President Donald Trump signalled that his embattled new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, may be on her way out - a mere week after he picked her for the post.
Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn as he left for a rally in Georgia, Trump said he'd spoken to Zacharia and that he felt she didn't deserve what he called negative media coverage.
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Recounting what was said in that conversation, the president added, "I told her, 'I think you're better off being happy.'"
"We're talking about -- I want her to have a good life. I don't want her to have a life like she's led the last three days," Trump said.
He added, "I said, 'Katie, do you need this? I don't think you need this.'"
The president said he'd make a final determination later, perhaps after his campaign travel, adding, "When I get back, we're gonna talk."
He also said, "I told Katie, in my opinion, she was treated very unfairly."
Trump noted that Zacharia has been "brutalized by the media."