On the day that Zacharia’s tenure ended, Trump told reporters that he had advised her to “reconsider” the job.
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“Katie’s been treated very badly by the media,” he said on Oct. 16. “Very, very badly. Very unfairly, I’ll tell you. And I just spoke to her about it. I said, ‘Katie, is this for you?’ ‘Cause 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? Cause honestly, you don’t need this,’ ” he added. “You don’t have to be treated — I would say the ‘fake news,’ but just generally, the media has been very rough.”
The UFC did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
