By Brian Schwartz and Philip Wegmann

WASHINGTON -- President Trump has offered Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, the White House press secretary job, White House officials said Friday.

Zacharia currently serves as a communications adviser to Trump Media & Technology Group. She also worked briefly at the Department of Homeland Security earlier in Trump's second term. Zacharia didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

She would succeed Karoline Leavitt, who was one of Trump's closest advisers. Leavitt, who left the job over the summer, recently announced she would join Fox News as a contributor.

Trump has had an increasingly contentious relationship with White House reporters and has attempted to bar some news organizations from the White House.

Write to Brian Schwartz at brian.schwartz@wsj.com and Philip Wegmann at philip.wegmann@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 09, 2026 14:58 ET (18:58 GMT)