Ex-White House staffer goes incognito as she’s spotted in LA — but there’s a dead giveaway it’s her

Katie Zacharia kept a low profile on a Wednesday walk in Los Angeles, sporting an oversized hoodie and dark shades — but one key part of her look made it obvious who she is.

The former top White House press secretary wore a black MAGA hat with gold lettering as part of her clothing ensemble. Confidently wearing the hat familiar to top Trump White House officials in liberal LA drew eyes to her familiar face.

The SoCal native also wore leggings and appeared to be wearing headphones as she walked with a hot beverage in her hand near luxury supermarket Erewhon. A smirk sat on her face as she walked.

The Post previously pictured Zacharia working out in SoCal on Oct. 20, shortly after President Donald Trump fired her. It was the first time she was spotted in public since leaving her very short stint at the White House.

She returned to her California home in the aftermath and told The California Post she had no regrets.

“I’m proud I said yes, stood firm in what I believe, and kept supporting the president even when the circumstances weren’t ideal for me — showing my children what courage looks like in the face of criticism,” she said.

Zacharia’s departure followed one 14-minute press briefing where she was visibly nervous, a devastating series of media appearances, and questions about her legal credentials.

She gave her first-ever press briefing as press secretary just four days before she was canned.

Zacharia previously expressed displeasure with being pictured, calling the workout photos an invasion of her privacy.

“A photographer staged outside my location this morning and invaded my privacy — another example of the left’s hostility toward supporters of President Trump and law enforcement,” she told The Post in a statement.

“Anyone who targets me or my family, invades our privacy, or engages in harassment will be met with a full and firm response. I will protect my family, and I will not tolerate it. Those who seek to destroy lives and endanger families for clicks should be ashamed.”

“Any outlet exposing my facility or location to credible threats are complicit,” she added.

Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she has offered her help to Trump in finding a new press secretary after Zacharia’s bid to replace her quickly failed.

“I’ve offered my help to the president to help him select someone who can serve him and the country well,” Leavitt told Fox News Wednesday.

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