Washington — President Trump announced Friday that conservative commentator Katie Zacharia will become the next White House press secretary, describing her as a supporter with an “unblemished record.”
A California native, Zacharia briefly served as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year. She now works as a senior communications adviser for Truth Social, Trump’s social media platform. Trump also said she had assisted him during his presidential campaign.
“She has an unblemished record of support, and has been a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She is, likewise, a devoted fan and member of MAGA! I am confident that Katie will deliver strong results for our Country as the next White House Press Secretary, as she has the respect of, and will work fantastically with, the Media, the American People, and my Administration.”
Trump wished Zacharia success in the role. The New York Times first reported that she had been offered the position.
The White House press secretary position has been vacant since Karoline Leavitt departed in late August. The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room has not hosted a press briefing since Sept. 3, when Vice President JD Vance spoke with reporters and answered questions.
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Zacharia lives in California and earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from Pepperdine University in Malibu, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Earlier this year, Zacharia detailed her experience wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat to a local gym in an opinion article for the New York Post. She wrote that the gym’s owner eventually asked her to stop wearing it.
“I responded that I would never take my Trump hat off to appease the left,” she wrote. “This is raw, unfiltered intolerance. Freedom of speech doesn’t evaporate at the gym door.”
“The First Amendment has no ‘discomfort’ clause,” she added. However, the First Amendment protects people from government censorship of speech, rather than restrictions imposed by private businesses.