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Katie Zacharia is leaving her role as White House press secretary after only seven days following a rocky first week on the job, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital.

President Donald Trump told Zacharia to "reconsider" the role, revealing to members of the press on the South Lawn on Friday that he told her: "You don't have to do this if you don't want to… I think you should reconsider."

A senior White House official tells Fox News that Katie is now "transitioning out" of the role. 

It comes as her one-week tenure was marked by mounting scrutiny over her legal credentials and a rocky debut before the White House press corps on Tuesday.  Critics have taken aim at Zacharia over her recent interviews attempting to recover from the bumpy start. 

Zacharia was named to the role Oct. 9 and stepped behind the White House podium for her first press briefing just days later on Oct. 13. The briefing lasted 14 minutes and Zacharia took only three questions.

"Maybe it’s not for her," Trump acknowledged in his brief remarks outside the White House on Friday.

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When pressed if this update meant that Trump fired Zacharia, the president walked back. "No no. I want her to have a good life," he said. 

"She’s been brutalized by the media," Trump added. 

During an appearance on "Hannity" Thursday night, Zacharia was pressed over whether she could refer to herself as an attorney. Zacharia admitted she did not pass the bar exam and never obtained a law license in the United States.

"I had already pre-registered for the bar exam, and basically during the summer, I knew I would be living in China and the result of the bar would be inconsequential. I sat for it because I didn't want to have a withdraw status," she said.

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Zacharia was also pressed on her fumbled briefing. 

"What I feel is I really stepped up to the plate with very little prep time," Zacharia said. "Given the fact that I'd been on the job less than maybe eight hours and had a briefing book in the morning, I feel like I did my very best, Sean, to deliver for the American people that day."

Zacharia's debut drew scrutiny over several verbal stumbles, including a moment when she mistakenly referred to her husband as "my president" before correcting herself, as well as the briefing's brevity, during which she took questions from just three journalists in 14 minutes.

Karoline Leavitt’s first White House press briefing lasted nearly 47 minutes, while Sean Spicer’s debut ran roughly 79 minutes. While Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ first briefing as press secretary lasted about 23 minutes in 2017.

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A White House official told MS NOW earlier this week that she could end up with a shorter tenure than Anthony Scaramucci, whose notoriously brief stint as President Donald Trump's White House communications director lasted just 10 days before he was ousted in July 2017.

"Getting behind the podium is tough, but she got off on the wrong foot," the unnamed White House official said. "She needs to get much better, fast, otherwise she'll break Scaramucci's record."

Zacharia clearly did not recover enough in her short media sprint this week — where she attempted to clear up confusion about her lawyer credentials — and instead was pushed out of the job on Friday without another shot at the podium. 

The White House doubled down on supporting Zacharia Wednesday when asked by Fox News Digital for comment on the Scaramucci comparison reportedly coming from the White House.

"Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team. She is uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people about all the great things President Trump and his Administration have been doing, and she will do an incredible job as Press Secretary," White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital.

The White House X account @PressSec, formerly run by Leavitt before switching to White House Press Office, never switched over to Zacharia, and has still not posted since Oct. 7.

Zacharia, whom Trump described as an attorney when announcing her appointment, previously served as senior communications adviser to Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the president's social media platform, Truth Social.

She also served earlier this year as deputy assistant secretary for public affairs and a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security for just six weeks. 

Fox News' Peter Doocy contributed to this report.

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It is hard to believe, but after this week, the NFL season will be a third of the way completed. Week 6 kicks off with the Broncos and Seahawks playing on Thursday Night Football. Fanatics wants you to get in on the game with promo code FOXNEWS350, where you wager $20 and earn $350 in FanCash. 

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Disturbing details paint a graphic picture of how a loving father and his 3-year-old son were stabbed to death inside a popular family resort during the family's multi-week extended stay.

Investigators say Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, used "butcher knives" when she allegedly stabbed her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and the couple's 3-year-old son.

It happened at the Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania's Pocono region on Monday. The family is from the small rural town of Towanda, Pennsylvania.

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The criminal complaint says officers responded to a 911 call about a "suicidal woman" who "needed help dying."

Officers discovered the two victims with stab wounds inside their hotel room and found knives, blood, and various medications, the documents say.

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The couple was on an extended, three-week stay at the resort — which can cost more than $600 a night.

In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Great Wolf Lodge provided brief details about the lengthy stay.

"We’ve had families in the past stay at our resorts for extended periods of time while completing home renovations or repairs because our rooms are larger and there’s a lot of entertainment offerings, so a multi-week stay is uncommon, but not completely unusual," the statement said.

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The spokesperson did not provide details about how the family was paying for the stay and instead referred Fox News Digital to law enforcement for "specifics on this case."

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Metallica Rose Harrison, who is now facing criminal homicide charges, had recently posted photos of the family on her social media account showing them at the resort's water park.

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A woman named Melissa Rivera, who said she was Chaz's sister, wrote in a post, "Their passing was sudden, and we are heartbroken trying to come to terms with losing two people we loved so dearly."

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She created an online fundraiser for funeral expenses. Rivera went on to say, "Chaz was a good guy whose whole life was centered around his wife and child. He meant so much to our family, and the pain of losing both him and my nephew so unexpectedly is hard to put into words."

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According to the couple's social media accounts, it appears the couple was married for three years before the tragedy.

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Harrison is currently sitting in a Monroe County jail cell and was denied bond, court records show. She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 21.

A spokesperson for the company previously said to Fox News Digital, "We’re cooperating fully with local law enforcement as they conduct their investigation."

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A Democratic senator is facing accusations of racial and sexual discrimination over a controversial social media post encouraging members of minority groups to apply for a role in his office.

"I’m hiring motivated and eager interns for the Spring 2027 semester in my Boston office. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working class, veterans and other underrepresented candidates with Massachusetts ties are encouraged to apply," Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., posted to X on Tuesday.

"Are white men allowed to apply, Senator?" Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, shot back on X Tuesday.

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Conservatives on X erupted with anger over the post, with some going as far as to claim the senator’s job posting was illegal.

"Crazy that a United States Senator can openly violate civil rights law on Twitter," conservative activist Chris Rufo wrote.

"This is blatantly illegal," Katie Miller, podcaster and wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, wrote.

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has stated in past guidance that encouraging applicants from certain backgrounds to apply for a job does not necessarily violate federal discrimination law. However, the agency also warns that job advertisements expressing preferences based on race, sex or other protected characteristics may be unlawful.

The Congressional Accountability Act also applies federal workplace discrimination protections to congressional offices.

The actual job posting on Markey’s Senate website does not bar White people from applying, despite questions raised by Gill and others about whether certain applicants were being favored.

Other conservatives stopped short of accusing Markey of breaking the law, but characterized his hiring practices as unjust nonetheless.

"You'll notice it's never ‘I'm resigning my Senate seat because white men have too much power’ or 'I'm donating my house to reduce the racial wealth gap,’" online commentator Bernard Stanford wrote. "That would at least be a personal decision. But no — the white male sacrificial burden is always foisted upon someone else."

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"Democrats will write stuff like this and then wonder why young white straight men have rejected their party in droves," journalist Corey Walker said.

"This is disturbing, especially from the Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee," Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler posted to her X account. "From day one we’ve said it: politicians need to stop picking winners and losers — and stop turning every government program into a DEI grift. America’s entrepreneurs compete on merit, not identity. That principle should be nonnegotiable for anyone entrusted with shaping our nation’s small business policy."

Markey’s office did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

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