NewzKatie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his media company, will succeed Karoline Leavitt in the role. Zacharia did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but if she accepts the role, she would fill a critical role in the Trump administration before next month’s midterm congressional elections US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has appointed Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his Truth Social platform, to serve as White House press secretary following Karoline Leavitt’s departure in August.
He said Zacharia has an “unblemished record of support, and has been a loyal and brilliant supporter”. “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... In the social media announcement, Trump described Zacharia as “a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning.”
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