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Leavitt Gives a White House Exit a Television Comparison
· New York time
Karoline Leavitt compared Katie Zacharia’s abrupt departure as White House press secretary to The Apprentice during an appearance on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. Deadline reports that Zacharia was ousted after less than a week in the job and one briefing lasting 14 minutes. Leavitt described President Trump as known for moving on from people. The comparison imports a familiar entertainment format into an actual government staffing decision. A press secretary’s work involves explaining an administration to the public, not surviving a televised elimination structure. Still, a 14-minute briefing makes for an exceptionally compact communications portfolio. Most office onboarding videos would still be explaining where to find the emergency exits.
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