Katie Zacharia rejects Morgan’s ‘robot’ remark in interview

Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia rejected Piers Morgan’s claim that she sounded like a robot during a Wednesday interview, while declining to discuss the private conversation that preceded her five-day tenure in the role ending. Morgan pressed Zacharia about her departure from the Trump administration on his program, returning to the question of whether President Donald Trump had fired her. He told her she sounded like a robot as she redirected questions toward Trump’s work. Zacharia answered, “I do not sound like a robot,” and objected to the way he framed her responses. The exchange also focused on her continued support for Trump. Zacharia said she would keep conversations with the president confidential and described herself as “ruthlessly loyal” to him. She said her departure had not changed her commitment and argued that the discussion should focus on Trump rather than on her. Morgan challenged that position by noting Trump had publicly discussed their conversation. He played footage in which Trump said he had questioned whether the press secretary job suited Zacharia and told her she did not need it. Zacharia did not disclose what she and Trump had said...