Karoline Leavitt says the press secretary role was obviously not for Katie Zacharia Karoline Leavitt said the job that she left was obviously not meant for Katie Zacharia who had to leave the role in five says because it is a tough job. “Look, White House press secretary is a tough job. I know that because I did it,” Leavitt said in a Thursday interview with Fox News Digital.“Many people say it’s one of the hardest jobs in politics. It takes a lot of preparation. Sometimes you don’t know how someone will perform until they go out there,” she said. “As the president said, we wish Katie the best. The job obviously was not for her.”Leavitt said she had been advising the president in his search for Zacharia's replacement and outlined the five qualities a press secretary needs: tough, smart, loyal, who understands Trump's policies, and who can put up a fight.“I do obviously talk to him about what the job entails, and he knows it very well. Nobody understands the press better than Donald Trump. He knows that he needs someone who is tough, who is smart, who understands his policies, who is loyal and can go out there and put up a fight,” she said.Leavitt left the role after the birth of he...










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