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Trump names Katie Zacharia as press secretary

19 articles from 13 outlets First seen: October 09, 2026

Outlets: 6 left · 2 center · 4 right · 2 unclassified · Earliest publisher-stamped report: New York Times and New York Post

President Donald Trump announced Friday that Katie Zacharia will become White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt.

Zacharia previously worked as a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman and deputy assistant secretary for public affairs. She had more recently been a senior communications adviser to Truth Social, according to Deutsche Welle and the Daily Mail. In a Truth Social announcement, Trump called her a “loyal and brilliant supporter” and a member of the Make America Great Again movement.

Zacharia said on X and Truth Social that the appointment was “the honor of a lifetime.” She will take over the White House briefing role vacated by Leavitt.

Written by Pure Report from 8 reports across the political spectrum · updated 2026-10-10 09:52 UTC

Where outlets disagree Contested

No neutral account cleared verification for this story, so we assert nothing as settled. Below is the raw record: what 13 outlets agree on, and exactly where they differ — each with the source's own words.

What every side reports

Katie Zacharia previously worked as a spokesperson at the Department of Homeland Security.

Daily Mail · Breitbart · Deutsche Welle · New York Post · Guardian — US · The Hill

Karoline Leavitt resigned from the press secretary position.

Daily Mail · Breitbart · Deutsche Welle · New York Post · Guardian — US

Reported by only one outlet

Katie Zacharia is 42 years old.

Daily Mail — no other outlet we ingested carried this

Katie Zacharia has four children.

Daily Mail — no other outlet we ingested carried this

Katie Zacharia's appointment comes just weeks before contentious midterm elections.

Daily Mail — no other outlet we ingested carried this

Framing spectrum · 13 outlets

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Range 4–45/100 (Wire-neutral → Mainstream) Average 18 Articles by lean: 8 left · 2 center · 7 right · 2 unclassified

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were New York Times and New York Post — stamps within 90 minutes.

Lean	Outlets	Articles	Who
Left	6	8	Axios, Deutsche Welle, Guardian, New York Times, Washington Examiner, Washington Post
Center	2	2	Al Jazeera English, The Hill
Right	4	7	Breitbart, Fox News, New York Post, Washington Examiner
Unclassified	2	2	Daily Mail, dailymail.com

Report-by-report timeline · 19

Oct 09 18:01 New York Times Katie Zacharia Appointed as White House Press Secretary Oct 09 18:01 New York Times Katie Zacharia Appointed as White House Press Secretary Oct 09 18:08 New York Post Katie Zacharia Appointed as White House Press Secretary Oct 09 18:28 Fox News Katie Zacharia Offered Position as White House Press Secretary Oct 09 18:28 Fox News Trump names Leavitt successor after weeks of speculation — and she's no stranger to MAGA Oct 09 18:31 Guardian Katie Zacharia appointed as White House press secretary Oct 09 18:49 Al Jazeera English Katie Zacharia selected as White House press secretary Oct 09 18:56 The Hill Katie Zacharia offered position as White House press secretary Oct 09 19:14 Breitbart Katie Zacharia Offered White House Press Secretary Position Oct 09 20:02 Washington Post Katie Zacharia appointed as White House press secretary Oct 09 20:03 Axios Katie Zacharia appointed as White House press secretary Oct 09 20:31 Washington Examiner Katie Zacharia appointed as White House press secretary by Donald Trump Oct 09 21:39 Guardian Trump announces Katie Zacharia as new White House press secretary Oct 09 22:10 New York Post Katie Zacharia appointed as White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt Oct 09 22:40 dailymail.com Katie Zacharia Appointed as White House Press Secretary Oct 09 23:12 Deutsche Welle Trump Appoints Katie Zacharia as New White House Press Secretary Oct 09 23:12 Washington Examiner Katie Zacharia Appointed as White House Press Secretary Oct 10 01:04 Breitbart Katie Zacharia: 'Honor of a Lifetime' to Serve as White House Press Secretary Oct 10 04:53 Daily Mail Katie Zacharia appointed as White House press secretary following Leavitt's resignation

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.