Former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, who was fired last month after just five days on the job, is seeking to return to the podium through television appearances and outreach to President Donald Trump and new chief of staff Stephen Miller, the New York Post reported, citing three people close to the president. White House officials dismissed her chances, with one saying Trump considers her a “train wreck.”
The vacancy remains open after UFC CEO Dana White formally declined the role during an unannounced White House briefing with Trump on Monday, telling the president at the lectern, “Thank you for the offer. I do not want to be in politics.” Trump had posted on Truth Social on Saturday offering the position to White and asking him to bring UFC fighters as assistants, before saying on Sunday that he was “only kidding.”