WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. Zacharia, a conservative commentator and former communications adviser for Trump Media, took questions from reporters in her first media briefing as the new White House press secretary. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Trump tells CNN he told Katie Zacharia, 'I don’t think you need this'

President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president said, ending her turbulent five-day stint as the White House’s top spokesperson. Trump told CNN's Kristen Holmes he felt she had been treated unfairly, "I don't want her to have a life like she's led in the last three days."

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. Zacharia, a conservative commentator and former communications adviser for Trump Media, took questions from reporters in her first media briefing as the new White House press secretary. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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