From Business Insider · Tristin Hoffman · · 1m 30s
Katie Zacharia's five-day tenure ends shortest press secretary run
Katie Zacharia lasted five days as White House press secretary before resigning amid questions about her legal credentials.
In brief
Katie Zacharia lasted five days as White House press secretary before resigning amid questions about her legal credentials. Katie Zacharia became the shortest-serving White House press secretary in history after five days, following scrutiny over claims she was a lawyer. Originally reported by Business Insider.
Five days and out
Katie Zacharia made her White House press briefing debut on Tuesday as President Donald Trump's press secretary. By Friday, the White House confirmed she was out.
Questions over legal credentials
Shortly after her Tuesday briefing, Zacharia was asked which state she passed the bar exam in. She replied: When I moved to China.
“When I moved to China.”
She failed the bar exam
On Thursday, Zacharia told right-wing provocateur Jack Posobiec she took the bar exam but failed and never retook it. She had moved to China after earning her law degree in two thousand eleven.
Watchdog groups file complaints
Two watchdog groups filed complaints with the State Bar of California on Wednesday, asking it to investigate whether Zacharia violated California law by calling herself a lawyer.
Shortest tenure in history
Zacharia served as press secretary between October twelve and October sixteen. The record five-day tenure is the shortest in White House history.
Other short-serving press secretaries
Only four press secretaries have lasted under two months.Stephen Early served fourteen days under Harry S.Truman in December nineteen fifty.Jerald TerHorst served thirty-one days under Gerald Ford.Jonathan Daniels served forty-eight days under Franklin D.
Here's the gist
Katie Zacharia became the shortest-serving White House press secretary in history after five days, following scrutiny over claims she was a lawyer.
