Katie Zacharia spent week "unusually isolated" before ouster as press secretary, aide says

CBS·October 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM+8

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Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after five days on the job, two U.S. officials tell CBS News. CBS News' Nancy Cordes has more and Harrison Fields, former White House principal deputy press secretary, joins CBS News with his thoughts.

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