Washington, Oct. 17 -- In one of the shortest tenures in White House history, Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, 41, has been relieved of her duties just five days after stepping into the briefing room.

The sudden end to her brief role unfolded dramatically right from her West Wing office. Zacharia was midway through an interview with The Wall Street Journal, discussing her vision and operational plans for the press office, when senior presidential adviser Jason Miller stepped into the doorway around 1:00 p.m.

"JD wanted to chat with us real quick," Miller told her, referring to Vice President JD Vance.

Zacharia excused herself to attend the meeting. She never returned to finish the interview, nor did she return to her role as press secre...