Trump argued that an "intense smear campaign" was being waged in the media against Zacharia, who recently began her role as press secretary, and stated that these reports had exhausted her.
The U.S. President remarked, "I just spoke with Katie. I asked her, 'Is this job right for you?' Katie has been treated very badly and extremely unfairly by the media. She is a very good person, a truly very good person. I asked her, 'Do you have to go through this?'"
Trump noted that he had not terminated Zacharia's position as White House Press Secretary, but had left the decision of whether or not to continue in the role up to her.
Debates regarding her law degree and bar license
Discussions regarding how Zacharia, whom Trump introduced to the public as a "lawyer," obtained her law degree and bar license have received extensive coverage in the American media, while Zacharia has defended herself by claiming she obtained her credentials during the period she moved to China.
Zacharia officially began her duties as White House Press Secretary on October 12.
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