Trump names Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 11 Oct, 23:24 · Archive

President Trump has appointed Katie Zacharia, a Trump Media lawyer and conservative commentator, as White House press secretary.

President Trump on Sunday announced that Katie Zacharia will become White House press secretary, starting on Columbus Day with an introductory news conference on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Press Briefing Room.

Zacharia, described as a self-described 'hardline Trump supporter', is a lawyer and conservative commentator who has worked since June as a senior communications advisor for Trump Media & Technology, which owns Truth Social. She also serves as general counsel at Fix California, a conservative activist group founded by Richard Grenell, Trump's special presidential envoy for special missions. In March, she finished a two-month stint as spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security. Her IMDb page shows dozens of appearances on Fox News political talk shows and other conservative outlets.

Zacharia succeeds Karoline Leavitt, who left the Trump administration in late August after giving birth to her second child and is expected to join Fox News as an on-air contributor.

How it is being reported

• Trump Media advisor Katie Zacharia named White House press secretaryTrump named Katie Zacharia to take over as the next press secretary.CNBC · 11 Oct, 23:16
• Trump’s new press secretary has a history of pushing banana conspiracy theoriesKatie Zacharia was appointed as White House press secretary on Friday, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in AugustIndependent World · 11 Oct, 23:02

In this story: Trump · Katie Zacharia · Karoline Leavitt · Trump Media & Technology · Truth Social · Fix California · Richard Grenell · White House

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