Katie Zacharia allegedly deleted swimsuit photos from her Instagram account just days after taking on the role of White House Press Secretary in the Trump administration
Katie Zacharia allegedly scrubbed bikini pics from her Instagram account only days after taking her role of White House Press Secretary. The 42-year-old appeared to enter damage control mode, overhauling her Instagram profile to erase bikini snaps she’d previously shared.
Shortly after Zacharia took up her Washington, D.C. post, certain images appeared to vanish from her profile. Speculation suggests the photos once displayed on her page were removed following her acceptance of the press secretary position.
The photos have re-emerged after President Donald Trump requested the press secretary to consider her role. Speaking to reporters on the lawn of the White House, Trump was asked who might replace Zacharia should she leave. And said that many people would want the job.
Trump said: “I told Katie, in my opinion, she was treated very unfairly.” He claimed Zacharia has been “brutalised by the media.”
He added said: “Katie’s been treated very badly by the media. Very, very badly. Very unfairly, I think. And I just spoke to her about it. I said, Katie, is this for you?
“Because, you know, she’s been treated very rough. And she’s a nice person. Very nice person. I’ve watched her for years on television. But I said, is this for you, Katie?”
Trump added: “You don’t need this. You don’t have to be treated. I would say the fake news, but just generally, the media has been very rough.”
Trump’s offer to reconsider the position came after the revelation Zacharia claimed to be a lawyer despite not passing the bar exam. She said she earned her law degree in China. But she later claimed that she had misheard the question.
On Friday, October 16, just a week after her appointment, Zacharia resigned and issued a public statement praising Trump, reports the Irish Star. Shortly afterward, Zacharia posted a statement on social media.
She stated: “President Trump is a kind, wonderful, gracious, thoughtful, enthusiastic, and hardworking man. I wish more Americans appreciated him. No one will ever make America great the way he has and continues to.”
Zacharia added: “It was an honor to work for him.”
The message included a photograph of Zacharia with Trump in the Oval Office. It made no mention of her departure or the questions surrounding her legal credentials that came before it.
Currently, Zacharia has not publicly addressed the absent images or confirmed whether their removal was connected to her press secretary appointment. However, she has previously spoken candidly about her fitness journey and what she deems to be suitable attire.