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Katie Zacharia offered role as White House Press Secretary
Confirmed
In Short: Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the role of White House press secretary by President Donald Trump, according to reports from CBS News and Fox News in the United States.
The Jerusalem Post (Israel) and Denver7 also confirmed that Zacharia, who currently works as a senior communications adviser for Truth Social, has been selected for the position.
While the reports from the United States and Israel agree on Zacharia's selection, they differ slightly on the timing and details. CBS News and Fox News reported that Zacharia was offered the role on October 9, 2026, while The Jerusalem Post noted that Zacharia has not yet publicly confirmed her acceptance.
Zacharia, 42, has worked for Trump's media company and his Truth Social platform since June, according to her LinkedIn profile, which is cited by both the BBC (United Kingdom) and Denver7.
The BBC (United Kingdom) reported that Zacharia, who often appears on conservative media programs, has four children and is married to Tyler since 2011. Denver7 noted that Zacharia briefly worked for the Department of Homeland Security as a spokesperson earlier this year.
Zacharia's role as White House press secretary will involve managing contentious relationships with the press, coordinating with other parts of the White House, and providing media advice to the president, according to the BBC (United Kingdom).
Trump called Zacharia “loyal” and “a devoted fan and member of MAGA,” referring to his Make America Great Again movement, in a social media post on Friday, according to the BBC (United Kingdom).
Zacharia's appointment is expected to be confirmed soon, according to a source familiar with the matter cited by News Radio 1200 WOAI.
Zacharia's appointment could upend the dynamics of Trump’s inner circle, due to her close ties with former Secretary Kristi Noem and her special adviser Corey Lewandowski, according to the New York Post.
Zacharia's role as White House press secretary will be critical in the run-up to the midterm congressional elections, as noted by The Jerusalem Post (Israel).
Zacharia has promoted false claims that the 2020 election was fraudulently “stolen” from Trump, according to Rolling Stone.
Zacharia's appointment is seen as a significant reshuffling of the administration’s communications team, as reported by Oann.
The reports from the United States and Israel agree that Zacharia has been selected for the role of White House press secretary, but they differ on the timing and details of her acceptance.
Background
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the role of White House press secretary by President Donald Trump.
Judge Timothy Kelly wrote that the administration likely violated the outlets' constitutional due process rights and issued a temporary restraining order, allowing the outlets to access the White House.
The White House press secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the executive branch of the United States federal government, especially with regard to the president, senior aides and executives, as well as government policies.
What's confirmed
- Updated on: October 9, 2026 / 2:54 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the role of White House press secretary, a White House official told CBS News on Friday.
- Zacharia briefly worked for the Department of Homeland Security as a spokesperson earlier this year, and currently works as a senior communications adviser for Truth Social, the president's social media site, according to her LinkedIn profile.
- President Donald Trump has selected his next White House press secretary : Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator.
- WASHINGTON — Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform, has been offered the position of White House press secretary following Karoline Leavitt's departure from the role in August, a White House official said on Friday.
- Zacharia previously worked as a legal adviser for Fix California, a conservative group that aims to address what it described as "the left's stranglehold" on state politics.
- Zacharia currently works as a communications adviser at Trump Media and Technology Group, the company that runs President Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, according to her LinkedIn profile.
- The New York Times first reported that Zacharia had been tapped by the White House.
What's still developing
- A lawyer educated at Pepperdine University in California, Zacharia, 42, has four children.
- Trump called Leavitt one of his "most trusted aides" when she left the role, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family, which set a high bar for her replacement.
- The secretary also oversees an office that receives a significant amount of inquiries and requests on a daily basis.
- Nevertheless, she ran an efficient press office operation, with a staff at the ready to respond to media requests for comment.
- She is the first person to have been offered the job, the official said.
- On her final day as press secretary, Karoline Leavitt reveals on 'Fox & Friends' that she's privately advised President Trump on her White House replacement.
- Related video above: Karoline Leavitt leaving White House Trump in recent days called a number of his close allies and advisers, including former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to seek their opinion of Zacharia, a person familiar with the discussions said.
- Zacharia's been a frequent guest on Fox, Newsmax and CNN.
- New Hampshire primary Senate candidates face a key test as attorney Katie Zacharia analyzes the race on 'Fox & Friends First.' Progressive Karishma Manzur challenges Chris Pappas for the Democratic nomination.
- In a June interview with the BBC, for example, she dismissed criticism of Trump's controversial use of the White House to host a televised UFC fight, saying the principles of the UFC "are the kind of principles that founded our Constitutional Republic".
- Zacharia, who lives in California, completed her undergraduate and law degrees at Pepperdine University in Malibu, according to her LinkedIn.
- The day before that, at a Hispanic Heritage Month event in the East Room, Trump acknowledged that he has done a bad job of discussing how “well” the country is doing.