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Katie Zacharia to address media in first briefing as White House press secretary – live

Katie Zacharia to address media in first briefing as White House press secretary – live

Zacharia – who recently served as a communications adviser to parent company of Truth Social – has replaced Karoline Leavitt

Ahead of her White House podium debut, Katie Zacharia reportedly monitored Donald Trump’s public schedule every day, and monitored his Truth Social, and made sure she was on-air when she assumed he might be watching, according to Politico, citing a person familiar with the matter.

That source noted that and a number of high-profile conservative anchors – including from Fox News, Newsmax and OANN – also backed Zacharia for press secretary. She is now set to the sixth person to hold the role throughout both of Trump’s terms in office.

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