Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary
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Conservative commentator and Trump Media & Technology Group adviser Katie Zacharia has been offered the position of White House press secretary, according to a White House official.
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Katie Zacharia is currently a communications adviser for Trump Media & Technology Group. She would be the sixth chief spokesperson for the president across his two administrations.
Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia has been offered the job of White House press secretary, a White House official confirmed to the BBC.
Zacharia, who currently works as a communication's adviser for Trump Media & Technology Group would become the president's sixth chief spokesperson across his two administrations. She previously had a brief stint as a spokesperson at the Department of Homeland Security.
Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who left the White House in August, has reportedly taken a job with Fox News.
The BBC has contacted Zacharia for comment.
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Open Questions
- Will Katie Zacharia accept the offer?
- When will the official appointment be announced?
