President Donald Trump has selected Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who worked briefly at the Department of Homeland Security, as his new press secretary, multiple White House officials told CNN.
Trump in recent days called a number of his close allies and advisers, including former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to seek their opinion of Zacharia, a person familiar with the discussions said. And the president sought Leavitt’s counsel before making a final decision and offering Zacharia the position, they said.
0:00 Katie Zacharia’s background
2:06 Why did Trump select her as White House press secretary?
5:08 How the new press secretary might deal with media ban
6:20 The influence she could have leading up to the midterm elections
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