Reports indicate that she had been promoted on Wednesday to lead External Affairs and Press for Under Secretary Jacob Helberg. Her initial State Department position involved press responsibilities covering Europe and Africa.
Yet, according to the report, her appointment was followed by a resignation within approximately 24 hours.
“She was promoted and fired within 24 hours,” a source told Page Six, describing the speed of the reversal.
The report characterized her departure as a forced resignation connected to the basketball game incident. The State Department had not immediately responded to The Daily Beast’s request for comment at the time of that publication.
The distinction matters: while the reported timeline is striking, the precise internal decision-making behind her departure has not been fully established in the account.
Why the Incident Revived an Earlier Controversy
For McHenry, the basketball arena confrontation also brought renewed attention to an earlier incident that had already damaged her public image.
