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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Ex-Trump lawyer Ty Cobb slams Press Secretary ouster, alleges White House 'double standard'
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Ty Cobb, former Trump White House lawyer, points to a double standard in the sudden ouster of White House Press Secretary Katie Zachariah after just five days on the job. Cobb tells Erin Burnett that Zachariah was set up to fail, adding, "She hasn't been treated unfairly by the media, she's been treated unfairly by the president."

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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 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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