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President Donald Trump has offered the position of White House press secretary to conservative commentator Katie Zacharia. If she accepts, Zacharia will succeed Karoline Leavitt, who departed the role in August. Officials and sources confirmed the appointment to multiple news organizations.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the position of White House press secretary to replace Karoline Leavitt.
Left-leaning outlets like Axios and The New York Times mention Zacharia's background at the Department of Homeland Security alongside her commentator role. Center and Right outlets, such as CNBC and The Washington Examiner, emphasize her current role as a communications adviser for Trump Media and Truth Social. Right-leaning outlets like The Daily Signal and The Daily Wire also note details regarding Karoline Leavitt's departure and family circumstances.
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Katie Zacharia offered White House press secretary post
President Trump has offered Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and communications adviser to the president’s media company, the position as the next White House press secretary, a White House official confirmed to The Hill. The New York Times first reported on Friday that Zacharia would be named to the post. Zacharia would fill a role…
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Source context: Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, has been offered the role of White House press secretary, a White House official told CBS News on Friday.
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Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the role at the end of August after giving birth to her second childDonald Trump has chosen conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to be the next White House press secretary, according to a White House official.Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the role at the end of August after the birth to…
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Katie Zacharia has been offered the White House press secretary post, multiple sources familiar with the offer tell Axios.The big picture: If she accepts the job, Zacharia will take over the podium from Karoline Leavitt, a tenacious Trump loyalist who announced her departure from the administration in…
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia is expected to be named the next White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt.
Ms. Zacharia is a conservative commentator who briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security. She succeeds Karoline Leavitt.
Zacharia would succeed Karoline Leavitt in the position. It is not yet clear whether she has accepted the offer.
Katie Zacharia, a former DHS spokesperson and cable news talking head, will be the new mouthpiece for the administration
Katie Zacharia replaces Karoline Leavitt, who departed the White House in August after giving birth to her second child.
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President Trump has offered Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and communications adviser to the president’s media company, the position as the next White House press secretary, a White House official confirmed to The Hill. The New York Times first reported on Friday that Zacharia would be named to the post. Zacharia would fill a role…
Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, has been offered the role of White House press secretary, a White House official told CBS News on Friday.
The conservative commentator currently works as a communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group.
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been appointed as the new White House press secretary, according to a person familar with the matter.
The White House has tapped Katie Zacharia to be its next press secretary, a White House official confirmed to CNBC.
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The White House has chosen Katie Zacharia to be President Donald Trump‘s next press secretary. “She has been offered the position,” a White House official told the Washington Examiner. Zacharia currently serves as senior communications adviser for Truth Social, the president’s social media company. She will replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the…
The job of White House press secretary has been offered to Katie Zacharia, a White House official confirmed to the Daily Signal Friday. If she accepts, Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the position in August to spend more time with her two children. Zacharia spent about three months as spokeswoman at the Department...
If she gets the position, it could upend the dynamics of Trump’s inner circle.
Katie Zacharia has been offered a job as the next White House Press Secretary
Position has been vacant since Karoline Leavitt stepped down in August
WASHINGTON— Two White House officials confirmed to The Daily Wire on Friday afternoon that the White House has offered Katie Zacharia the job of press secretary. Zacharia, 41, previously served as a senior communications official at the Department of Homeland Security and spokeswoman for former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. She left the agency about six ...
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