00:00A slip of the tongue, a social media storm, and an abrupt exit.
00:05Just five days into the job, White House Press Secretary Katie Zakaria,
00:10her short-lived stint has ended after a controversial debut.
00:14What went wrong? Listen.
00:19My president, or excuse me, my husband.
00:22That's a good one. My husband is out here.
00:27White House Press Secretary Katie Zakaria has been removed from her post
00:32after facing backlash over her maiden appearance in front of media.
00:36This comes just five days after she assumed office.
00:41The exit comes hours after Trump said he had advised her
00:45to reconsider taking up the high-profile position.
00:49My president, or excuse me, my husband.
00:53That's a good one.
00:54My husband is out here.
00:58Zakaria, who took the podium for her first press briefing on Tuesday,
01:02found herself in the spotlight after accidentally mixing up her boss with her husband.
01:08The 41-year-old was answering a question about how she planned
01:12to balance her high-pressure jobs with raising her four children.
01:17I adore my family. I love them. They are my priority.
01:21I love being with my kids.
01:24The idea of not spending evenings with my kids is completely unacceptable.
01:29So my president, or excuse me, my husband.
01:33That's a good one.
01:34My husband is out here.
01:36While she quickly corrected herself and acknowledged the slip-up with a laugh,
01:41the moment became the defining highlight of her debut.
01:45Many netizens were not kind.
01:47Someone predicted she won't last midterms.
01:50Another user compared her to a wet diaper.
01:54Someone even questioned her ability to practice law.
02:06Another user asked whether she worked in Trump Airlines as a flight attendant.
02:11Some netizens had kind words for Zakaria, though, given that it was her debut briefing.
02:17However, the briefing was not without a major announcement.
02:21Zakaria revealed that the Trump administration had asked Kimberly Guilfoyle,
02:26the U.S. ambassador to Greece, to resign.
02:29We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign.
02:33She has been a wonderful asset to the team and we wish her well.
02:37Trump, meanwhile, appeared pleased with his new spokesperson's performance.
02:50Zakaria succeeds the articulate Karen in Levitt, who left the post in August.
02:55Bureau Report, India Today.
