Katie Zacharia offered White House press secretary role by Trump

President Donald Trump has offered conservative commentator Katie Zacharia the job of White House press secretary in Washington. The official decision fills a high-profile vacancy in the presidential administration. A White House official confirmed the offer.

The New York Times first reported on Friday that Zacharia would be named to the post. Zacharia is a conservative commentator.

She also served as a communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology Group. That company operates the Truth Social platform.

Zacharia previously worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. She would replace Karoline Leavitt in Washington. Leavitt left the post earlier this year. She stepped down following the birth of her second child.

The White House press secretary acts as the primary public voice for the presidential administration in Washington. The role involves holding regular briefings with news media members.

Leavitt took a job as a commentator on the Fox News Channel.