Embattled new White House Press Secretary Zacharia 'let go' from her role

US President Donald Trump's new White House Press Secretary, Katie Zacharia, has been 'let go' from her role after just five days on the job.

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Katie Zacharia, the new White House Press Secretary, has been 'let go' from her role after just five days on the job, according to a White House official. This decision comes after US President Donald Trump signaled that she was on her way out, a week after he picked her for the post.

Zacharia's credentials as an attorney had come under scrutiny, and she admitted to not having passed the bar in an interview with Fox News on Thursday. Trump told reporters that he had advised her to reconsider the job, saying, 'I think you're better off being happy, and I'm not sure you can ever be happy in this stuff.'

The issue of whether Zacharia had actually passed the bar, making her an attorney, had been a point of contention over the last week. During her debut White House briefing on Tuesday, she had said she received a call about the role of press secretary last Wednesday and got offered the job to succeed Karoline Leavitt last Friday.

Trump later announced her appointment, describing her as an attorney. However, over the last week, the issue of her credentials had come under fire, with some questioning whether she was a 'potentially fake lawyer.' NBC News White House correspondent Garrett Haake said the drama surrounding Zacharia reflects a 'bigger problem' for Trump and his staff, highlighting their struggle to drive any message.

The ouster of now-former Press Sec Katie Zacharia highlights a bigger problem for the Trump White House two weeks til the midterms: They're struggling to drive any message. Meandering rallies, staff stories taking up oxygen, long hard-to-hear gaggles, no briefings,