At 12:07 in the afternoon, the White House abruptly canceled all of Donald Trump’s scheduled events and told the press he would not be seen again for the rest of the day. Instead of attending a fundraiser at his Virginia golf course, he stayed inside and posted on Truth Social. He offered no explanation for his disappearance, but he did announce the woman who will begin speaking for his administration Monday morning. Katie Zacharia, a lawyer from Huntington Beach, California, has spent years spreading QAnon conspiracy theories and disinformation. Now she is becoming the voice of the executive branch of the United States. Karoline Leavitt left in August to “spend more time with her family,” only to announce that she will join Fox News on November 1. She is following the same path as other Trump press secretaries, moving between a government podium and conservative television.
Zacharia was already part of that world, working at DHS under Kristi Noem, then at Trump Media & Technology Group while appearing on Fox News and Newsmax. But it is what she has repeatedly said that makes this appointment so disturbing. She called Hollywood figures “pedo cannibals,” engaged with QAnon, and promoted the “Devolution” theory that Trump secretly retained control of the military while out of office. She called for the government to “suspend habeas corpus,” one of our most fundamental protections against unlawful detention, and said the federal government should take over California. She shared false claims about COVID vaccines and mifepristone and encouraged a third Trump term. Every time I thought I had reached the bottom while researching her history, I found something worse. These were the statements of an adult who is now being entrusted with speaking for the United States government. This is no longer someone on a fringe network. This is the person who will stand behind the White House briefing-room podium.
In her first interview as incoming press secretary, Zacharia told Jesse Watters that she gets to continue doing what she has been doing: promoting Trump’s actions. CNN reported that other candidates were disqualified after officials discovered previous criticism of him. Trump praised her “unblemished record of support.” Loyalty is what they wanted, and this appointment takes us another step toward state media propaganda under authoritarian rule. Pushing back has to become part of our everyday lives, in our conversations, where our money goes, and the people and voices we support. Trump has not completely taken over our country. There is still time to protect the future, and knowing how much we have left to lose is exactly why we cannot afford to give up.
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This video is based on my written post, available HERE, and based on the events of 10-11-2026.
This commentary represents my personal opinions and analysis of matters of public concern, informed by publicly available information. Any references to individuals constitute opinion and commentary protected under the First Amendment.
Sources:
https://bnonews.com/whpool/d2_qyV1K
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-press-secretary-past-vaccine-183424021.html
https://www.rawstory.com/katie-zacharia-new-report-sick/
https://www.aol.com/articles/katie-zacharia-leaves-dhs-weeks-143101579.html
