Katie Zacharia was named White House press secretary on October 9, 2026 during the second administration of U.S. Pres. Donald Trump. She was out just a week later after a tenure that was marked by a shaky debut fielding questions in the press briefing room and ultimately doomed by a scandal over her status as a lawyer. A longstanding and vocal supporter of the president, Zacharia is a graduate of the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and a mother of four. Before assuming the press secretary role, she had worked for the Trump media company that runs his social media platform Truth Social.
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