Ever since 2017, Washington has used a new unit of time: a Scaramucci. It refers to the 11-day period that Anthony Scaramucci served as a communications director in the first Trump administration. This week, the president’s newest press secretary, Katie Zacharia, lasted just half a Scaramucci. From one short-lived administration official to another, he offered a message.
“Speaking as the world’s leading expert on short White House tenures: turn off the news and go enjoy your family,” Scaramucci posted to X, tagging Zacharia’s account. “In time you’ll realize that the Universe did you a major favor.”
After her departure was announced, Zacharia said in a statement, “President Trump is such a kind, wonderful, gracious, thoughtful, enthusiastic, and hardworking man – I wish more Americans appreciated him. There’s nobody who will ever come close to making America great the way he has and is. It was an honor to work for him.”
In the past seven days, Zacharia flew from California to Washington, accepted a job offer from Trump, hosted the shortest-ever briefing in the Brady Briefing Room, went on a campaign trip with the president, and attempted to salvage her image with friendly media. When even that fell short, Trump said he had a conversation with her.
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