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Okay, so apparently Katie Zacharia didn't work out as press secretary. However, is there a chance she could have remained on that job if she wasn't so nervous at the get-go? In fact, could she have been able to get over that hump of first day nerves if she had been calmed down by just a few shots of whiskey (or rum or vodka)? I say this from some personal experience. I spent a couple of summers years ago traveling the race car circuit (NASCAR, Indy 500, and other car races) in the Midwest, East Coast, and the South. No...

A White House official on Friday told The Epoch Times that new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has left her position about a week after she was named. The White House also shared an X post from a Fox News reporter saying she is transitioning away from the position. President Donald Trump on Friday said he offered Zacharia the option to reconsider taking the job after she was “treated very badly” in the media. “I said to Katie just two minutes ago: ‘You don’t have to do this,’” he told reporters at the White House on Friday.

President Donald Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, is reportedly out of a job. Fox News’s Aishah Hasnie reported, “A senior White House official tells @pdoocy Katie ZACHARIA is “transitioning out” of the press secretary position.” This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 13:10 EDT, 16 October 2026 | Updated: 13:56 EDT, 16 October 2026 Add us as a preferred source 635 comments Katie Zacharia has reportedly left her role as White House press secretary after less than five days on the job. A senior White House official told Fox News that Zacharia is 'transitioning out' of the position on Friday. Minutes prior, Donald Trump told reporters at the White...

President Donald Trump's White House press secretary replacement following Karoline Leavitt's departure, Katie Zacharia, has reportedly scrubbed her Instagram of bikini photos mere days after beginning her role within the Trump administration. The 42-year-old television personality appeared to do so damage control, re-curating her Instagram page to exclude swimsuits photos she initially posted. Days after Zacharia took on her Washington D.C. position it seemed that certain photos on her profile disappeared, with The U.S. Sun previously reporting that the bikini pics that were once on her Instagram page were removed from her account after she accepted the press secretary role....

President Donald Trump's new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia failed the California bar exam and has never passed one in the United States, despite repeatedly describing herself as a lawyer and being introduced by the president as an attorney. The revelation has sparked fresh questions about the legal credentials of Trump's latest high-profile appointment, whose professional history includes working at a prestigious Chinese law firm and serving as general counsel for a political nonprofit. Zacharia, who graduated from Pepperdine University's law school in 2011, sat for the California bar exam shortly afterward but failed, a person with direct knowledge...

Thank you to President Trump for the distinguished privilege of serving as White House Press Secretary. Serving President Trump and the American people at this critical 250-year mark is the honor of a lifetime. President Trump has shown America that we can be great again, and he works to effectuate that greatness every single day. His confidence is a true privilege, and his leadership is a blessing to this country. The work ahead is to continue delivering strong results for our Country and communicating to the American people the major wins that this Administration is making every single day. I...

The White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid mounting allegations involving her financial dealings, treatment of embassy staff and relationships with foreign business interests. "We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign. She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well," White House press secretary Katie Zacharia announced Tuesday during her first-ever briefing to the press. It is not clear whether Guilfoyle lodged her official resignation, and when asked for clarity, the White House referred Fox News Digital to the remarks from the briefing. The update from Zacharia came...

Katie Zacharia made her debut as White House Press Secretary Tuesday morning, and she dropped a blockbuster of an announcement during her first briefing: Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign. Zacharia made the revelation in response to a question about remarks made by President Trump on Monday that he was considering firing Guilfoyle, saying that the ambassador "has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well." 🚨 BREAKING: President Trump has asked Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to RESIGN, @KatieZacharia announced "She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we...

Katie Zacharia has been offered the role as the next White House Press Secretary, Fox News Digital confirmed on Friday afternoon. She currently serves as the senior communications advisor to Trump Media & Technology Group, Truth Social. She is an attorney and frequent television commentator who briefly served as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). She will succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in late August.