Trump Names Katie Zacharia White House Press Secretary
President Donald Trump has selected Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary. She replaces Karoline Leavitt, who left in late August.
Zacharia is a senior communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group.
She spent two months at the Department of Homeland Security this year.
She has appeared as a commentator on Newsmax and Fox News.
She first came to Washington as a Republican National Committee intern in 2006.
Why it matters: The press secretary speaks for the president at daily briefings. Zacharia arrives from Trump's own media company rather than a long government career.
Trump asked Leavitt and other allies for their views before deciding.
Leavitt remains an outside adviser and joined Fox News as a contributor.
The story so far
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Left coverage, 29 sources: The left frames the pick as a conservative commentator with brief government experience moving from Trump's media company to the podium.
Right coverage, 35 sources: The right presents Zacharia as a seasoned advocate for the president and highlights Leavitt's continued role as an adviser.