Susie Wiles ordered 'sanctioned hit' on Katie Zacharia by setting up Fox News trap that ended her five-day tenure
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.Three bikini photographs deleted from Katie Zacharia's Instagram account — she had previously condemned women who wear "bikini-style gym attire" as crossing a line.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles arranged Katie Zacharia's disastrous Fox News appearance with Sean Hannity on Thursday night, reportedly described as a "sanctioned hit" — Zacharia was ousted hours later. Zacharia had reportedly never been Wiles' preferred choice for the role, and her 14-minute debut briefing on Tuesday, where she called on just three reporters and struggled to answer basic questions, reportedly sealed her fate. Trump delivered the news with apparent reluctance, telling her: 'You don't have to do this if you don't want to. Honestly if I were you I'd reconsider.' Zacharia's five days beat Anthony Scaramucci's infamous 11-day record as the shortest White House tenure.
Zacharia broke her silence Friday night, writing on Instagram that Trump is 'kind, wonderful, gracious' and that it was 'an honour to work for him.'
Her credentials had reportedly unravelled publicly after reporters pressed Trump on which bar exam she had passed, and questions swirled about her years living in China.
Rival factions are reportedly already flooding Trump with 'oppo every hour' to destroy Wiles herself, with Jared Kushner allies, MAGA veterans and Wiles loyalists all jockeying over who replaces her as chief of staff.
