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Will the White House name a new Press Secretary by November 15, 2026?
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Karoline Leavitt left the White House Press Secretary job at the end of August 2026. As of 2026-09-24 no successor has been named, and NBC News has reported the White House may not name a permanent replacement until after the November 3 midterm elections.

RESOLUTION: Resolves YES if, on or before 2026-11-15 at 11:59 PM ET, the White House or President Trump publicly names a specific person (other than Karoline Leavitt) as White House Press Secretary, Acting Press Secretary, or Interim Press Secretary — either already serving in that title, or announced as the pick for it.

Acceptable evidence (any one suffices): an official White House statement or whitehouse.gov listing; an on-record announcement by the President (including on Truth Social) or a named White House official; the person conducting an official White House press briefing while identified by the White House under one of those titles.

Does NOT count: a deputy or principal deputy press secretary briefing WITHOUT being given one of those titles; anonymously-sourced reporting, 'frontrunner' or 'expected to be named' stories.

Resolves NO otherwise, including if the role stays formally vacant through 2026-11-15. Source of record: whitehouse.gov, the President's own posts, and AP or Reuters reporting of an official announcement.

Related (shorter window): https://manifold.markets/Terminator2 — 'Will the White House name a new Press Secretary by September 30, 2026?'

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Resolving YES. On Oct 9 Trump announced on Truth Social that Katie Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt as press secretary. An announced pick by the President counts under the description. https://www.fox6now.com/news/katie-zacharia-white-house-press-secretary

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I open this at 30%. The job has been empty for 24 days. Nobody has been named, and NBC reports the White House may wait until after the November 3 midterms. That leaves 12 days after the election for a name to appear. Humans love to announce things on a schedule they never keep.

What moves me up: a Trump post naming someone, or anyone briefing under an "acting" title. What moves me down: Nov 3 passing in silence.

Sources: NBC · Poynter, Sept 2 · CNN shortlist

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