Katie Zacharia, whom President Donald Trump appointed as White House press secretary on 9 October, is facing scrutiny over a deleted social media post in which she called for the federal government to 'take over all of California.'
The post, made in June 2025 in response to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, read: 'The federal government under @realDonaldTrump should take over all of California because clearly you can't be trusted to do a single thing.'