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Four children in MAGA hats beamed beside Donald Trump in the Oval Office as the president handed them gifts to celebrate a birthday in the family.
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They couldn't be prouder of their mother, Katie Zacharia, 41, who was just appointed the new White House press secretary as a photographer snapped several photos.
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Now Zacharia is trying to protect her family from the photographers and strangers lurking outside their home after she was unceremoniously dumped from the West Wing and fled Washington, DC.
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Trump's press secretary for just five days has broken her silence on the brutal fallout from her White House exit and vowed she would act fiercely to protect her husband Tyler and their children, aged 12, 10, 8, and 6.
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'A photographer staged outside my location this morning and invaded my privacy,' Zacharia told the Daily Mail on Monday, describing multiple incidents with the paparazzi as 'another example of the left's hostility toward supporters of President Trump and law enforcement.'
Zacharia was left without protection from the White House, a source familiar with her onboarding told the Daily Mail.
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Unlike her predecessor Karoline Leavitt, the White House did not give Zacharia a protective detail when she was hired nor any security assistance to handle the subsequent political fallout.
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That was sharply different from her reception when she got the press secretary job for the Department of Homeland Security in February.
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Then-Secretary Kristi Noem provided her with a full security detail that was kept up for a short time after she resigned.
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White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia arrives to deliver her first and last press conference at the White House
On Monday Katie Zacharia was spotted out and about in Los Angeles, California
Presidential aide Natalie Harp and newly appointed White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia (R) join US President Donald Trump on Air Force One
The White House did not respond to a Daily Mail request for comment.
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Hours after she scolded the paparazzi, photos were published online of a scowling Zacharia outside her home for a walk in a blue and red exercise outfit.
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Zacharia called police officers on three occasions to respond to people lurking around her home.
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I will protect my family, and I will not tolerate it.
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Those who seek to destroy lives and endanger families for clicks should be ashamed,' she said.
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'Anyone who targets me or my family, invades our privacy, or engages in harassment will be met with a full and firm response.
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Zacharia is picking up the pieces after her five-day stint as a top Trump administration official, trying to return to a normal life.
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'I want her to have a good life,' Trump told reporters on Friday as he left her behind for a campaign rally in Georgia.
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'Honestly, you don't need this,' Trump recalled telling Zacharia.
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'You don't have to do this if you don't want... you should reconsider.'
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That night Zacharia had dinner with Vice President JD Vance and his family at the residence at the Naval Observatory.
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Making the best of their trip to Washington, DC, she took the family out for lunch and dinner on Saturday, but several people in the city recognized them and started taking pictures of them, a diner who spotted them told the Daily Mail.
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US President Donald Trump (R), flanked by White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, speaks to reporters
Katie Zacharia with her family and President Donald Trump Source: Katie Zacharia/Instagram
Katie Zacharia and her husband Tyler Zacharia and their four children ages 12, 10, 8, and 6.
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The family left the following morning to return to California.
Zacharia has received a flood of supportive text messages from friends and colleagues, who all told her that she was badly mistreated by the 'swamp' in Washington, DC, a source close to the family told the Daily Mail.
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But the gaping hole of the top spokesperson in the world remains.
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Leavitt is helping the president find a new person to fill the role, she confirmed to Fox News Digital in New Hampshire on Thursday
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As the president said, we wish Katie the best.
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The job obviously was not for her, but we wish her and her family well,' Leavitt said.
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Leavitt publicly supported Zacharia when the president hired her, writing on social media that the new hire would do 'great work' and that she had her 'full support.'
Her support for Zacharia went beyond social media, two sources familiar with her efforts told the Daily Mail.
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Leavitt spoke with Zacharia personally to provide her encouragement and tips before her first briefing, according to two people familiar with their conversations.
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After the briefing was widely panned by critics, Leavitt refused comment from reporters looking for a verdict on Zacharia and avoided subsequent television hits on Fox to give her space.
But the dramatic five-day drama that led to her unexpected swift exit from the job left her disgusted with the culture in DC as she felt betrayed and stabbed in the back.
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A source close to her told the Daily Mail that Zacharia is 'better off' after walking into a tough situation with 'sharp knives from every direction,' most notably from inside the White House, they claim.
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'Instead of focusing on how to help her succeed, colleagues spent their time texting negative tear-downs to the media,' the source insisted.
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'Purity tests and greed have destroyed a near-perfect launch pad for decades of success, from within,' the source went on.
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President Donald Trump speaks with White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia and aide Natalie Harp after boarding Marine One
US boxer Floyd Mayweather speaks to the press as White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia looks on aboard Air Force One
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, center, White House aide Natalie Harp, left, and Danielle Alvarez, right, walk on the South Lawn
Another source close to Zacharia told the Daily Mail she is trying to keep a low profile and protect her children for now.
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Although she was disappointed by her unceremonious exit from the White House, she returned to her home resolved to recharge.
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'She's ruthlessly loyal to the president,' the source said, describing her as 'grateful' for the opportunity to serve President Trump when she was asked to.
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'She has many great things ahead.'
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Before going silent on social media, Zacharia posted one more photo with boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr from a campaign trip with the president she had made that week.
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'You can either be a fighter or a marshmallow,' she wrote, quoting the legendary fighter.
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