Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia is having a rough ride — even on friendly territory

Katie Zacharia, White House press secretary, has had a rough first week at work.

Bloomberg/Getty Images Katie Zacharia says she did her best at her first White House briefing despite having little time to prepare.

She said on "Hannity" that she only received briefing materials the morning of the press conference.

Trump's new press secretary also confirmed she sat for the bar exam but did not pass.

Katie Zacharia has had a tough first week at work.

Her first briefing as the new White House press secretary lasted about 14 minutes, and she took three questions.

Then came scrutiny over her legal career.

During a Thursday appearance on "Hannity" on Fox News — known to be friendly territory for the Trump administration — Zacharia said she had done her "very best" in her debut and addressed the criticism over her legal career.

"What I feel is I really stepped up to the plate to do the press conference, Sean, with very little prep time," Zacharia told host Sean Hannity.

Zacharia said she had been on the job for “less than maybe eight hours” and only received briefing materials on Tuesday morning — the day of the press conference.

She also responded to criticism that she had taken questions only from conservative outlets, saying she had called on the Daily Mail, which "is not known to be a conservative outlet or friendly to conservatives." Zacharia said she “probably should have stepped aside” after introducing herself, rather than take questions.

Hannity then asked Zacharia about her background in law.

She confirmed that she had taken the bar exam but had not passed, and had not retaken it.

Zacharia said she graduated from Pepperdine the same week she got married, and planned to move to China.