Katie Zacharia Offered Position as White House Press Secretary

<p>Katie Zacharia has been offered the role of the next White House Press Secretary, as confirmed by two White House officials to Fox News Digital on Friday afternoon.</p><p>Currently, she serves as the senior communications advisor to Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the president's social media platform, Truth Social. Zacharia is also an attorney and a frequent television commentator.</p><p>She previously held a position as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after Tricia McLaughlin departed from her role as press secretary for former Secretary Kristi Noem.</p><p>It remains unclear whether she has accepted the offered role.</p><p>If she accepts, Zacharia will succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left the position in late August following the birth of her second child in May.</p><p>Since Leavitt's departure, there have been only two formal White House press briefings, one conducted by Vice President JD Vance and another by Attorney General Todd Blanche.</p><p>Zacharia is a mother of four and has been married to Tyler since 2011. He is a producer known for projects such as the 2019 film The Irishman and the upcoming 2025 movie Roofman. Zacharia mentions on her Instagram that her husband has also collaborated with Angel Studios on David, Brink of War and Young Washington.</p><p>This story is developing.</p>