Katie Zacharia appointed as White House press secretary

<p>Former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Katie Zacharia has been offered the position of White House press secretary, according to multiple sources familiar with the offer, as reported by Axios.</p><p><strong>The big picture: </strong>If she accepts, Zacharia will succeed Karoline Leavitt, who announced her departure from the administration in August.</p><hr /><p><strong>Zoom in: </strong>Zacharia is a conservative lawyer and commentator currently serving as a senior communications advisor at Trump Media & Technology Group, which oversees Truth Social.</p><ul><li>She previously held the position of deputy assistant secretary for Public Affairs and spokesperson at the Department of Homeland Security for approximately two months. Zacharia left DHS in April and expressed in a post on X that she hoped to continue supporting the president's agenda