“honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider”

Let’s get the BBC version of today’s excitement.

Katie Zacharia’s stint as White House press secretary will soon end. At five days since she started the job, that’s a new record.

Yay congrats Ms Zacharia! Oh wait – that’s not really a good kind of record, is it. Oh dear.

Trump told reporters that he thought Zacharias should “reconsider” the job. The White House later confirmed to the BBC that Zacharia would be “transitioning out” of her role, but did not provide further details on the timeline of her move.

Classic Trump. He hired her, then two days later he’s all “Uhhh duhhhh I think she should reconsider, it was a dumb idea of hers in the first place.”

Zacharia has faced heavy criticism since she made her first appearance in the role on Tuesday.

The briefing lasted less than 15 minutes and saw only three questions from reporters.

Well, yes, when you put it like that it’s not really a great beginning, but…er…her shoes were too tight.

After the briefing, Trump commended her performance, but just three days later, the president seemed to have reconsidered, saying he told her “you don’t have to do this if you don’t want to” and “honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider”.

Subtle. So so so very subtle. Also courageous.