Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary – reports

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Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar exam Katie Zacharia was fired as the White House press secretary on Friday, just five days after she assumed the role, according to media reports. Zacharia had a rocky start to her tenure as press secretary, hosting a widely panned first briefing on Tuesday. She had also faced questions over her legal credentials after admitting she did not pass the bar exam. Continue read

Source: The Guardian

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