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Donald Trump and the White House have a new spokesperson after Karoline Leavitt left her post to focus on her family and her newborn child. This morning, Katie Zacharia was introduced at a press conference held regarding the departure of Kimberly Guilfoyle from her role as United States ambassador to Greece.
Her introduction to the international media was described as “disastrous,” as it was her first time facing the press corps as a representative of the Trump administration.
Amid criticism about “not knowing how to read” or “not knowing how to stand in public,” Zacharia started her job on the wrong foot, facing ridicule for having taken the position only because she resembles Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter.
“Katie Zacharia’s first press briefing was brutally bad. Trump managed to find a press secretary who barely knows how to read, but does have the number one qualification: looking like Ivanka,” one user commented on X.
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Other posts like this also claim that she resembles the president’s daughter due to her hair color, makeup, and even the shape of her face; some users point out that she “gives off an air” of Ivanka because of her style of dress.
For her part, there is already talk that Zacharia was hired only because she has the Mar-a-Lago face, an aesthetic trend among women within Trump’s family and political circle that is associated with a certain type of face, features, skin tone, eyes, and hair color.
In fact, Katie Zacharia is not the only one found to have a resemblance to Ivanka. Internet users claim that her predecessor, Karoline Leavitt, as well as communications advisor Natalie Harp, and even Erika Kirk are identical to the president’s daughter and that their features could be the reason why they are in their respective jobs.
“Of all the blonde clones Trump surrounds himself with, Katie Zacharia is the one who looks most like Ivanka,” they point out. “It’s no surprise that she looks like Ivanka,” “Trump is obsessed with his daughter and that’s why he has his collection of clones,” others say.
Who is Katie Zacharia, Trump’s new spokesperson?
Zacharia is a former conservative commentator who worked as a communications advisor for Trump Media & Technology Group and had a brief stint as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.
According to the information shared on her LinkedIn profile, Katie earned her law degree at Pepperdine University and completed her undergraduate studies and internships at the Republican National Committee and the White House Office of Political Affairs.
Prior to her arrival as press secretary, Zacharia had drawn attention for praising Trump and his anti-immigrant measures; in early February, she described him as “the best president in the history of the United States.”
Her arrival came after Leavitt left the position in August. The new spokesperson’s debut was marked by the 14-minute duration of the session.
One of the most talked-about moments occurred when she was asked how she would balance the demands of the position with raising her four children. Zacharia replied that missing evenings with them would be “completely unacceptable,” but hesitated at the start of another sentence: “So, my president, excuse me, my husband... That’s a... that’s a good one.”
The comment caused laughter among those present. Afterward, she highlighted that Trump had hired her knowing that she had a large family and that the position would be very time-consuming.
[Publicidad]