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Scaramucci quips about new press secretary's tenure: 'The clock is…

Scaramucci posted the quip on X shortly after Katie Zacharia finished her first White House briefing as press secretary, rating her at one eleventh of his own famously brief stint.

On air: Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:19 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by The Hill: “Scaramucci quips about new press secretary Zacharia's tenure: 'The clock is running'”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:19 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Katie Zacharia.
BBN covered this story before: New press secretary Katie Zacharia plans to stay to the end of term (October 12).

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The HillScaramucci quips about new press secretary Zacharia's tenure: 'The clock is running'

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnthony Scaramucci says the clock is running on new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, after her first briefing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy guest turned that into a morning routine.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPeaches Valdivia is a wellness influencer with Glow Ritual Collective, joining us from Scottsdale. Peaches, what exactly is a tenure routine?
Peaches ValdiviaHank, it's eleven steps, one for each eleventh of a Scaramucci, and I flip my gold tenure hourglass first.
Peaches ValdiviaUse code CLOCK11 for twenty percent off.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo you watched the briefing, and the routine comes from what she actually said?
Peaches ValdiviaOh, the routine honors the energy of it. Step four is lemon water on a timer. Sorry, the code is CLOCK12, the eleven sold out.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe code sold out.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet me ask again. Did you watch the briefing, yes or no? Because the routine looks like your old routine with a stopwatch.
Peaches ValdiviaI watched the vibe of it. Step nine is journaling your resignation letter, just in case, and the code is actually HOURGLASS, all caps.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou've given me three codes in two minutes. Does any of them work?
Peaches ValdiviaThey're all very alive, Hank. Spiritually. Step eleven is you stare at the hourglass until someone replaces you, and the code is TICKTOCK, one word.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStill ahead, which stray goes from stray to slay? And Peaches, that's a fourth code. It has already outlasted nothing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex, I hear you've got sports, and I hear none of it comes with a discount.