Katie Zacharia Picked as Trump’s New White House Press Secretary

NBC News reports that President Donald Trump confirmed Friday[3] that Zacharia would get the job. In a Truth Social post quoted by Axios, Trump called her "a devoted fan and member of MAGA!"[4]Axios reports that Zacharia works as a senior communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Truth Social.[4] According to Axios, she also served for about six weeks as the Department of Homeland Security's deputy assistant secretary for public affairs and spokesperson.[4]ABC News reports that she has also served as general counsel of the conservative political advocacy group Fix California[5], which was founded by Trump ally Ric Grenell.CNN reports that Trump told reporters, "She's a friend of most of you."[2] According to CNN, Zacharia told Fox News on Friday evening she will start the job on Monday[2], and she said the president "loved what a fighter I was for him."[2]CNN also reports that the White House struggled with higher-profile names, several of whom had previously criticized Trump[2], during its search to replace Leavitt.According to NBC News, Fox News announced this week that it had hired Leavitt as an on-air contributor.[3]Citing The Wall Street Journal, The Hill reports that prediction market Kalshi has opened an investigation into suspicious bets related to President Trump's selection of his next press secretary.[6]