Ousted Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia pushed for the disastrous Fox News interviews that ended her five-day tenure, texts show
Laughter erupts in the briefing room as Katie Zacharia cuts short her debut White House press conference after accepting just three pre-selected questions in 14 minutes.
'I'd like to do news hits morning and evening,' Katie Zacharia texted a White House official on Wednesday, the day after her 14-minute debut briefing. The bookings became a shaky Sean Hannity interview on Thursday and a 'Fox & Friends' slot on Friday. In both she struggled to explain not passing the California bar. The texts show no role for chief of staff Susie Wiles despite talk of a 'sanctioned hit'.
President Trump said 'Maybe it's not for her' but insisted: 'I want her to have a good life.'
China invited her back after she claimed the country lacked 'proper toilets'.
Her Oval Office farewell photo showed a blurred map, which was later edited out entirely.
