Trump Appoints Conservative Commentator Zacharia as New White House Press Secretary

Successor to Karoline Leavitt, who resigned last August

U.S. President Donald Trump said on October 9 local time that he had selected Katie Zacharia, a conservative media commentator, as the new White House press secretary.

In a post that day on his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump said, "It is a great honor to appoint Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary." He added, "She has been a loyal and outstanding supporter from the beginning, and is an ardent fan and member of MAGA (Make America Great Again)."

Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary. Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency.

He also said Zacharia had taken part in his past campaigns and helped him win key battleground states. "Katie will work wonderfully with the press, the American people, and our administration," he said.

A former lawyer, Zacharia currently serves as a senior communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the operator of Truth Social, the social media platform founded by President Trump.

Zacharia, who is from California, graduated from Pepperdine University and its law school. She entered Washington politics in 2006, during the George W. Bush administration, when she worked as an intern at the Republican National Committee (RNC).

Zacharia succeeds former press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who resigned in August.

In a post on her X account, Zacharia expressed her gratitude for the appointment, saying, "President Trump's confidence in me is a true privilege, and his leadership is a blessing to this country."

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