Katie Zacharia selected to be next White House press secretary

The role has been vacant since former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt left in August.

A plaque hangs from a lectern in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC [File: Patrick Semansky/AP Photo]

Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been selected as US President Donald Trump’s next press secretary.

Trump confirmed Zacharia’s selection in a social media post on Friday, calling the California native a “devoted fan and member of MAGA”.

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“I am confident that Katie will deliver strong results for our Country as the next White House Press Secretary, as she has the respect of, and will work fantastically with, the Media, the American People, and my Administration,” Trump posted on his Truth Social account.

Zacharia’s selection comes as Trump has launched an unprecedented effort to restrict US media outlets’ access to his administration and the White House.

A US federal judge on Thursday temporarily extended his block on Trump’s order last month that barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. The judge said the decision would be revisited next week.

Zacharia, according to her LinkedIn profile, is a senior communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology Group, which operates the president’s social media platform Truth Social. Her profile also states she was previously employed as a commentator for conservative US media outlets, including Newsmax and Fox News, before joining the Trump administration in February 2026 as an official at the US Department of Homeland Security.

Zachariah first came to Washington in 2006, when she held intern roles at the Republican National Committee and in the White House under former US President George W Bush, the profile says.

Earlier on Friday, a White House source told Al Jazeera the position had “been offered” to Zacharia.

The White House press secretary role has been vacant since August, when its previous holder, Karoline Leavitt, resigned to spend more time with her family.

自前白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特8月份离职以来，该职位一直空缺。

华盛顿特区白宫詹姆斯·布雷迪新闻发布室的讲台上悬挂着一块牌匾。[图片：Patrick Semansky/AP Photo]

保守派评论员凯蒂·扎卡里亚被选为美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的下一任新闻秘书。

特朗普周五在社交媒体上发帖证实了扎卡里亚的当选，称这位加州本地人是“MAGA的忠实粉丝和成员”。

列表 1/3：利维特指责民主党人对特朗普搞“仇恨邪教”

名单2/3：卡罗琳·莱维特将辞去白宫新闻秘书一职

名单中的第三位是莱维特将卸任白宫新闻秘书一职

“我相信凯蒂作为下一任白宫新闻秘书，将为我们国家带来丰硕的成果，因为她赢得了媒体、美国人民和我的政府的尊重，并且会与他们出色地合作，”特朗普在他的Truth Social账户上发帖说。

扎卡里亚的当选正值特朗普发起前所未有的行动，限制美国媒体接触其政府和白宫之际。

美国一位联邦法官周四暂时延长了对特朗普上月禁止CNN、MS NOW和Politico进入白宫的行政命令的禁令。该法官表示，下周将重新审议此决定。

根据扎卡里亚的领英个人资料显示，她是特朗普媒体与技术集团的高级通讯顾问，该集团运营着总统的社交媒体平台“真相社交”（Truth Social）。她的个人资料还显示，在2026年2月加入特朗普政府，担任美国国土安全部官员之前，她曾为包括Newsmax和福克斯新闻在内的美国保守派媒体担任评论员。

据该简介称，扎卡里亚于 2006 年首次来到华盛顿，当时她在共和党全国委员会和美国前总统乔治·W·布什执政时期的白宫担任实习生。

周五早些时候，一位白宫消息人士告诉半岛电视台，该职位“已提供给”扎卡里亚。

自去年8月以来，白宫新闻秘书一职一直空缺，前任新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特辞职是为了有更多时间陪伴家人。