October 9, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

Confirmed

Trump Taps Truth Social Adviser Katie Zacharia as Next White House Press Secretary

President Trump announced on Truth Social on Oct. 9, 2026, that Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator and senior communications adviser to Truth Social who briefly worked as a DHS spokesperson earlier in the year...

August 12, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

Confirmed

Karoline Leavitt to Step Down as White House Press Secretary

President Trump announced Aug. 12 that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, will leave her post at the end of the month to spend more time with her two young children, and will continue as an outside adviser...