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Like presidential aide Natalie Harp, Katie Zacharia treats Trump less like a boss and more like a savior

Published October 14, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Oct. 13, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Even by first-day-on-the-job standards, Donald Trump ‘s new press secretary is shockingly incompetent. Katie Zacharia has some media experience as a cable news pundit, albeit mostly on far-right channels like Newsmax and One America News. She’s even had a communications job before, when she replaced the infamous Tricia McLaughlin as the spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.…