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Katie Zacharia has been offered the position of White House Press Secretary following Karoline Leavitt's departure in late August. Zacharia currently works as a senior communications advisor for Trump Media & Technology Group and is also an attorney with previous experience as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. This offer was confirmed by Fox News Digital on Friday afternoon, though details about when she might start are not provided.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

Story summary

Donald Trump has chosen Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, to be the new White House press secretary. This follows the resignation of Karoline Leavitt in late August when she left to spend more time with her two young children after giving birth to her second child. Zacharia currently works as a communications adviser for Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, Trump's social media platform. The role has been vacant since early September, and it is not yet clear if Zacharia has officially accepted the position.

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📰 Trump Picks Zacharia Press Secretary

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BBC News · 0.97 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered the role of White House Press Secretary, with identical details about her current position and predecessor.”

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The Guardian · 0.95 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being selected for the position of White House Press Secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt, and cite similar details about her background.”

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ABC News (AU) · 0.93 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered the role of White House Press Secretary, with similar details and timing.”

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ABC News (US) · 0.92 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered the role of White House Press Secretary, succeeding Karoline Leavitt, at the same time and under the same circumstances.”

Trump has picked a replacement for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt same event · 100%

The Independent · 0.87 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being selected as the new White House Press Secretary to replace Karoline Leavitt, with identical timing and context.”

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CBS News · 0.98 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered the role of White House Press Secretary, at the same time and with the same context.”

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Al Jazeera · 0.97 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered the role of White House Press Secretary, succeeding Karoline Leavitt, at the same time and with the same details.”

White House Taps Katie Zacharia to Replace Karoline Leavitt as Press Secretary same event · 95%

TIME · 0.95 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered and potentially accepting the role as White House Press Secretary to replace Karoline Leavitt, with the same context of her current and previous roles.”

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Washington Examiner · 0.95 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered or tapped for the role of White House Press Secretary, succeeding Karoline Leavitt, at the same time and with the same context.”

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Daily Mail · 0.88 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being named as the new White House Press Secretary to replace Karoline Leavitt, indicating the same specific hiring decision.”

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She is an attorney and frequent television commentator who briefly served as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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🔮 She will succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in late August.

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Katie Zacharia offered role as White House Press Secretary · assertive framing

Katie Zacharia has been offered the role as the next White House Press Secretary, Fox News Digital confirmed on Friday afternoon. asserted

Digital → offer → afternoon

She currently serves as the senior communications advisor to Trump Media & Technology Group, Truth Social. asserted

She → serve → Group

She is an attorney and frequent television commentator who briefly served as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). asserted

who → serve → Security

She will succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in late August. asserted

who → succeed → August

This story is developing. asserted

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Katie Zacharia offered role as White House Press Secretary

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