Did the 'shortest-serving' White House spokesperson fall into the trap set by the chief of staff in crisis?

On the night of the 15th (local time), three days after starting work as the new White House spokeswoman, Katie Zacharias appeared on Fox News.

It was a program by host Sean Hannity, who is close to President Donald Trump. Hannity asked harsh questions about the fact that Zacharias pretended to be a lawyer even after failing the bar exam and the harsh criticism he received during his first briefing.

Zacharias couldn't answer properly. He made an unconvincing excuse, saying that he consulted with a legal expert and was told that he could be a lawyer.

Zacharias appeared on the Fox News program the next morning, the 16th, but again failed to respond smoothly. He was then dismissed in the afternoon of the same day.

Despite his spectacular appearance, he received the stigma of being the 'shortest-lived' White House spokesperson.

According to Politico, a U.S. political media outlet, on the 17th, the people who arranged the interview with Hannity were none other than White House Chief of Staff Suzy Wiles and White House Press Secretary Daniel Alvarez.

The interview with Hannity, who has a strong presence in President Trump's strong support group MAGA (Make America Great Again), may seem like an opportunity to overcome the controversy, but there are observations that it is highly likely that it was in fact a ploy for Zacharias' downfall.

Zachariah's appointment as White House spokesperson was President Trump's decision. It was an incident that sparked controversy over ‘Wiles passing’ within the White House as there was little consultation with Director Wiles.

At a time when there was talk of President Trump looking for the next chief of staff, it was also an opportunity to symbolically show the weakening status of Chief Wiles.

In this situation, it was as if Director Wiles had sent Zachariah to Hannity's 'tiger's den', with whom he had a close relationship. Through the program that many people watch, doubts about whether Zacharias is the right person to be the White House spokesperson at a critical time just 15 days before the midterm elections have been heightened.

A source told POLITICO that Zacharias' appearance was an "intentional attack." What this means is that Director Wiles' strategy of pushing him into the interview with Hannity, knowing he wouldn't come out alive, worked.

White House communications director Stephen Chung countered, saying, “All of this is just speculation and uncreative fiction.”

However, there are many views that interpret Zacharias' resignation in the bigger picture of the power struggle within the White House, beyond the controversy over his personal qualities.

Coinciding with rumors of Director Wiles' replacement, the White House is in a fierce competition among loyalist staff members, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Fulty, to become the next Chief of Staff. There are many speculations that President Trump will begin to reorganize the White House depending on the results of the midterm elections.