President Trump's sixth speaker, who is Katie Zacharias?

On Friday, US President Donald Trump chose Katie Zacharias, who is close to the MAGA movement, to be the new White House spokeswoman.

When announcing the appointment on his platform, Truth Social, the Republican president said: “Her support has always been exemplary, and she has been a loyal and distinguished ally from the beginning. She is also a supporter of the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement and a dedicated member of it.”

Zakaria wrote on the X platform after her appointment: “Serving President Trump and the American people in this pivotal year that marks the 250th anniversary (of independence) is the honor of a lifetime.”

She added, "Our mission now is to continue achieving strong results for our country and inform Americans of the great victories this administration is achieving day after day."

In her new role, which puts her in the spotlight as “White House Press Secretary,” she will be responsible for holding press conferences in the famous White House briefing room, managing the tense relationship between the Trump administration and journalists, coordinating with the rest of the White House, and providing media advice to the president.

The spokesman also oversees an office that receives a large volume of inquiries and requests daily.

Zakaria previously wrote an opinion piece in the New York Post about an incident in which she was asked to stop wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat at a gym she attended.

She said in the article: “I responded that I would never take off my Trump hat to please the left. This is outright bigotry... Freedom of expression does not evaporate at the door of the gym.”

Zakaria will become US President Trump's sixth major spokesperson across his administration.

She is married with four children, holds a law degree and graduated from Pepperdine University in California.

She worked as an intern for the Republican National Committee and the White House Office of Political Affairs during the George Bush administration in 2006.

She lived in China between 2011 and 2013, where she worked for a law firm.

Zakaria previously served as spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security for a few weeks, from February to April 2026.

Zakaria, who resides in California, was traveling back and forth to Washington during her temporary work at the Department of Homeland Security, and according to a source familiar with the matter, she told a friend of hers at the time that this constant movement was not something she could continue for a long time, according to CNN.

Zakaria succeeds Carolyn Levitt, another person close to President Trump, in the White House, who left her position in August for family reasons.

Zakaria previously worked as a legal advisor to FIX California, a conservative group that aims to confront the "left's stifling control" of politics in the state, as she described it.