Political Commentator Katie Zacharia tipped to replace Karoline Leavitt

And in the last couple of hours, we've heard that the new White House press secretary is likely to be Katie Zachariah, a conservative commentator who's worked with Donald Trump's business ventures before. She's got a lot to do in terms of messaging. Yeah, it's not a job I would want, that's for sure. I think she's got a hard job ahead of her, but that's not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is what the messages are that are going to come out of this president and this administration as we move forward. We are dealing with wars and international affairs and relationships. We're dealing with an economy. We're dealing with tech changes and AI that is disrupting both jobs and technology in this country and around the world. There are real challenges and we're going to need real conversations. And so I hope I hope that she can provide that. Yeah, I mean, the press secretary job is always partisan, but it does feel like it's maybe changed a little bit in recent years. Is it important that they are always open to those questions from the media? Because that's what American democracy is built on. Well, American democracy is built on that. We're built on free speech. And I'll tell you one thing that's on our minds right now in America is just, you know, President Trump and his administration have barred different media outlets from the White House, from a place that historically does allow that. And I think there's been some pushback both from conservative media as well as liberal media, which is good. This is a time where free speech and journalism and media has to band together to ensure that that access exists so that we can hold our leaders accountable no matter who's in charge. Jess O'Connell, fascinating to speak to you. Many thanks for your time today. Thank you.