Ousted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia tenure was so short she earned herself a place in political history – as a new unit of time.
Her five days in the role, before being fired by Donald Trump, prompted comparisons to Anthony Scaramucci whose 11-day stint in 2017 became the benchmark for spectacularly short-lived appointments.
Now 41-year-old Ms Zacharia’ fleeting career has inspired a new phrase among political observers: ‘Half a Scaramucci.’
The extraordinary episode was discussed on Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday where CBS White House reporter Nancy Cordes commented: ‘The previous record was held by Scaramucci [in President Trump’s first
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