Karoline Leavitt had a ready-made pop-culture comparison when Bill Maher pressed her on Katie Zacharia’s blink-and-you-missed-it tenure as Donald Trump’s White House press secretary. Appearing on HBO’s Real Time on Friday, Leavitt framed Zacharia’s exit with an unmistakable “The Apprentice” nod: the president is known for “moving on from people.”
Karoline Leavitt (Credits: HBO)
Zacharia’s stint barely registered: after one briefing that lasted just 14 minutes, she was ousted last Friday — less than a week in the job. Leavitt, her predecessor in the role, described the position as “a tough job” and one of the “hardest” in Washington, telling Maher: “That pressure in that room is enormous. The press are vicious.”
Karoline Leavitt Defends Katie Zacharia’s 14-Minute Exit
Despite the jokes, Leavitt gave Zacharia credit for stepping up to the podium at all. “As the president said, it wasn’t a good fit, and that’s okay,” she said. “I wish her well, and we’re on to the next. And he has a lot of options.”
The segment underscored how quickly the White House briefing room can chew through a press secretary — Leavitt herself left the job earlier and knows the glare firsthand.
What Leavitt’s “Apprentice” Comment Really Means
Invoking Trump’s most famous catchphrase-era TV persona was no accident. “He’s known for moving on from people” lands as both defense and warning: in this White House, fit is everything, and the revolving door at the podium keeps spinning.
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