White House press secretary admits failing California bar exam
October 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM · Updated 2h ago
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia fired after five days on the job
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بعد الجدل حول مؤهلاتها.. متحدثة البيت الأبيض تقر برسوبها في امتحان المحاماة وترامب يقيلها
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أسباب إقالة ترامب للمتحدثة باسم البيت الأبيض
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عاجل | مسؤول في البيت الأبيض للجزيرة: المتحدثة الجديدة باسم البيت الأبيض كاتي زكريا ستغادر منصبها
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أسبوع واحد فى المنصب.. ترامب يقيل المتحدثة باسم البيت الأبيض كاتى زكريا
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إقالة كاتي زكريا بعد 5 أيام من توليها منصب المتحدثة باسم البيت الأبيض
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المتحدثة الجديدة باسم البيت الأبيض تكشف عن رسوبها في امتحان المحاماة
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Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary – reports
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ترامب يستجيب للضغوط ويقيل المتحدثة باسم البيت الأبيض
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Trump asks Zacharia to reconsider White House press secretary role
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New White House press secretary faces more scrutiny – this time from Trump-friendly Fox News
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Katie Zacharia’s first week has been so rough that even Fox News has questions
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انتقدت مراحيض الصين.. بكين تدعو متحدثة ترامب لزيارتها
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نقابة محامين كاليفورنيا تهاجم متحدثة ترامب.. والأخيرة تكشف مفاجأة
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بعد الجدل.. متحدثة البيت الأبيض تقر برسوبها بامتحان المحاماة
(opens the publisher’s site)White House press secretary Katie Zakaria has admitted she failed the California bar exam, prompting a watchdog complaint seeking an investigation.
- Zakaria said in a Fox News interview Thursday that she failed the 2011 California bar exam, citing wedding preparations and her move to China.
- California State Bar spokesperson Rick Koca said the bar has no record of Zakaria holding a law license in the state.
- The watchdog group Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint Wednesday asking the bar to investigate whether Zakaria illegally presented herself as an attorney.
- White House communications director Steven Cheung defended Zakaria, calling the group "far left" and describing her as "uniquely qualified."
- China's foreign ministry invited Zakaria to visit the country after she said China lacks actual toilets.
- Zakaria defended herself as a victim of media misrepresentation amid scrutiny over her credentials.
- Sean Hannity challenged Zakaria on Fox News over her widely criticized debut press briefing.
- Zakaria admitted to very little preparation time and declined to explain why she took only three questions.
- Zakaria's predecessor as press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, was hired by Fox News after leaving.
- Trump said he suggested Zakaria reconsider her role as press secretary and would leave the decision to her, praising her loyalty and blaming the media.
- Zakaria said legal experts told her describing herself as a lawyer was acceptable, though the New York Times reported experts disagreed.
- Zakaria was fired Friday after five days as press secretary, with the New York Times reporting her departure and Fox News calling it a transition.