White House Press Secretary · Full chronicle and history

According to a video posted by @clashreport, a White House official, recalling a visit to China in 2016 in public, expressed doubt about outside predictions at the time that China was about to rise. The official said he felt confused after returning from China, and openly mocked China for not even having proper toilet facilities at the time, thereby expressing contempt for China's level of development.

According to a report by clashreport, an order was issued within the White House to restrict Ukraine’s use of the “Starshield” satellite service, a move that interrupted Ukraine’s strike operations and drone interception missions. The related restrictions come as the United States pressures Kyiv to stop launching attacks on Russian refineries.

According to Twitter account @__Inty__, the White House denied reports that Ukraine's Starlink service was restricted, saying that the U.S. does not control SpaceX and was not involved in the outage, and that it is preparing to contact Musk's company. Ukrainian officials had previously contacted the White House, the CIA, and the Pentagon to ask the reason and seek restoration of the service. U.S. officials tend to conclude it was a technical malfunction, while the Ukrainian side suspects the move was a warning sent by the U.S. government.

On October 12, CNN's KFile reported that Zakaria had repeatedly made baseless pedophilia accusations against Democrats on social media in the past and had reposted content containing the "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory; some of the posts have already been deleted.

On October 12, Zakaria's first press conference lasted about 14 minutes and took questions from only 3 reporters. During it, she said "my president" and then corrected it to "my husband," while relying heavily on her prepared script.

On October 12, Zakaria announced at his first press conference that the White House had asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign; this came after reports of alleged misconduct on her part, which the State Department Inspector General is reportedly investigating.

On October 12, Trump was asked in which state Zakaria had passed the bar exam; she answered "when I moved to China." She once worked at a law firm in Beijing and speaks basic Chinese.

The UK's Daily Mail, citing anonymous sources, reported that Zakaria was not chief of staff Wiles' first choice, and that the appointment shows disagreement between the two; the Daily Beast, citing sources, reported that Wiles was aware of and supported it, while Zakaria denied it.

On October 9, Trump announced on Truth Social the appointment of former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Katie Zakaria as White House press secretary, succeeding Leavitt, who left in August.

According to The Wall Street Journal, prediction market Kalshi is investigating several bets placed before the appointment announcement that correctly picked Zakaria; outside observers had previously given her roughly a 1% probability, and no connection between her and the bets was found.

On September 25, the White House released a list of summit outcomes covering trade, rare earths, Iran, arms control, and artificial intelligence, but did not mention Taiwan.

On the evening of September 24 local time, as the White House state dinner was nearing its end, a crowd on the street outside the White House held Chinese flags and used a microphone to broadcast the slogan "Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome." A protester on the scene rebuked them, saying, "You are taking American welfare to work for the CCP."

During a closed-door White House meeting, a Chinese journalist attempted to enter the meeting area via a hallway to film Xi Jinping; the White House subsequently closed the access point to prevent entry.

On September 18, Reuters cited anonymous sources stating that Beijing had proposed holding a China-US CEO roundtable during Xi Jinping's visit to the US, but it was rejected by the White House. Sources revealed that the accompanying Chinese executives are expected to attend the White House state dinner, but will not meet with US think tanks or business groups. The White House declined to comment, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated it had no information on the matter.

American seismologist Chen Youlin, detained in China, has been designated by the U.S. as "wrongfully detained." The White House stated that resolving cases of detained U.S. citizens has always been a top priority for the president.

Reuters reported on September 18, citing sources, that the Chinese side had proposed holding a US-China business roundtable during Xi Jinping's visit to the US, but the White House rejected the proposal.

The UK's Financial Times reported that CIA Director Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was aimed at playing a greater role in Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiations, and said the White House declined to comment. White House principal deputy press secretary Anna Kelly tweeted a denial, saying the White House did not refuse to comment; rather, the Financial Times published its story ahead of the deadline, basing the report on low-level anonymous sources, and not a single one of the claimed conversations ever took place.

White House state dinner official materials refer to the Chinese Communist Party as 'CPC' instead of the more common 'CCP' in the American context.

The White House has released a new National Security Science and Technology Strategy, calling for a safer U.S. technology system, linking federal scientific research to national security, and addressing supply chain vulnerabilities and technological competition.

The White House released a report authored by Peter Navarro, accusing China of circumventing U.S. tariffs through transshipment trade via more than 40 countries, amounting to approximately $75 billion.

On August 14, the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy released a report titled "The Great Transshipment Scam," stating that over 40 countries have helped China evade tariffs imposed by Trump through transshipment. Taiwan, along with Japan, South Korea, and the EU, were listed as Tier 1 transshipment risk regions.

The White House official website released dozens of declassified documents, and Secretary of Homeland Security Marin disclosed details of the related investigation the same day; the Chinese side denied interfering in the US presidential election.

The White House announced in November 2025 that China committed to purchasing at least 25 million tonnes of US soybeans each year from 2026 to 2028; this procurement target is not a new pledge made during the September 2026 visit to the US, nor does it amount to the removal of the related tariffs.

April 10, 2025, the White House clarified that the newly imposed 125% “reciprocal tariff” on China, combined with the previously imposed 20% tariff due to fentanyl, brings US tariffs on most Chinese goods to a total of 145%.

On August 6, 2020, Trump signed an executive order banning U.S. companies and individuals from engaging in WeChat-related transactions with Tencent 45 days later.