From CBS News · Kathryn Watson · · 1m
Trump picks Katie Zacharia as press secretary
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the White House press secretary role, vacant since late August.
In brief
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the White House press secretary role, vacant since late August. Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and Truth Social adviser, has been offered the White House press secretary position, which has been vacant since Karoline Leavitt left in late August…
Zacharia offered press secretary role
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the White House press secretary position, a White House official told CBS News on Friday. The White House has not confirmed whether she has accepted.
Zacharia's background and current role
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.
Press briefing room silent since September
The position has been vacant since Karoline Leavitt left in late August.The White House James S.Brady Press Briefing Room has not hosted a briefing since September third, when Vice President JD Vance addressed reporters.
The one thing
Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and Truth Social adviser, has been offered the White House press secretary position, which has been vacant since Karoline Leavitt left in late August.
