White House Taps Katie Zacharia to Replace Karoline Leavitt as Press Secretary

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TIME · collected 2026-10-09 · by Nik Popli and Connor Greene

Quick Summary

The White House has chosen Katie Zacharia to potentially replace Karoline Leavitt as press secretary after Leavitt's resignation in August. Zacharia currently serves as a communications adviser at Trump Media and Technology Group and has experience working for the Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Kristi Noem. She is known for her frequent appearances on conservative media outlets like Fox News and Newsmax.
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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.

Written for “Trump Picks Zacharia Press Secretary” on 2026-10-09, grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.
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Leaning: leans right for article 69139 (high confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-10-09

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Outlets on this story
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Story

📰 Trump Picks Zacharia Press Secretary
Politics · 11 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

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Compared with similar articles

This article reads leans right and hedges 20% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary same event · 100%
BBC News · 0.96 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans right 🔴 22% hedged 2 of 9 📰 publisher trust 72
“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered and potentially accepting the role of White House press secretary to replace Karoline Leavitt, at the same date and time.”
Trump picks conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be next press secretary same event · 100%
The Guardian · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 20% hedged 1 of 5 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles report on the same day about Katie Zacharia being selected to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary.”
Who is Katie Zacharia, Trump’s next White House press secretary? same event · 100%
Washington Examiner · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans right 🔴 14% hedged 3 of 21 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being selected to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary on the same date.”
Former Truth Social communications adviser offered White House press secretary role same event · 100%
ABC News (AU) · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe the identical offer by the White House to Katie Zacharia for the position of Press Secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt.”
Trump has picked a replacement for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt same event · 100%
The Independent · 0.91 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans right 🔴 8% hedged 1 of 12 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the exact same incident of Katie Zacharia being chosen to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary on the same day.”
Katie Zacharia offered White House press secretary job same event · 100%
ABC News (US) · 0.91 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered and selected to become the new White House Press Secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt.”
Trump picks Katie Zacharia as next White House press secretary same event · 95%
CBS News · 0.96 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 2 of 14 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles report on the selection of Katie Zacharia to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, citing a White House official and including similar details about her previous work experience.”
Katie Zacharia offered role as White House Press Secretary same event · 95%
Fox News · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 5 📰 publisher trust 70
“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.”
Katie Zacharia ‘offered’ position as White House press secretary same event · 95%
Al Jazeera · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ Centre further left than this 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles report on Katie Zacharia being offered or tapped to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, mentioning the same timeframe and source information.”
Trump taps Kristi Noem's ex mouthpiece Katie Zacharia to replace Karoline Leavitt for White House press secretary same event · 95%
Daily Mail · 0.93 cosine similarity
⚖️ Leans right 🔴 20% hedged 1 of 5 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles report on Donald Trump naming Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary to replace Karoline Leavitt, with identical timing and details.”

Publisher

TIME · 526 article(s) · 1 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 1 correction(s)
2026-09-17
Kerry James Marshall

Who wrote this

Connor Greene
15 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down in August, in the position.
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All 15 articles by Connor Greene →
Nik Popli
6 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down in August, in the position.
2026-10-09 · assertive framing · White House Taps Katie Zacharia to Replace Karoline Leavitt as Press Secretary
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All 6 articles by Nik Popli →

Topics

TIME The White House Trump Media and Technology Group Truth Social White House

Subjects

Zacharia PERSON · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Karoline Leavitt PERSON · 1× Katie Zacharia PERSON · 1× LinkedIn ORG · 1× TIME ORG · 1× The White House ORG · 1× Trump Media and Technology Group ORG · 1× Truth Social ORG · 1× White House ORG · 1×

Narrative

She previously worked at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a spokesperson for former Secretary Kristi Noem, and appears frequently on conservative media including Fox News and Newsmax.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
🔮 Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down in August, in the position.
2026-10-09 · TIME
White House Taps Katie Zacharia to Replace Karoline Leavitt as Press Secretary · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 1 hedged)

The White House has selected conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to serve as the next press secretary, a White House official has confirmed to TIME. asserted
official → select → TIME
Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt, who stepped down in August, in the position. asserted
who → replace → position
It is not yet clear whether she has accepted the offer. asserted
she → accept → offer
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. uncertain
that → work → profile
She previously worked at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a spokesperson for former Secretary Kristi Noem, and appears frequently on conservative media including Fox News and Newsmax. asserted
She → work → News
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