House official said on Friday, after President Donald Trump said he had told her to reconsider the job following public scrutiny.

"I told her: 'I think you're better off being happy, and I'm not sure you can ever be happy in this stuff.' There's nothing easy about this stuff," Trump told reporters while departing the White House.

He added: "I said to her honestly, 'If I were you, I'd reconsider... think about it. But I would reconsider.'"

Fox News, citing a White House official, later reported that Zacharia was "transitioning" out of the role of press secretary.

Zacharia started the job on Monday and held her debut White House briefing on Tuesday.

She had said she received a call about the role of press secretary last Wednesday and got offered the job to succeed Karoline Leavitt last Friday.

Trump later announced her appointment. In his announcement, he described her an attorney.

Over the last week, the issue of whether Zacharia, a graduate of California's Pepperdine University law school, had actually passed the bar - making her an attorney - came under fire.

On Friday, during a Fox News interview on Thursday, Zacharia said she did not pass the bar. Anthony Scaramucci served director of communications for 10 days during Trump's first administration.

白宫新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚周五被解雇，此前唐纳德·特朗普总统要求她重新考虑这份工作。福克斯新闻随后报道称，她正在逐步卸任。扎卡里亚于周一上任，并于周二举行了她的首次白宫新闻发布会。此前她承认自己没有通过律师资格考试，因此她的法律资质受到了质疑。

特朗普说他告诉扎卡里亚，她最好还是快乐起来，应该重新考虑这份工作。

扎卡里亚上周三接到了关于新闻秘书一职的电话，并于上周五被正式聘用，接替卡罗琳·莱维特。

扎卡里亚毕业于加利福尼亚州佩珀代因大学法学院。

扎卡里亚在接受福克斯新闻采访时表示，她没有通过律师资格考试。

安东尼·斯卡拉穆奇在特朗普第一任期内担任了10天的通讯主任。

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周二，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在华盛顿白宫南草坪登上“海军陆战队一号”直升机时向记者发表讲话，白宫新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚在一旁注视着。美联社-韩联社

华盛顿——一位白宫官员周五表示，白宫新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚已被“解雇”。此前，唐纳德·特朗普总统表示，在公众的审视下，他已告知扎卡里亚重新考虑这份工作。

“我告诉她：‘我觉得你最好快乐起来，但我不太确定你在这种情况下是否能快乐。’这种事一点也不容易，”特朗普离开白宫时告诉记者。

他补充道：“我坦诚地对她说，‘如果我是你，我会重新考虑……好好想想。但我会重新考虑。’”

福克斯新闻随后援引一位白宫官员的话报道称，扎卡里亚正在“过渡”卸任新闻秘书一职。

扎卡里亚周一开始上任，周二举行了她在白宫的首次新闻发布会。

她曾表示，上周三她接到了关于新闻秘书一职的电话，并在上周五获得了接替卡罗琳·莱维特的这份工作。

特朗普随后宣布了对她的任命。他在公告中称她是一名律师。

过去一周，关于毕业于加州佩珀代因大学法学院的扎卡里亚是否真的通过了律师资格考试（成为一名律师）的问题受到了质疑。

周五，扎卡里亚在周四接受福克斯新闻采访时表示，她没有通过律师资格考试。安东尼·斯卡拉穆奇在特朗普第一任期内担任了10天的通讯主任。