Advisers Reportedly Say Trump Fired White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia
President Trump has reportedly fired Katie Zacharia, who served as White House press secretary for five days, according to advisers.
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President Trump has reportedly fired Katie Zacharia, who served as White House press secretary for five days, according to advisers. The account provides no further details about the reported departure.
The advisers were not identified, and no date for the reported firing was provided. The available information also does not explain why Zacharia was fired or describe the circumstances surrounding the decision. No statement from Trump or Zacharia was included.
The account identifies Zacharia as having served in the press secretary role for five days, but does not specify when those five days occurred. It also does not provide information about who, if anyone, will take over the position or what Zacharia’s next steps may be.
Because the report is attributed only to advisers, the circumstances remain limited to that account. No additional confirmation, explanation or related details were provided in the trend summary.
Story summarized from the original created by By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN on www.abc12.com, see more information here.
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