Katie Zacharia Debuts as Press Secretary on Fox News

<figure><img alt="Katie Zacharia" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q2LGVVHNIFEM7DIZJOYQ5F7F5Q.png?auth=4491ee7960a317ff8ffd51a11af90acf8bf8641c724d56d06b7b849c9341ac78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3412&amp;height=1912" /><figcaption>Fox News</figcaption></figure><p>Katie Zacharia has made her first appearance as the new press secretary for President Trump on Fox & Friends. She was named to the position recently, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left the White House in August.</p><p>During the interview, Zacharia expressed enthusiasm for her role, stating, "I am looking forward to walking in and working for President Trump. This job is not about me; this job is about him and how he wants to communicate to the American people. His policies are the most effective, the most exciting. He is the most energetic and intense president we have ever seen." </p><p>Zacharia, who is 41 years old and a mother of four, officially starts her role on Monday. She described her recent visit to the White House, noting, "When I was there yesterday, he went and showed me where the ballroom will be. The building is so fast—he is ahead of schedule, under budget, and it’s going to be amazing, and just to see this vision he has for building, but also for America and the greatness that America has and has always had, and that he’s bringing back, I can’t wait to work for President Trump on Monday." </p><p>When asked about holding a press briefing on her first day, she indicated that she would do so if requested by Trump.</p><img alt="Zacharia is a frequent guest on Fox News and Newsmax. / The Daily Beast/Katie Zacharia/Instagram" height="720" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AR2AHIL62VCWVBJBTMEC4A33TU.jpg?auth=806b42c2a96d4b9caf207d629b1b71e4a3882def118ed2ecaa299482fcfe0eb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=960&amp;height=720" width="960" /><p>Prior to this role, Zacharia served as a senior communications advisor at Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social. She has also been a frequent guest commentator on Fox News and Newsmax and worked as a lawyer for Fix California, a nonprofit founded by Trump ally Ric Grenell. Additionally, she briefly worked under Kristi Noem as a deputy assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.</p><p>On Fox, Zacharia defended Trump's diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which has faced criticism as a betrayal of Ukraine and European allies. She stated that the deal is "not actually deleterious toward bringing peace," but did not provide further details on how it would contribute to ending the Russia-Ukraine war.</p>