Trump's new press secretary out after less than week

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was pushed out on Friday after less than a week in the high-profile job, following a series of blunders that added to distractions for her embattled boss US President Donald Trump. "Can confirm," a White House official told AFP, after Fox News reported that Zacharia, 41, was "transitioning out." The writing was on the wall earlier when Trump made clear he was ready to see his newly minted spokeswoman go amid criticism that she had pretended to be a lawyer and over her one, much-mocked press briefing. "I said, 'Katie, is this for you?,'" Trump told reporters. "I said, 'Katie, you don't have to do this'... I said to her, 'Honestly if I were you I'd reconsider.'" Zacharia only began her job five days ago, taking over from the combative Karoline Leavitt, who helped Trump reshape White House coverage by bringing in more friendly outlets and fiercely attacking critical media. Zacharia had got off to a rocky start with her debut press room briefing Tuesday morning. It lasted less than 15 minutes, beginning with a remarkably slow reading out of what she said were Trump's many accomplishments — then taking just three questions from journalists. She then was plunged into controversy...