How Long Will Katie Zacharia Last as Press Secretary? We Asked Anthony Scaramucci.

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Bernstein, N. (2026, October 15). How Long Will Katie Zacharia Last as Press Secretary? We Asked Anthony Scaramucci. The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/katie-zacharia-anthony-scaramucci-trump-press

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The Free Press · collected 2026-10-15 · by Noah Bernstein

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Anthony Scaramucci, who served as President Trump’s communications director for just ten days before being fired, discusses Katie Zacharia’s recent debut as the new White House press secretary. Despite Zacharia’s brief and somewhat awkward 14-minute appearance at her first briefing, Scaramucci avoids criticizing her harshly. The article speculates on whether Zacharia will face a similar short tenure to Scaramucci's own record for the shortest-serving spokesperson in White House history.
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Story summary

As of October 14, Katie Zacharia has been appointed as the new White House press secretary by President Donald Trump, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left her position at the end of August. Zacharia previously worked briefly as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security under Kristi Noem and currently serves as a communications advisor to Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which owns Truth Social. Her first press briefing, on October 14, lasted only 14 minutes and was criticized by some observers for being awkward and lacking substance, with Zacharia often reading from a script and stumbling over her words. Despite this, President Trump praised her performance as "excellent."

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Noah Bernstein
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🔮 I asked Scaramucci how long he thinks Zacharia will last, what advice he would give her, and why he believes his record as the shortest-serving spokesperson in White House history is still safe.
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Scaramucci PERSON · 3× White House ORG · 3× Zacharia PERSON · 2× Anthony Scaramucci PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Katie Zacharia PERSON · 1× Trump PERSON · 1×

Narrative

That’s why Scaramucci didn’t join the dogpile criticizing Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary whose debut on Tuesday lasted for only 14 minutes and included a nervous cadence as she stumbled over her words and read from a script.
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🔮 I asked Scaramucci how long he thinks Zacharia will last, what advice he would give her, and why he believes his record as the shortest-serving spokesperson in White House history is still safe.
2026-10-15 · The Free Press
How Long Will Katie Zacharia Last as Press Secretary? We Asked Anthony Scaramucci. · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

Anthony Scaramucci knows what it’s like to have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day working for Donald Trump. asserted
it → know → Trump
As the president’s communications director in 2017, Scaramucci ended his first and only White House briefing by blowing a kiss to the press as he left the podium. asserted
he → end → podium
Ten days later, he was fired. asserted
he → fire → ?
That’s why Scaramucci didn’t join the dogpile criticizing Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary whose debut on Tuesday lasted for only 14 minutes and included a nervous cadence as she stumbled over her words and read from a script. asserted
she → ’ → script
Trump said she did an excellent job, but speculation swirled that Zacharia’s days in her job are already numbered. asserted
days → say → job
I asked Scaramucci how long he thinks Zacharia will last, what advice he would give her, and why he believes his record as the shortest-serving spokesperson in White House history is still safe. asserted
record → ask → history
His responses have been edited lightly for length and clarity. asserted
responses → edit → length
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