Katie Zacharia, Trump's new White House press secretary, makes a brief appearance before reporters
Zacharia’s debut lasted 14 minutes and brought the news that Trump asked U.S. Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign.
- On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia held her first briefing, announcing that the administration asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign amid allegations of improper conduct.
- President Donald Trump appointed Zacharia to the post last week, succeeding former Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who resigned in August to focus on her family.
- During the 14-minute session, Zacharia took questions from only three reporters while facing immediate criticism for appearing "visibly nervous" and halting in her delivery.
- The briefing intensified scrutiny of Guilfoyle's alleged solicitation of $100,000 from a Trump donor, while Zacharia faced mockery after accidentally calling her husband "my president" before self-correcting.
- Critics and officials are questioning Zacharia's qualifications as an attorney, with some comparing her brief tenure to former communications director Anthony Scaramucci's 11-day record in 2017.
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New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia made her debut in the press briefing room on Tuesday.
Katie Zacharia has replaced Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. The former conservative commentator and Trump staffer met with the press for the first time on Tuesday.
Former advisor to Truth Social, she made her debut with a 14-minute appearance in which she answered three questions
On her first day, Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, allegedly fumbled with her words and confused her husband and the president.
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Faces First Test
WASHINGTON — Katie Zacharia’s first appearance as White House press secretary lasted 14 minutes. She announced a consequential personnel decision, deferred a question about intelligence sharing with Ukraine and ended the session by directing reporters to President Donald Trump. The new spokesperson began work Monday after Trump announced her appointment Friday. By Tuesday, her first […]
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