WASHINGTON — Katie Zacharia, a former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, has been offered the position of White House press secretary, The Post has learned.
Zacharia, a frequent guest on Fox News, is currently at Fix California, an organization founded by Trump special enovoy Ric Grenell that is focused on advancing the conservative agenda in that state.
Zacharia spent about three months at the Department of Homeland Security in early 2026, leaving the agency after Markwayne Mullin took over as secretary.
While at DHS, she was reported to be close to then-Secretary Kristi Noem and her special adviser Corey Lewandowski.
If Zacharia gets the position, it could upend the dynamics of Trump’s inner circle, due to Lewandowski and Grenell long-standing distaste for White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
A mom of four, Zacharia blamed the long commute from California for her departure from DHS, telling Just the News it put a strain on her family.
The prospective White House spokesperson has a long background in Republican politics, having interned for the Republican National Committee while she was in college and worked in the White House Office of Political Affairs during George W. Bush’s second term.
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