Following reports regarding the departure of Katie Zacharia from her role as White House press secretary, Anthony Scaramucci addressed the situation on the social media platform X. Zacharia’s tenure in the position reportedly lasted five days. Scaramucci, who famously served as the White House communications director for 11 days in 2017, remarked on the brevity of her time in the role by stating, “Records are made to be broken.”

While Scaramucci acknowledged the comparison between their respective short tenures, he also expressed a degree of empathy regarding the circumstances of her exit. He wrote, “But I take no pleasure in other people’s pain.” The report highlights the historical context of high-turnover roles within the White House, specifically drawing a parallel between Scaramucci’s own brief stint in the Trump administration and the current news cycle surrounding Zacharia. No further details regarding the specific reasons for Zacharia’s departure were provided in the initial reports.