r/news reacts as Katie Zacharia leaves the White House press secretary job after five days
The shortest stint in the job in memory, and the comparisons it set off.
The post linked a report that Katie Zacharia had been fired after five days as White House press secretary. The Associated Press (via FOX19) reports she is departing after a short tenure marked by her first and only briefing on October 13, which lasted about 14 minutes with questions from three reporters, and by criticism that she had described herself as a lawyer without passing the bar exam. President Trump told reporters he had advised her, "Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider," and said the press treated her unfairly; a person familiar with the matter said she was transitioning out. She had been named on October 9 to succeed Karoline Leavitt.
The thread is mostly jokes measuring her tenure against Anthony Scaramucci's brief 2017 stint as communications director. Others ask why the women in the administration seem to be the ones dismissed. About 47,900 upvotes in a 29-million-member community.
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White House Press Secretary
After exploring Trump Says Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Treated Unfairly, the job itself is described in White House Press Secretary.
Wikipedia explains the role: a senior White House official who serves as the main spokesperson for the executive branch, the president and administration policy.
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Anthony Scaramucci
After exploring Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary – reports, the record the thread keeps comparing her to belongs to Anthony Scaramucci.
The financier the thread keeps citing, who served as White House communications director from July 21 to July 31, 2017.
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