Politics● LowOct 22 · Oct 22, 2026, 5:08 PM
Leavitt on Zacharia’s rapid exit: ‘The job obviously was not for her’
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged Thursday that her successor Katie Zacharia, who stepped down after less than a week as press secretary, was not a good fit for the job. “Look, White House press secretary is a tough job. I know that because I did it,” Leavitt said in an interview with…
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