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Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who previously worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and currently serves as a senior communications adviser for Truth Social, has been offered the position of White House press secretary by former President Trump's administration. The role has been vacant since Karoline Leavitt’s departure in late August. Zacharia is known for her outspoken support of Trump and critical stance on what she perceives as left-wing intolerance, exemplified by an op-ed where she discussed a controversial incident at her local gym involving her "Make America Great Again" hat. The White House has not confirmed if Zacharia has accepted the offer yet.
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 selected conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be the next White House press secretary. This follows the resignation of Karoline Leavitt, who left the position at the end of August after the birth of her second child. Zacharia, an attorney and frequent guest on Fox News and Newsmax, previously worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security under former Secretary Kristi Noem but left that role in March after only six weeks. She currently serves as a communications adviser for Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, Trump's social media platform. The White House has confirmed this selection to multiple news outlets including The New York Times and TIME.
Written for “Trump Picks New Press Secretary” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
The model judged this article politically coded and scored it +0.35, but 2 quote(s) could not be found in the article and the other 1 are attributed speech rather than the article's own narration, so the score is not published.
Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
rather than checkable quotes. Re-analysing this article replaces it.
Leaning score withheld for article 69167: no verified evidence · logged 2026-10-09
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the role of White House press secretary, a White House official told CBS News on Friday.
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official → offer → Friday
The White House did not confirm whether she has accepted the offer.
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she → confirm → offer
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.
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Zacharia → work → profile
She frequently appears on Fox News and Newsmax.
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She → appear → News
The position has been vacant since Karoline Leavitt left in late August.
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Leavitt → leave → August
The New York Times was first to report that Zacharia was offered the role.
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Zacharia → report → role
Zacharia has not yet publicly commented.
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Zacharia → comment → ?
Zacharia, who lives in California, completed her undergraduate and law degrees at Pepperdine University in Malibu, according to her LinkedIn.
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who → live → LinkedIn
Earlier this year, Zacharia wrote an op-ed for the New York Post about her experience wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat to her local gym.
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America → write → gym
She said the owner of the gym ultimately asked her to stop wearing it.
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owner → say → it
"I responded that I would never take my Trump hat off to appease the left," she wrote.
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she → respond → left
Freedom of speech doesn't evaporate at the gym door.
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Freedom → evaporate → door
"The First Amendment has no 'discomfort' clause," she added, although the First Amendment protects against government government censorship of speech, not private businesses.
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Amendment → add → speech
The White House James S. Brady Press Briefing Room hasn't hosted a briefing for the press since Sept. 3, when Vice President JD Vance addressed reporters and took questions.
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Vance → host → questions
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