Loves Trump, lies and conspiracies: Katie Zacharia is the perfect presidential press secretary | Arwa Mahdawi
The Maga member believes the 2020 election was stolen and seemingly her new boss is saving the world from a cabal of satanic paedophiles. She’ll fit right in then Poor Donald Trump. His (third) wife seemingly can’t bear to be near him and his (fifth) press secretary recently abandoned him to be with a baby she had only recently met. “She decided she loved her children more than she loved Donald Trump,” the president…
Key points
- Trump named Katie Zacharia White House press secretary on Friday.
- Zacharia has backed false claims about mifepristone and the 2020 election.
- Trump also appointed Beni Rae Harmony as assistant press secretary.
Donald Trump announced on Friday that Katie Zacharia will be his new White House press secretary. Zacharia previously worked as a communications adviser for the Trump Media and Technology Group and once served as a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.
In his announcement, Trump said Zacharia has "an unblemished record of support" and called her a devoted fan and member of Maga. The article notes she is a Maga member who believes the 2020 election was stolen.
Controversial claims and conspiracies
Zacharia has promoted claims that the article describes as alternative facts. Last year she said on X that the abortion medication mifepristone is connected to the manufacturer of Zyklon B, the deadly gas used in World War II concentration camps. The article states mifepristone was developed in the 1980s by a French company.
She has also echoed Trump's claim that the 2020 election was stolen and used her Truth Social account to promote the QAnon conspiracy theory. The article says that theory holds Trump is saving the world from a cabal of satanic paedophiles. She also promoted Pizzagate, which the article calls a baseless theory about Hillary Clinton and John Podesta.
President Trump does not need a spokesperson. He is his own best Press Secretary.
— Katie Zacharia
Other White House appointments
Beni Rae Harmony, 24, was named assistant press secretary. A Christmas 2021 photo of her wearing a T-shirt with a vulgar anti-Biden slogan while holding a rifle circulated online, and the White House defended her as a trusted voice for the Maga movement.
White House communications director Steven Cheung, whom Trump reportedly calls "my sumo wrestler", is described as leading in insults. The article says he has told Mike Pompeo to shut his stupid mouth and used slurs against CNN host Erin Burnett.
