Katie Zacharia, ‌a communications adviser for President Donald ​Trump’s Truth Social platform, has ⁠been offered the position of White House press secretary following Karoline Leavitt’s ‌departure from the role in August, a White House ‌official said on Friday (October 9, 2026).

Ms. Zacharia ‌did ⁠not immediately respond to ⁠a request for comment, but if she accepts the role, she would fill ​a critical role ‌in the Trump administration before next month’s midterm congressional elections.

The New York Times first reported ‌the news.

Ms. Zacharia briefly served ​as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security before ⁠departing in March.

The conservative commentator is a senior communications adviser ‌for Truth Social and the Trump Media & Technology Group, according to her LinkedIn page.

Ms. Zacharia previously worked as a legal adviser for Fix California, a conservative ‌group that aims to address what ​it described as “the left’s stranglehold” on state politics. The group ⁠was founded by Richard Grenell, ⁠who has served as Mr. Trump’s envoy to Venezuela and is ‌the interim president and executive director of the Kennedy ​Center in Washington.