Donald Trump says he told Katie Zacharia "better off being happy" as press secretary pick exits

President Donald Trump's pick for White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was out of the job Friday after about five days, according to reports citing presidential advisers. Trump announced her appointment Oct. 9 as successor to Karoline Leavitt. Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn before departing for a Georgia rally, Trump said he had advised Zacharia she might prefer to step away and reconsider, describing his concern that she was facing harsh press treatment. Her single briefing, on Tuesday, ran about 14 minutes and fielded questions from three journalists at outlets sympathetic to the president. She also faced questions about describing herself as a lawyer without having passed a bar exam; she said the label fit her legal-analysis work and time practicing in China.