New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on way out after only five days on job, reports say

New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia has been let go from her position, the New York Times and other US news outlets reported on Friday. 

Zacharia started her new job just five days ago, taking over for Karoline Leavitt.

Earlier on Friday, President Donald Trump suggested that Zacharia might be leaving. "I told her: 'I think you're better off being happy, and I'm not sure you can ever be ​happy in this stuff.' There's nothing easy about this stuff," Trump ​told reporters.

He added: "I said to her honestly, 'If ​I ‌were you, I'd reconsider... think about it. But I would reconsider.'"

Last Friday, Trump announced Zacharia's appointment as the new press secretary. However, she became embroiled in controversy when her previous claims to be a lawyer were revealed to be false.