After one week, katie zacharia out as trump's white house press secretary amid questions about credentials

A sudden change at the White House

Two U.S. officials told CBS News on Friday that Zacharia was being removed from the press secretary role. One aide said she spent the week unusually isolated and did not function as press secretary.

Zacharia was seen at the White House on Friday morning. CBS News contacted her for comment, but she did not immediately respond. The White House has not identified a possible replacement.

Trump’s remarks about the press

Trump said the press had treated Zacharia harshly and described advising her to reconsider the job. He also referred to her husband and children, whom he said he had met the previous day. The change came one week after Trump announced Zacharia as his choice to replace Karoline Leavitt, who stepped aside in August.

Questions about legal credentials

CBS News and other outlets reported that Zacharia had presented herself as a lawyer over the years. She graduated from Pepperdine Law School and acknowledged on Thursday that she failed the California bar exam in 2011.

Scaramucci responds

Anthony Scaramucci commented on the news in a post on X. He wrote, “Records are made to be broken,” adding that he took no pleasure in other people’s pain.