Katie Zacharia out after only 5 days as White House press secretary

We've got official confirmation, according to an official at the White House speaking on background to me, that Katie Zachariah, the press secretary who was in the job for less than five days, is now transitioning out of the role. This comes after, it was bad, it was a rocky go from the get-go. Katie Zachariah was seen sort of largely as an outsider, an unlikely pick for this role, surprising many in Washington, when she was named by U.S. President Donald Trump to step into this very important position where you are speaking on behalf of the president. After she was announced, it was very surprising. There were questions about her background and her qualifications. She had said that she was a lawyer, she was an attorney. It turns out while she had graduated from law school, she did not pass the bar exam. And so there were questions about how she was representing herself. She also had an opening appearance at the podium at the White House. That was that was widely panned in the United States. It was it was a rough go. I think we can all sort of objectively say that even U.S. President Donald Trump sort of acknowledged that perhaps this wasn't the role for her. She the entire briefing lasted just 14 minutes. She only asked or answered questions from three reporters. And typically when the first press conference is when the press secretary sets the tone for what it's going to be like going forward. Donald Trump, as he was making his way to he's heading off to a rally in Georgia today. He talked about how he had a long conversation with Katie Zachariah and sort of said, listen, he claimed that the way that the press was talking about her initial outing, he said it was unfair and that perhaps this wasn't for her, that, you know, it's not going to get any easier. And he was going to leave the decision with her. About two hours after he made those initial comments, we now have confirmation from the White House. She is out.