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Trump names Zacharia press secretary

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President Donald Trump appointed conservative commentator and lawyer Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt, who left the role in August.

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Anders Nilsson

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New White House press secretary is a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist

Katie Zacharia, who was appointed White House press secretary by President Trump on Friday, repeatedly promoted the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy on social media, accusing elites from the Democratic P...

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October 12, 2026 at 9:26 AM

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Aviel Roshwald

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So she’s highly qualified for this position.

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1. Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is a prolific user of Truth Social where she regularly promoted Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracies, accusing elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood of running child sex rings and eating people.

October 12, 2026 at 2:47 AM

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Robert N. Stavins

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Trump Just Named a New Press Secretary. Seriously, What Kind of Person Wants That Job?
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Trump Just Named a New Press Secretary. Seriously, What Kind of Person Wants That Job?

The people who want it most are exactly the people who should never get it.

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October 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM

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CCP Professor Dr. Wendy Patrick with her Fox News TV Fox News Media colleague Katie Zacharia, who now has been appointed the new White House Press Secretary.

October 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM

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