Katie Zacharia leaves White House press secretary role after five days

Summary

Katie Zacharia has left the White House press secretary role after five days. Hindustan Times reports she is leaving, NDTV describes her as fired, and The Hindu’s headline says she was let go. Hindustan Times and The Hindu report that she called serving or working for Trump an honor; NDTV says she praised him in a social media post while confirming the development. This follows reports that a White House official said Zacharia had been let go after Trump said he had told her to reconsider the job.

Timeline

1. Hindustan Times

   17 Oct 2026, 02:11 UTCSource ↗

   Hindustan Times reports that Zacharia is leaving the press secretary role after five days and called working for Trump an honor.

2. NDTV

   17 Oct 2026, 03:48 UTCSource ↗

   NDTV reports that Zacharia was fired and praised Trump in a social media post while confirming the development.

3. The Hindu

   17 Oct 2026, 07:23 UTCSource ↗

   The Hindu reports that Zacharia confirmed her departure in a post on X and said it had been an honor to serve as White House press secretary.