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Fired press secretary Katie Zacharia blames media for her ouster
Katie Zacharia, removed as White House press secretary after about a week, said she was unprepared for the "hostility" of Sean Hannity's Fox News interview. She blames the media and D.C. politics for her removal.[3, 6, 7] Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said she was caught off guard by the "hostility" Fox News host Sean Hannity showed her during an interview this month.[3, 7] She was removed from the role after only about five days, following what AlterNet described as a shaky first outing and inconsistencies concerning her legal background.[1, 6]
Zacharia, 41, discussed the interview on Newsmax with host Rob Finnerty, saying the media and Washington, D.C., politics do not like outsiders and blaming them for her ouster.[5, 6, 8] The Washington Times reported that she says the media and D.C. politics are to blame for her being ousted.[8] Raw Story reported that former CNN host Jim Acosta laughed off her comments that she would like a second shot at the job.[4]
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Of the 8 rated outlets that covered it, 6 are left of center (1 of them in the Left group), 1 is center and 1 is right of center (1 of them in the Right group).
- Left: Atlanta Black Star (−2.03).
- Leans left: AlterNet (−1.16), The New Republic (−1.09), HuffPost (−1.06), Raw Story (−0.94), The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- Center: Mediaite (+0.04).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27).
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