New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia reportedly is “transitioning out” of the role after less than a week, prompting critics to compare her tenure with the brief White House stint of Anthony Scaramucci.

A “Scaramucci” has become an informal measure of time based on Scaramucci’s 11 days at the White House as communications director in 2017. Wall Street Journal reporter Meredith McGraw reported Friday that President Donald Trump told reporters he had encouraged Zacharia to reconsider the job.

“I said Katie you don’t have to do this if you don’t want. She said this is a lot tougher. I said welcome to the world of Trump!” Trump told reporters.

Trump said Zacharia would likely remain in the administration “in some form,” although he added that “it may be a more pleasant form.” His comments did not specify what role she would take next. Another White House official confirmed that she was “transitioning out,” according to Alternet.

Zacharia held her first White House press briefing on Tuesday. The press secretary serves as an administration’s chief public spokesperson, a role that traditionally involves fielding questions from the White House press corps in regular briefings. The session lasted less than 15 minutes, and she answered most questions about herself. She also called on only far-right news outlets, according to the report.

Questions about Zacharia’s professional background added to the scrutiny. Reporters noted that she had repeatedly described herself on Fox News as a “corporate lawyer” who practiced “corporate law.” When asked where she had passed the bar exam, she responded with a reference to China, prompting even Trump to appear to do a double-take.

During the following 24 hours, Zacharia appeared on “Fox and Friends” and “Sean Hannity” in an apparent effort to address the criticism. On “Fox and Friends,” host Ainsley Earhardt questioned her about her previous interview and first briefing.

“I was watching your interview last night on Sean’s show, and God bless you because it’s — other than the president, I think it would be the hardest job because you have to know all the facts, you have to speak off the cuff, and you were just thrown into this role. Is there anything that you would say differently or clarify differently on Sean’s interview last night or the White House press briefing, your first briefing, anything you would do differently?” Earhardt asked.

Zacharia did not directly address the question. Instead, she said the focus on her was misplaced.

“You know, I’m just so grateful to be here, and I’m really looking forward to being an asset to President Trump and focusing on what he’s doing for the American people,” she said. “And the legacy media wants to put the focus and attention to me because they want to be distracted; they want to be distracted from the major wins that President Trump is making for America. So I’m looking forward to the next week. It is a blitz week. He is traveling almost every single day for huge packed rallies and that is what I’m looking forward to.”

The report prompted further commentary online. Claude Taylor, creator of “Room Rater” and a former White House staffer, wrote, “So half a Scaramucci?”

Rose Benson also commented on the difficulty of Zacharia’s position, writing, “Especially when the job is defending your behavior.” MS NOW’s Alicia Menendez likewise reported that Zacharia had lasted “half a Scaramucci.”

Influencer and podcast host Jo Carducci, posting as @JoJoFromJerz, joked, “At least Katie Zacharia can always return to her career as an attorney after all of this is over. Oh wait…”

After Zacharia’s first press conference, The Lincoln Project, an organization known for ridiculing Trump, invoked the “Liz Truss” measure of time: whether she could outlast a head of lettuce. The comparison refers to the former British prime minister’s brief tenure in 2022, which ended in her resignation after less than two months in office, and a widely viewed lettuce livestream. The organization’s post is available here, and the lettuce livestream is available on YouTube.