Trump names Katie Zacharia as next White House press secretary
The conservative commentator and Trump Media communications adviser has been chosen to replace Karoline Leavitt, who left the post at the end of August.
Donald Trump has selected the conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as the next White House press secretary, a White House official said. She would take over a role left vacant since Karoline Leavitt stepped down at the end of August.
Who is Katie Zacharia
Zacharia is a conservative commentator who currently works as a communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group, the company linked to the US president's social media business. Her appointment would move her from a corporate communications role into one of the most visible positions in the US administration.
Accounts of the appointment differ slightly: one outlet reported that she had been offered the position, while others described her as chosen or picked for the job.
A post vacant since August
The press secretary's job has been empty since Karoline Leavitt left at the end of August. Leavitt departed after giving birth to her second child.
The White House press secretary speaks for the administration at regular briefings with the Washington press corps, making the post a central channel between the US government and domestic and international media.
Why it matters for Europe
The press secretary shapes how Washington's positions reach journalists, including those covering transatlantic issues such as trade, defence spending and support for Ukraine. European governments and Brussels-based reporters rely on those briefings to read US intentions, particularly when policy signals shift quickly.
A communications figure drawn from Trump's own media circle may reinforce a direct, combative style with the press, which could affect how quickly and clearly European audiences hear the administration's line on issues that concern them.
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Botakoz Unbayeva
Contributing writer at EUReflect.
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