The newspaper’s report, based on three sources with knowledge of the matter, was published shortly after a press conference at which US President Donald Trump said he had asked her to “think again.”
I said to her, “Katie, is this right for you?” I said, “Katie, you don’t have to do this . . . honestly, if I were you, I would think twice,” Trump told the press conference.
When asked if that meant she would be fired, Trump replied:
No, no. I want her to have a good life. She’s been abused by the press.
Zacharia, described as a Trump loyalist, replaced Karoline Leavitt on Monday. Leavitt had held the post for just over 1.5 years.
Zacharia quickly found herself in a media storm when Trump described her as a lawyer, after which it emerged that she did not have a law degree.