- White House press secretary Katie Zacharia was fired after just five days in the role following a widely criticized 14-minute debut press briefing.
- Reports suggest White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles helped arrange a difficult interview between Zacharia and Fox News host Sean Hannity, which insiders described as a “sanctioned hit.”
- During the prime-time interview, Hannity questioned Zacharia over her brief debut briefing and her legal credentials, noting she had not passed the Bar exam.
- The White House dismissed suggestions that Wiles engineered the exit, saying that the speculation was fiction and attributing the downfall to Zacharia's own performance.
- President Donald Trump said that he spoke with Zacharia about stepping down before U.S. officials confirmed her dismissal on Friday.
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