Katie Zacharia's REVENGE? Trump’s Ex-Press Secretary Makes SHOCK Move Against Fox Star Sean Hannity

[0:15] Katie Zachariah appears to have taken a parting shot at one of Donald Trump's closest Fox News [0:20] allies, Sean Hannity, unfollowing the host on X after a disastrous interview that may have sealed [0:27] her fate as White House press secretary. Zachariah, in her early 40s, lasted just five days in the [0:35] role after replacing Caroline Levitt, facing a double blow from the network that was expected [0:40] to be friendly territory. Two days after her debut press briefing descending into chaos, [0:46] she struggled through a tense seven-minute interview with Hannity on Thursday. [0:51] He questioned why she had taken just three questions at her first briefing and asked what [0:56] she would do differently. Hannity then offered unsolicited advice, telling her the briefing [1:02] room would never be a friendly place. As Zachariah fumbled through her response, Fox News began [1:08] playing music to signal an ad break, even as she insisted she would prepare thoroughly, [1:14] welcome questions, and work to build a more substantive relationship with the press corps. [1:19] She also vowed to step up to the duty Trump had given her. The California native had defended [1:25] her legal credentials, saying she had little time to prepare for her first press briefing [1:29] after being offered the job just days earlier. [1:32] I was given the offer last Wednesday, or I got a phone call last Wednesday. I flew out to D.C. on [1:39] Thursday. I had a meeting on Friday, was offered the job, flew home to California on Saturday, [1:46] flew back to Washington on Sunday, was asked to start on Monday, Sean, which is Columbus Day, [1:53] and so it's a federal holiday, and have a press briefing at 9.30 in the morning on Tuesday. So, [1:59] what I feel is I really stepped up and to the plate to do the press conference, Sean, with very little [2:06] prep for background. I graduated Pepperdine, got married in the same week, and we had all intent [2:13] to move out to China. I had already pre-registered for the bar exam, and during, basically during the [2:21] summer, I knew I would be living in China, and the results of the bar were inconsequential, and I [2:27] sat for it because I didn't want to have a withdrawal status, and then I moved over to [2:31] China, and where I did get a job in an international practice of a Chinese law firm. I was doing [2:39] cross-country border transactions and multi-million dollar shareholder agreements. Well, [2:43] Sean, when I moved back from the United States, I didn't retake the bar. I had four kids in six years. [2:49] It was never my intent to go into the practice of law. When I went to go engage in media and give legal [2:55] analysis, I consulted attorneys and legal professionals as to whether or not they agreed [3:00] that I could be labeled a lawyer, both because I had a valid jurist doctor from a good law school, [3:07] a reputable law school, Pepperdine Law School, and in conjunction with the fact that I did have actual [3:12] substantive legal experience. I wasn't providing any legal analysis, Sean, or excuse me, legal advice. [3:19] I wasn't being paid for legal advice. I was giving a general review of the legal circumstances surrounding it. [3:26] The news of Zachariah's removal came shortly after President Donald Trump urged her to reconsider [3:32] her position as he left the White House for a pre-midterm rally in Georgia. [3:36] Mr. President, wouldn't you have liked to have known that Katie Zachariah didn't catch the bar [3:41] and how would you rate her performance? Well, Katie's been treated very badly by the media, [3:46] very, very badly, very unfairly, I think. And I just spoke to her about it. I said, Katie, [3:51] is this for you? Because, you know, she's been treated very rough and she's a nice person, [3:57] very nice person. I've watched her for years on television. But I said, is this for you, Katie? [4:02] Because, honestly, you don't need this. You don't have to be treated. I would say the fake news, [4:09] but just generally the media has been very rough. She was on Sean Hannity last night and Sean was a [4:15] little bit tough. And she did. I saw Fox and Friends this morning. They were looking up to me. [4:21] She's been treated, I would say, pretty nastily. And I said to Katie just two minutes ago, I said, [4:29] Katie, you know, you don't have to do this to get on watch. She said, this is a lot tougher. [4:35] I said, welcome to the world of Trump. Are you going to be treated? [4:38] And she's been treated roughly, you know. I said, do you want to really [4:42] live like this? I don't think they'll ever ease up. And, you know, Caroline did a very good job. [4:48] I think Katie maybe would do, but Katie's off to a start that the news has been so nasty to her. [4:55] I've never seen anything like it, actually. Is she reconsidering? [4:57] And I said, I said to her, honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider. You think about it, [5:02] but I would reconsider. She's got a beautiful husband and family. I met the family yesterday, [5:07] beautiful kids. It's like from a picture postcard. And I said, you should reconsider because you don't [5:13] want to go through. What do you want her to do? I just want her to be happy. Look, she has suffered [5:20] over the last few days. I'm not saying, you know, maybe it's not for her, but I said, you want to be [5:27] happy in life. I'll do whatever she wants. How much time are you going to give her? Do you want [5:32] her to stick around ultimately? I'll talk to her when I get back. We're going over to, [5:37] we have a big, big rally, lots of cars, lots of people, big crowds, you know that. And I'll talk [5:43] to her tonight or tomorrow. I just said, I think you should reconsider because I think the press is [5:50] really very unfair. Have you been briefed on the school shooting in Oregon? [5:54] And I said, Katie, do you need this? I don't think you need this. And we're talking about [5:59] doing something. We like Katie a lot. I think she's been really, really treated very unfairly. [6:05] Are you saying you're talking about firing her? [6:07] Not, no, no. We're talking about, I want her to have a good life. I don't want to have a life [6:12] like she's led in the last three days. She is being brutalized by the media. I think very unfairly, [6:18] but she's been brutalized by the media. So I said, when I get back, we're going to [6:23] Georgia right now. We have a tremendous crowd of people, like record setting. You know these, [6:28] I don't know if you know it. These rallies are turning everything around. These rallies are legendary. [6:33] Okay, would Katie continue to do? Yeah. [6:37] Yeah. Would she stay in some form, but maybe a more pleasant form. [6:43] I'll have anybody else on your list or potential press secretary? [6:46] A lot of people want the job. I'll bet you'd want it if I offered to show you. [6:52] But a lot of people would want that job. But I just think the press has been very tough with Katie. [6:58] And I said, there's no reason for you to have to go there. You've got a beautiful family, [7:02] fantastic husband and kids. And I told her, I said, you shouldn't have to go there. [7:07] So we'll, we'll make a determination. [7:08] Were you upset that she didn't disclose passing the bar, not passing the bar? [7:12] Well, I wasn't hiring her to be a lawyer. I was hiring her to be a press secretary. [7:17] But nobody really went crazy over that. I would say it probably wouldn't have mattered. [7:23] So I'll speak to her about it. I told her, I think you're better off being happy. [7:27] And I'm not sure you could ever be happy in this job. [7:30] And less than 24 hours later, she was out of the job. [7:34] During that interview, Zachariah appeared to answer questions different from those being [7:38] asked by the hosts on the show's famous couch. The hosts, too, offered little warmth. None thanked [7:45] her for her time or even said goodbye. And now, according to US Politics Alert, [7:51] Zachariah has since unfollowed Hannity on X, suggesting the interview may have left a lasting [7:56] mark. Yet she appeared to hold no grudge against the president who dismissed her. After losing the job, [8:03] she praised Trump on X, describing him as kind, wonderful, gracious, thoughtful, enthusiastic, [8:10] and the most hardworking man.