Trump fires his press secretary

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Cas Mudde

@casmudde.bsky.social

🥬 wins again!!!

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president said, ending her turbulent week-long stint as the White House’s top spokesperson. https://cnn.it/4zzMpUj

October 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM

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Katie Phang

@katiephang.bsky.social

🥬 wins

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

www.nytimes.com

October 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM

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by Ryan Enos Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Eric Goldman, Lisa W. Fazio

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🎓 Stephen M. Walt	50%	35	29.6%
🎓 Eric Goldman	18%	18	7.6%
🎓 Lisa W. Fazio	7%	29	3.8%
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Ryan Enos

@ryanenos.bsky.social

As amusing as it is, surrounding yourself with unqualified syncophants is a symptom of authoritarianism.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days (Gift Article)

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

www.nytimes.com

October 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM

by Anna Grzymała-Busse

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Anna Grzymala-Busse

@annagbusse.bsky.social

That’s .55 of a Scaramucc, new record set

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

www.nytimes.com

October 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM

by Peter Murphy

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Peter Murphy

@peterwmurphy1.bsky.social

Katie Zacharia has exited the White House Press Secretary role. Zacharia was WH PressSec for 5 days, and held 1 press briefing which lasted 14min. #USA #USpolitics

October 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM

by Reece Jones

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Reece Jones

@reecejones.bsky.social

Only the best people www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

www.nytimes.com

October 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

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Nathan Newman

@nathansnewman.bsky.social

Zacharia story at core is another example of unqualified white person being hired by Trump administration.

And I emphasize "white" because anger at DEI is NOT that unqualified black people were being hired, but that it blocked unqualified white people getting hired.
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Katie Zacharia out as Trump's White House press secretary after 5 days on the job

“It was an honor to work for him,” Zacharia wrote on social media.

www.yahoo.com

October 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM

by Axel Bruns

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Axel Bruns

@snurb.info

Wow, she didn’t even make it to half a Scaramucci. ⌛️

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia leaves after just days in role

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the role after only days in the job. US President Donald Trump indicated he had encouraged her to reconsider her position.

www.abc.net.au

October 17, 2026 at 3:46 AM

by Robert B. Reich

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Katie Zacharia lasted barely half a Scaramucci.

I actually feel sorry for her.

Hear me out.

October 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM

by Daniel W. Drezner

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Daniel Drezner

@dandrezner.bsky.social

Wow, only a third of a Scaramucci.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president said, ending her turbulent week-long stint as the White House’s top spokesperson. https://cnn.it/4zzMpUj

October 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM

by Bonnie Honig

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Bonnie Honig

@bonniehonig.bsky.social

Now she’ll have time to study for the bar

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

www.nytimes.com

October 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM

Reposted by Cas Mudde, Daniel W. Drezner

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CNN

@cnn.com

President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president said, ending her turbulent week-long stint as the White House’s top spokesperson. https://cnn.it/4zzMpUj

October 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM

by Andrew L. Whitehead Reposted by David Darmofal

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🎓 David Darmofal	20%	11	6.6%
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Andrew Whitehead

@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social

Hiring someone who can't last more than 5 days on the job must say something about those doing the hiring, right?

Right???

www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days (Gift Article)

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

www.nytimes.com

October 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM

Reposted by Robert Wolfe, Peter Holmes, Lesley A. Hall , and 1 more Robert Wolfe, Peter Holmes, Lesley A. Hall, Richard S.J. Tol

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🎓 Peter Holmes	18%	20	8.0%
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🎓 Richard S.J. Tol	1%	107	1.0%
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0.048

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Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social

New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia: “They have said I only took questions from conservative outlets. However, The Daily Mail is not known to be a conservative outlet or friendly to conservatives.”

Brits everywhere: *hysterical laughter*

October 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM

by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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0.047

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

today's Very Special Crossover Episode between "bring back shame" and "to keep functioning, society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary

Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar exam

www.theguardian.com

October 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM

by Martha Albertson Fineman

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0.044

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Martha Albertson Fineman

@mlafineman.bsky.social

Katie Zacharia Is Out After 5 Days as White House Press Secretary www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...

Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

www.nytimes.com

October 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM

Reposted by Brian Keegan, Anna O. Law

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🎓 Brian Keegan	15%	28	7.9%
🎓 Anna O. Law	29%	4	5.8%
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Micah

@rincewind.run

TIME UNIT UPDATE: ONE ZACHARIA IS 0.636 SCARAMUCCIS

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: Trump says he has asked Katie Zacharia to reconsider her White House press secretary role. He said she'll stay in the administration "in some form" but "it may be a more pleasant form" www.cnn.com/2026/10/16/p...