Fox News: Trump's new press secretary out of a job after only five days
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Fox News: Trump's new press secretary fired after only five days
Friday, Donald Trump said she should reconsider her job.
Katie Zacharia was completely new to the job. Her first day of work was on Monday this week. When she held her first press conference this week on Tuesday, it went quite poorly.
She was nervous, looked down at the podium, and mixed up at one point President Trump and her husband. When asked which state she got her law license in, she answered "when I moved to China."
She is probably on her way out now – after only five days.
"Zachbot"
After the press conference, she was ridiculed both on social media and in the traditional press. The Guardian gave her the nickname "Zachbot."
On Thursday, she admitted that she did not pass the exam. Therefore, she is not a lawyer.
The criticism has grown in strength. Now Trump says she should "reconsider her job."
– She has been treated very poorly by the media. Very, very poorly. Very unfair. I asked her: "Is this for you?" I will let her make that decision, according to Reuters. He also says that the role as spokesperson for the White House "may not be for her."
On her way out
Friday afternoon, Fox News reports that she is on her way to leaving the job. The TV channel first reported that she had been fired.
Zacharia thus sets the record for the shortest period as press secretary. Until now, Anthony Scaramucci held the title. He held the role of press spokesperson for 11 days.
The American president is currently on a campaign in Georgia. Later today he will be going home to Palm Beach in Florida.
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