Katie Zacharia seeks White House press secretary role again
Former aide fired after five days reportedly trying to regain position
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What this story says
- Katie Zacharia, who was White House press secretary for five days, is reportedly trying to get the job back.
- Sources close to President Trump told the New York Post that Zacharia is attempting to charm Trump and Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
- Zacharia was seen at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, reportedly watching staff changes.
- Zacharia denies the reports, calling them 'utterly fake'.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
45/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
55/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Katie Zacharia, who served as White House press secretary for five days before her dismissal, is reportedly seeking to regain the position. Three sources close to President Trump told the New York Post that Zacharia has been working to influence Trump and new chief of staff Stephen Miller to give her another opportunity.
Zacharia was reportedly seen at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort over the weekend. The New York Post reported she was observed "staring at [Trump] trying to get his attention" on the resort's patio as staff changes were being prepared. Her only press briefing lasted fourteen minutes.
Disagreement on Zacharia's intentions
The New York Post reported that Zacharia is angling for a second chance at the podium, citing sources close to President Trump. However, TMZ reported that Zacharia denies these claims, calling the report "utterly fake." The Washington Times also reported Zacharia is pushing back on the story, stating she is not trying out again for the job.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mention the specific detail that Katie Zacharia's only press briefing lasted fourteen minutes, a fact reported by the New York Post and included in the centre-rated digest.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 10 Nov 2026, 01:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- Political Wire, the centre-rated report, led with the New York Post's assertion that Katie Zacharia is auditioning again for the press secretary role. The digest stated that Zacharia held the job for five days before being fired and that advisers to President Trump believe she is seeking a second chance at the podium.
Right
6 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the New York Post's account of Katie Zacharia's alleged attempts to regain the White House press secretary role. Several reports highlighted that she was fired after only five days. The New York Post reported that Zacharia was seen at Mar-a-Lago and that she is trying to charm President Trump and Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. Dailymail.com and news-pravda.com's digests also mentioned her brief tenure and single press briefing. TMZ and Washington Times digests reported Zacharia's denial of the story, with TMZ quoting her calling the report 'utterly fake'.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Katie Zacharia seeks White House press secretary role again?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 14% are rated centre, 86% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Katie Zacharia seeks White House press secretary role again left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Katie Zacharia seeks White House press secretary role again biased?
- Katie Zacharia seeks White House press secretary role again is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Katie Zacharia seeks White House press secretary role again?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Katie Zacharia seeks White House press secretary role again?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How long did Katie Zacharia serve as White House press secretary?
- Katie Zacharia served as White House press secretary for five days before being fired. This brief tenure has been a point of discussion in reports about her alleged attempts to regain the position.
- What do sources say about Katie Zacharia trying to get her job back?
- Three sources close to President Trump told the New York Post that Zacharia is working to charm Trump and Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for another chance. She was reportedly seen at Mar-a-Lago observing staff changes.
- Does Katie Zacharia deny the reports about seeking her old job?
- Yes, Katie Zacharia denies the reports. She told TMZ the claims are 'utterly fake' and is pushing back against stories suggesting she is trying to regain the White House press secretary role.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
1Right
6- Katie Zacharia slams rumors she's vying to get second shot at old job (opens dailymail.com in a new tab)
dailymail.com — is dailymail.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Katie Zakaria is trying to return to the post of White House press secretary, the New York Post reports, citing sources (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- According to White-Absage: Katie Zacharia Wants Her Job Back as Trump's Spokesperson (opens Welt in a new tab)
- Exclusive | Katie Zacharia auditioning again for White House press secretary — despite being fired after 5 days: sources (opens New York Post in a new tab)
New York Post — is New York Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Katie Zacharia Denies Trying to Get White House Press Secretary Job Back (opens TMZ in a new tab)
- Katie Zacharia denies report she's seeking White House press secretary role again (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Washington Times — is Washington Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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