New press secretary Katie Zacharia confuses her husband with Trump during first briefing

WorldPolitics
13 Oct 2026 • 11:00 PM MYT
The Independent
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New press secretary Katie Zacharia confuses her husband with Trump during first briefing

  • President Donald Trump’s Karoline Leavitt replacement pick as press secretary took part in her first White House press briefing Tuesday morning.
  • Press Secretary Katie Zacharia only took a few questions from the press before cutting the briefing short due to Trump’s scheduled travel.
  • When asked how she was going to balance being a mother of four with her husband and kids living in California, Zacharia said her entire family will be moving out to D.C., but accidentally confused her husband with Trump.
  • “This idea of not spending evenings with my kids is completely unacceptable, so my president ... uh excuse me, my husband is out here ...” Zacharia said.
  • Clarifying, the press secretary made a joke out of it: “That’s a good one,” she said.
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