Trump's new press secretary out of the job just days after rocky debut

President Donald Trump told Katie Zacharia to "reconsider" remaining in her White House press secretary role just one week after appointing her to the high-profile role.

Speaking with members of the press on the South Lawn on Friday, the president revealed he told Zacharia: "You don't have to do this if you don't want to… I think you should reconsider." It comes as her four-day tenure is already marked by mounting scrutiny over her legal credentials and a rocky debut before the White House press corps on Tuesday.

Critics have taken aim at Zacharia over her recent interviews attempting to recover from the bumpy start.

During an appearance on "Hannity" Thursday night, Zacharia was pressed over whether or not she could refer to herself as an attorney in which Zacharia admitted she did not pass the exam and never obtained a law license in the United States.

TRUMP NAMES LEAVITT SUCCESSOR AFTER WEEKS OF SPECULATION — AND SHE'S NO STRANGER TO MAGA Zacharia was named to the role Oct.

9 and stepped behind the White House podium for her first press briefing just days later on Oct.

13.

"I had already pre-registered for the bar exam, and basically during the summer, I knew I would be living in China and the result of the bar would be inconsequential.

I sat for it because I didn't want to have a withdraw status," she said.

WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS WIDELY PRAISE KAROLINE LEAVITT AS SHE ANNOUNCES EXIT FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Zacharia was also pressed on her 14-minute briefing where she took only three questions.

"What I feel is I really stepped up to the plate with very little prep time," Zacharia said.

"Given the fact that I'd been on the job less than maybe eight hours and had a briefing book in the morning, I feel like I did my very best, Sean, to deliver for the American people that day." Zacharia's debut drew scrutiny over several verbal stumbles, including a moment when she mistakenly referred to her husband as "my president" before correcting herself, as well as the briefing's brevity, during which she took questions from just three journalists in 14 minutes.

Karoline Leavitt’s first White House press briefing lasted nearly 47 minutes, while Sean Spicer’s debut ran roughly 79 minutes.

While Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ first briefing as press secretary lasted about 23 minutes in 2017.