Karoline Leavitt joked that her successor Katie Zacharia suffered the identical destiny as contestants on Donald Trump‘s well-known actuality present The Apprentice in a chat with Invoice Maher on Friday.
The previous White House Press Secretary was requested by the HBO comedian if she had any recommendation for Zacharia, who lasted lower than per week doing her previous job.
‘I imply, the President did have a success present known as the The Apprentice the place he is recognized for transferring on from folks, so hey, it is in his nature to do this sort of factor, I suppose,’ she stated.
Maher responded by joking that he hopes ‘I am not subsequent’ after his second go to to the White Home to dine with Trump, as a result of ‘I nonetheless have some issues I wanna say.’
Leavitt empathized with Zacharia, who acquired brutal evaluations for her first and solely White Home press briefing.
‘It is a robust job, it is a very robust job, folks say it is one of many hardest jobs in Washington. I give anybody who steps as much as that podium credit score as a result of solely 37 folks in historical past have been the White Home Press Secretary.’
Leavitt in the end agreed with Trump’s determination to ease her out of the job inside per week.
‘That stress in that room is big, the press are vicious and I give her credit score for standing up there and because the President stated, it wasn’t a very good match. That is okay, I want her nicely, we’re onto the following.’
Karoline Leavitt (pictured) joked that her successor Katie Zacharia suffered the identical destiny as contestants on Donald Trump’s well-known actuality present The Apprentice in a chat with Invoice Maher on Friday
The previous White Home Press Secretary was requested by the HBO comedian if she had any recommendation for Zacharia (pictured), who lasted lower than per week doing her previous job
The previous Press Secretary, who spent the primary 18 months of Trump’s second time period duking it out with the media, stated it must be a extremely desired job.
‘It is an amazing job, it is a enjoyable job and there is lots of certified individuals who need it.’
Earlier this week, Leavitt had admitted in a sit down with Fox Information, her soon-to-be employer, that ‘the job clearly was not for her, however we want her and her household nicely.’
Leavitt was additionally requested about how far her loyalty to Trump glided by the liberal-leaning Maher and revealed some early encouragement she obtained from the President.
‘My relationship with the President, clearly he was my boss however to me he is additionally a good friend. He gave me the chance of a lifetime,’ she stated.
Trump admitted to Leavitt’s face that individuals had advised him to not title Leavitt what was then the youngest White Home Press Secretary in historical past.
‘Honey, a lot of folks stated you had been too younger and I advised them I used to be constructing buildings in Manhattan after I was your age and you are able to do it. I’m very grateful for the chance and indebted to him.’
The feedback come after Zacharia’s tenure ended simply days after she took the White Home briefing-room podium for the primary time with a wobbly efficiency.
The previous Press Secretary, who spent the primary 18 months of Trump’s second time period duking it out with the media, stated it must be a extremely desired job
Maher responded by joking that he hopes ‘I am not subsequent’ to be fired after his second go to to the White Home to dine with Trump, as a result of ‘I nonetheless have some issues I wanna say’
Trump introduced Zacharia’s appointment on October 9, after first contacting her in regards to the function on October 7.
She formally started the job on October 12 and confronted reporters for the primary time the next day.
Her debut briefing lasted simply 14 minutes, with questions from solely three reporters.
Trump subsequently praised her efficiency, telling reporters: ‘I believed she did glorious. She did excellent.’
However the appointment shortly grew to become a speaking level, with questions raised about Zacharia’s restricted preparation time and her expertise dealing with the White Home press corps.
Zacharia additionally confronted questions over her authorized credentials after it was delivered to gentle that she had failed California’s bar examination in 2011.
She then moved to Beijing together with her husband and labored at a Chinese language legislation agency.
Regardless of by no means passing the bar examination, Zacharia continuously appeared on information channels as a authorized analyst, providing commentary on authorized and political points whereas figuring out herself as a lawyer.
‘The job clearly was not for her, however we want her and her household nicely,’ former White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated about her successor, Katie Zacharia
Trump introduced Leavitt’s appointment on November 15, 2024, whereas he was nonetheless president-elect. She did not ship her first White Home press briefing till January 28, 2025, giving her greater than two months between the announcement and her debut
Zacharia’s rocky debut was adopted by an uncomfortable look on Sean Hannity’s Fox Information present on October 15, simply hours earlier than she was pushed out of the job the next day.
Hannity delivered a notably robust grilling, confronting her over her extensively criticized briefing, urgent her on why she had repeatedly described herself as a lawyer regardless of failing the California bar examination.
He challenged her clarification for the quick briefing, asking: ‘Why solely three questions in 14 minutes?’ earlier than warning her that the White Home briefing room would ‘by no means be a pleasant room to you.’
Zacharia defended herself by blaming the whirlwind hiring course of and lack of preparation time, however the combative interview added to the scrutiny surrounding her temporary tenure.
As Leavitt displays upon her first briefing, the dearth of preparation on Zacharia’s finish gave her a significant drawback.
Trump introduced Leavitt’s appointment on November 15, 2024, whereas he was nonetheless president-elect.
She did not ship her first White Home press briefing till January 28, 2025, giving her greater than two months between the announcement and her debut.
Leavitt, who was 27 when she took the job, became the youngest White House press secretary in history.
Her first briefing lasted round 46 minutes, throughout which she took questions on the administration’s agenda and media entry.
Leavitt introduced her departure from the function on August 12, attributing the choice to desirous to spend extra time together with her rising household.
Trump praised Leavitt as one among his most trusted aides and stated he understood her determination to spend extra time together with her household.
She additionally agreed to stay an out of doors adviser to the president.
Now, nevertheless, Leavitt is getting ready for a return to the nationwide highlight.
Fox Information introduced on October 5 that she would be a part of the community as an on-air contributor, providing political analysis and commentary across its platforms beginning November 1.
