Katie Zacharia breaks record for shortest tenure as White House press secretary

Summary

Guardian Australia's US politics podcast, co-hosted by Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad, examines how Katie Zacharia broke the record for shortest tenure as White House press secretary. The episode, also published as a video, looks at how women in the Trump administration are treated when they are perceived to have made mistakes, compared with how men appear to survive their missteps. It also considers whether the US might change course on Russia's war in Ukraine, including whether relations between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are at their lowest point ever, and what would happen if the US sided with Vladimir Putin.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   21 Oct 2026, 05:37 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian's US politics podcast, hosted by Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad, reports that Katie Zacharia broke the record for shortest tenure as White House press secretary and examines how women in the Trump administration are treated after perceived mistakes compared with men.

2. The Guardian

   22 Oct 2026, 00:43 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian's video version of the same US politics episode covers Katie Zacharia's record-short tenure and asks whether Trump's relations with Zelenskyy are at their lowest point ever, and what happens if the US takes Putin's side in the war.