United States: MAGA commentator Katie Zacharia named spokesperson by Trump

The White House has its new spokesperson. Katie Zacharia, political commentator close to the MAGA movement and regular on the conservative channels Fox News and Newsmax, succeeds Karoline Leavitt, who left office in August. Donald Trump made this appointment official Friday on Truth Social.

The American president particularly insisted on the loyalty of his new spokesperson. “Her support has always been exemplary and she has been a loyal and brilliant ally from the start. She is also a devoted admirer and member of the MAGA movement,” he said. Katie Zacharia reacted on X by saying that serving Donald Trump and the Americans, in the year of the 250th anniversary of the United States, represented “the honor of a lifetime”.

A Trump loyalist passed through Homeland Security

Originally from California, Katie Zacharia already knows the Trump administration. She served as spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security between February and April 2026. According to her LinkedIn profile, she also works for Trump Media and Technology Group, the company linked to the US president, as well as for his Truth Social platform.

A law graduate, this mother of four also worked in a law firm in China between 2011 and 2013. On social networks, she regularly displays her support for the Republican president. On Instagram, she notably published photographs alongside him, accompanied by laudatory comments, including this one: “The man who defies all predictions and all rules”.

Tensions with the American media

Katie Zacharia takes office while relations between the White House and part of the press remain conflicting. His predecessor, Karoline Leavitt, had increased criticism against traditional media while opening press conferences more to influencers and hosts favorable to Donald Trump. The American president has also initiated several legal actions against media outlets whose content he contests.

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