Trump personally preps new press secretary Katie Zacharia for debut briefing

President Donald Trump personally prepared Katie Zacharia for her first White House press briefing on Tuesday, urging her to step onto the podium immediately after a rapid hiring process.

Trump brought Zacharia into the Oval Office moments before the 9:30 a.m. briefing, reminding her to use the debut to highlight the administration’s accomplishments and to announce the resignation of U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle.

Zacharia, who began work in the West Wing just a day earlier, opened the briefing with an eight‑minute monologue praising the “energetic president,” citing record‑high rally attendance, wage gains, lower drug prices, job growth, and energy dominance. She then announced the ambassador’s resignation, a move described by a source as a “news bomb.”

The briefing lasted roughly 14 minutes total. After her opening remarks, Zacharia fielded questions from three pre‑selected reporters representing Breitbart, Fox News, and the Daily Mail, before wrapping up as President Trump prepared to board Marine One for an Alaska rally.

In an interview with Secrets, Zacharia said she plans to stay in the role until the end of Trump’s term, which would place her tenure beyond any previous press secretary under the president. She emphasized that her priorities are to serve the president’s midterm agenda and to communicate the administration’s “major wins” to the American people.

With polls suggesting a challenging midterm environment for Republicans, the briefing came at a pivotal moment. Trump’s direct involvement in Zacharia’s preparation underscores the administration’s focus on controlling the narrative ahead of the November elections.