Katie Zacharia’s time as White House press secretary lasted less than one week. President Donald Trump hired her and then she was reportedly let go on Friday afternoon, a week later, the New York Times reported.
On Wednesday, October 7, he had a phone call with Zacharia and was impressed. She flew to Washington DC to meet him in person on Friday, October 9, and was announced as Leavitt’s successor within hours.
As per reports, Zacharia said Trump had asked Guilfoyle to resign. “The idea of not spending evenings with my kid kids are is completely unacceptable,” she said. Then she added: “So my president – excuse me, my husband – is out here.”
Trump at first seemed fine with leaving the press secretary job empty following the departure of long-term aide Karoline Leavitt. Then came a Daily Mail reporter, who asked if Trump was still thinking of firing Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle.
The Independent said the briefing left journalists stunned and MAGA insiders unimpressed. A former Trump administration official called it “a train wreck,” according to the outlet. The same person had earlier called her a “joke hire” who would likely be “gone in six months. Separately, a current official told MS NOW she had “got off on the wrong foot” and needed to “get much better, fast. She said she had “very little prep time. As the segment ended, she told him: “I will be very prepared, Sean, and I will step up to the duty President Trump has asked me to as press secretary. On Friday morning, “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt showed sympathy and said, “You were just thrown into this role,” as per CNN. But co-host Lawrence Jones said, “It’s been a tough week for you. He asked if she wished she had told the president that she never passed the bar exam. She also blamed the “legacy media,” saying unnamed outlets wanted to “put the focus and attention on me. When Jones asked, “Do you think you still have the confidence of the president?” she said, “I’m standing here.”
He called her debut briefing “widely panned. On Thursday night, Hannity, a friend and informal advisor to Trump, repeatedly challenged her, according to CNN.
