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President Donald Trump\u2019s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia<\/a>, held an unusually short first briefing for the media Tuesday, concluding after less than 15 minutes and calling on just three reporters, all from conservative outlets.
Zacharia spent more than half of that time reading remarks before she took questions from Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail. It was one of the shortest White House press briefings<\/a> in recent history.
In response to the Daily Mail, she also revealed that the administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle<\/a>, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, to resign following allegations of misconduct<\/a>.
Zacharia spent most of her remarks touting Trump\u2019s policies and framed her new position as a job to \u201camplify\u201d him, which she said she\u2019d done as a conservative commentator. She referred to those appearances, telling reporters that she hopes to \u201ctake that into an official capacity.\u201d
Now, Zacharia said, she hopes to \u201conly build on, only amplify and only multiply, to the extent possible, all of the wins\u201d that Trump is \u201cmaking for Americans, for Americans to understand how much has changed in this brief period of time, what he\u2019s been able to accomplish.\u201d
\u201cMy goal is to be able to communicate that in complete tandem with the president, as he is his own best spokesperson and will absolutely be leading the way with that,\u201d she added.
Asked by Fox News whether the U.S. has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, she said she would \u201chave to get back to you on that.\u201d
Zacharia is stepping into the role as the top White House spokesperson in the final weeks before the midterm elections, as Trump is embarking on a series of campaign trips to shore up his base. She said Trump would continue his midterm \u201cblitz,\u201d pointing to future stops in Kentucky, Georgia and Florida.
At the same time, voters are souring on Trump\u2019s performance, which he has chalked up to a public relations issue. Last month, an NBC News poll <\/a>found that 41% of registered voters approved of his performance, a second-term low.
The same poll<\/a> found that voters largely disapprove of his handling of the economy. The administration hasn\u2019t shown a path to ending the Iran war, which has raised fuel prices and contributed to inflation<\/a>. And in recent days, some Republican candidates <\/a>in battleground races have been breaking with him on his handling of tariffs and the war.
Trump said at a recent rally in Oklahoma<\/a> that the administration is \u201cnot doing a good job of public relations.\u201d At a separate event, he said the administration was \u201cdoing an extremely poor job of promotion,\u201d despite doing an \u201cextremely great job of running the country.\u201d
Zacharia painted a rosy picture of Trump\u2019s popularity, describing the Ohio venue of his rally Monday as \u201coverflowing with enthusiasm.\u201d Attendance at his rallies is at \u201crecord highs as enthusiastic, hardworking Americans are lining up and packing arenas to support President Trump and Republicans,\u201d she said.
NBC News has reported<\/a> that Trump has been speaking in smaller venues that aren\u2019t filled.
Zacharia also expressed her views on the shifting media landscape and discussed balancing her family life in response to other questions. She said she wanted to \u201cexpand\u201d on the new media seat \u201cto the extent possible,\u201d referring to predecessor Karoline Leavitt\u2019s decision to include a seat in the briefing room for nontraditional media. Breitbart held the seat Tuesday.
Leavitt said in August that she was leaving the administration to spend more time with her family. Asked about balancing the job with her own family in California, Zacharia said her husband and four children are moving to the Washington area.
\u201cI adore my family. I love them. They are my priority,\u201d she said. \u201cI love being with my kids. The idea of not spending evenings with my kids is completely unacceptable.\u201d
She then accidentally referred to her husband as \u201cmy president\u201d before she corrected herself and said he would be in Washington for the week.
Trump announced Friday that he was tapping Zacharia to fill the position. She had been a senior communications adviser for Trump Media & Technology Group.
Zacharia has said multiple times<\/a> that she is a lawyer <\/a>and that she practiced in China.
After the news conference, as Trump prepared to depart the White House, a reporter asked Zacharia what state she passed the bar exam in. Zacharia said she \u201cmoved to China.\u201d Her LinkedIn account says she worked at Zhong Lun Law Firm from 2011 to 2013. It also says she was \u201cgeneral counsel\u201d for Fix California, which was founded by Trump ally Ric Grenell.
Zacharia later said in a statement: \u201cI practiced international transaction law, with all the appropriate credentials.\u201d
Asked whether she had passed the bar exam, which is required in the U.S. to practice law, a White House official didn\u2019t directly respond to the question.
\u201cShe moved to China with her husband after graduating Pepperdine Caruso School of Law because of his job at an American private equity firm,\u201d the official said. \u201cIn China, she worked on international transaction law until they moved back to the states.\u201d
A spokesperson for the State Bar of California confirmed to NBC News that the state has no record of Zacharia\u2019s being licensed to practice in California, saying she has not \u201cappeared on a California bar exam pass list.\u201d
In a Fox News interview <\/a>over the weekend, Zacharia said she was looking forward to \u201cworking for President Trump,\u201d adding, \u201cThis job is not about me.\u201d
\u201cThis job is about him and how he wants to communicate to the American people,\u201d she said Saturday.
Megan Brand is a politics reporter for NBC News.
© 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n

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