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Zacharia exits as White House press secretary after under five days

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Katie Zacharia departed as White House press secretary, with her tenure described as under five days following media scrutiny of her credentials. Trump said he told her, "if I were you, I'd reconsider," adding she was treated "very, very unfairly" by the news media. Zacharia posted on X that "it was an honor" to work for Trump. She replaced Karoline Leavitt and has not announced her next role.

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