Commentator Katie Zacharia will be the new White House spokesperson
Zacharia served as press secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from February to April 2026 and is a regular commentator on Fox News and Newsmax.
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President Donald Trump has chosen conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as the new White House press secretary, a White House official said Friday.
Zacharia served as spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from February to April 2026 and is a regular commentator on Fox News and Newsmax.
"She was offered the position" of press secretary, the White House source confirmed.
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Zacharia regularly contributes to two media companies linked to the president, Trump Media and Technology Group, as well as to his platform, Truth Social.
She is also a member of the conservative organization Fix California, founded by a close associate of Donald Trump, Richard Grenell.
A doctor of law, she lived in China for two years, from 2011 to 2013, where she worked for a law firm. Katie Zacharia is married and has four children.
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