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The White House has offered Katie Zacharia the position of press secretary, according to officials. Zacharia, a conservative commentator and Trump Media advisor, would succeed Karoline Leavitt.
The White House has offered Katie Zacharia the role of press secretary, a White House official confirmed to CNBC. Zacharia is a conservative commentator who works for Trump Media & Technology Group. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the hiring announcement, and it was not immediately clear if Zacharia has accepted the offer.
Zacharia would succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left the Trump administration in late August. According to The New York Post, Leavitt left the job to spend more time with her family following the birth of her second child on May 1.
Zacharia has a background in Republican politics and federal communications. She interned for the Republican National Committee while attending Pepperdine University and worked in the White House Office of Political Affairs during George W. Bush’s second term. Earlier this year, she spent about three months as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. She left the agency after Markwayne Mullin took over as secretary in March. While at DHS, she was reported to be close to then-Secretary Kristi Noem and her special adviser Corey Lewandowski.
Currently, Zacharia serves as a senior communications adviser for Truth Social, President Donald Trump's social media company. She is also associated with Fix California, an organization founded by Trump special envoy Ric Grenell that focuses on advancing the conservative agenda in California.
The New York Post reported that Zacharia’s appointment could upend the dynamics of Trump’s inner circle due to the long-standing distaste for White House chief of staff Susie Wiles held by Lewandowski and Grenell. Zacharia has previously blamed the long commute from California for her departure from DHS, telling Just the News that it put a strain on her family.
The role of press secretary requires regular on-camera briefings with reporters and standalone television news appearances. Zacharia is a frequent guest on Fox News.
The confirmation of a new press secretary is significant for the administration's public communications strategy. Zacharia’s appointment would place a figure with recent experience in both federal agency communications and Trump Media & Technology Group operations at the helm of White House briefings. Multiple outlets, including Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, and The Washington Examiner, have reported on the potential appointment, with Bloomberg noting that Zacharia is expected to take over the position from Leavitt, who served as President Trump's lead spokesperson since the beginning of his second term.
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