Katie Zacharia reportedly picked as next White House press secretary

Multiple outlets report Trump has selected commentator Katie Zacharia to succeed Karoline Leavitt as press secretary. CNBC cites a White House official confirming the choice; some items say she was only offered the job.

Timeline

1. 9 Oct, 18:00 UTCGoogle Trends first flags Zacharia pick
2. 9 Oct, 18:00 UTCWhite House official confirms Zacharia to CNBC
3. 9 Oct, 18:30 UTCCNN reports Trump selects Zacharia
4. 9 Oct, 19:10 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat
5. 13 Oct, 12:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
6. 13 Oct, 12:30 UTCPicked up on News
7. 13 Oct, 13:54 UTCPicked up on Bluesky
8. 13 Oct, 16:49 UTCPicked up on Reddit
9. 13 Oct, 23:59 UTCPicked up on Wikipedia

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