Katie Zacharia, who was appointed to replace Karoline Leavitt, sparked controversy with her performance at the first press conference.
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Karoline Leavitt left her position in August. Katie Zacharia had been working at Truth Social since June.
US President Donald Trump appointed Katie Zacharia, communications consultant of the Truth Social platform, as the White House Spokesperson, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left her post in August.
The appointment, first announced by The New York Times, coincided with the final period in which Trump's political agenda and public messages will be managed before next month's midterm elections, in which his party's Congressional majority will be voted on.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos survey, Trump's public approval rating fell to 32 percent, the lowest level of his political career, due to the high cost of living and reactions to his Iran war policies.
In his post on the social media platform, Trump stated that Zacharia is "a loyal and brilliant supporter with a spotless history of support" and expressed his belief that the new spokesman will achieve strong results in harmony with the media, the American people and the government.
Zacharia said he welcomed the assignment and looked forward to working with the White House press team and reporters across the country to convey Trump's messages.
According to the information on his LinkedIn page, Zacharia had been working as a senior communications advisor at Trump's social media platform Truth Social and Trump Media & Technology Group since June.
The appointment highlighted the close ties between Trump's administration and his broader political and media operation.
Trump Media announced in July that it would allow banks and trading firms to provide the "fastest" access, for a fee, to the posts of influential Truth Social accounts, such as those of the president, whose posts frequently move global markets.
Zacharia, who interned at the White House during President George W. Bush's administration, left that position in March after briefly serving as a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security.
Zacharia, who frequently appears on Fox News and Newsmax, known for his closeness to Trump and the Republican Party, previously worked as a legal advisor for Fix California, a conservative group that aims to find a solution to what he describes as the "dominance of the left" in state politics.
The group in question was founded by Richard Grenell, who served as Trump's representative to Venezuela and interim president of the Kennedy Center in Washington.
On the other hand, the past of Zacharia, who was appointed to this position in the White House after his short-term duties at DHS and Trump Media and Technology Group, while he was not a well-known name to the public, is a bit mysterious.
Zacharia, Trump's sixth White House spokesman, gave his first briefing in the press conference room yesterday morning.
According to The Guardian newspaper, Zacharia, who read from prepared notes and was compared to artificial intelligence avatars with his nervous attitude, left the podium after 14 minutes, taking only three questions.
Answering the question about when he passed the bar exam, the new spokesperson said, "When I moved to China," and claimed that attendance at Trump's rallies broke records; however, empty seats and interference from protesters were visible at the events.
At the meeting, when asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy after Breitbart News whether the USA had stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, he replied, "I will investigate this issue and get back to you."
Zacharia said, "We asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign on bribery allegations involving the US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, the ex-fiancee of the former president's son, Donald Trump Jr.. He has been a great asset to the team, we wish him success."
Zacharia, who made a slip by saying "My president, sorry my wife..." when asked how he would manage his family life with his four children and wife in California, defended that Trump is a family-friendly president.
"I thought it was very good," Trump said after the briefing, while the Lincoln Project group shared it next to a piece of lettuce, with spokeswoman Liz Truss sending it.
Former communications director Anthony Scaramucci also commented on social media, "The clock is ticking. For now, he is one in 11 of Scaramucci."

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