Katie Zacharia was in the middle of an interview with The Wall Street Journal about her plans as the new White House press secretary when Jason Miller knocked on her office door.
The White House has dismissed speculation about Katie Zacharia’s firing and said she would continue to serve the Trump administration in a new role that has not yet been announced.
“My goal was to serve President Trump and the American people to the best of my ability,” the former press secretary said, reflecting on her short tenure.
Zacharia arrived at work on Friday expecting a regular day in her new post. She attended a meeting with the communications team in the Roosevelt Room, as per The Wall Street Journal . Because honestly, you don’t need this,’” Trump told reporters.
“JD wanted to chat with us real quick,” Miller said. “I said, ‘Is this for you, Katie? The president said he told Zacharia he would ” reconsider ” the job if he was in her position. In the evening, she told the WSJ by phone that she did everything in her power “to effectuate a briefing in the limited time and information I had.”
