00:01White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah has been let go from her role just days after
00:07taking up the position, according to a White House official on Friday.
00:11The development came after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had advised Zachariah
00:16to reconsider the job, citing the difficulties of working in the role.
00:20And I said to her, honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider.
00:24You'd think about it, but I would reconsider.
00:27She's got a beautiful husband and family. I met the family yesterday.
00:30Beautiful kids. It's like from a picture postcard.
00:33And I said, you should reconsider because you don't want to go through it.
00:37What do you want her to do?
00:39I just want her to be happy. Look, she has suffered over the last few days.
00:45And I'm not saying, you know, I mean, maybe it's not for her.
00:49But I said, you want to be happy in life, I'll do whatever she wants.
00:54Zachariah began her tenure on Monday and held her first White House press briefing the following day,
01:00which drew widespread criticism.
01:02She also faced scrutiny over her legal credentials after Trump described her as an attorney
01:08when announcing her appointment.
01:10During a Fox News interview on Thursday,
01:12Zachariah admitted that she had failed the bar examination.
01:16Fox News later reported, citing a White House official,
01:19that Zachariah was transitioning out of the press secretary role.
01:23Her brief stint in the administration recalls that of Anthony Scaramucci,
01:28who served as White House communications director for just 10 days during Trump's first term.
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