Trump's new Press Secretary Katie Zacharia calls her husband 'my president' in bizarre slip up in first ever press briefing

Donald Trump's new press secretary confused her husband and the president as she spoke to press for the first time on Tuesday (October 13).

The White House Press Secretary, Katie Zacharia, gave her first news conference from the capital following a weekend of rallies for Trump across the US.

Zacharia began her first ever press briefing by saying she is 'so honoured to work for President Trump and the American people as the new White House press secretary', before she went on to list a number of achievements by this administration.

However, there was a bit of a slip up during the conference in a moment Zacharia will likely want to forget in a hurry.

The press secretary was asked by one member of the press how she was going to balance being a mother of four with her husband and children living out in California.

Zacharia confirmed they would all be moving permanently to Washington DC, as she confused her husband and Trump.

"This idea of not spending evenings with my kids is completely unacceptable, so my president... uh excuse me, my husband is out here," she said.

The press secretary made light out of the situation, as she joked: "That’s a good one."

Trump announced last week Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt as the White House press secretary.

In a Truth Social post, Trump described Zacharia, a former commentator for Trump Media & Technology Group, as ‘a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning.’

He wrote: “It is my Great Honor to have just appointed, as Press Secretary, Katie Zacharia. Katie currently serves as Senior Communications Advisor to Truth Social (Trump Media & Technology Group), where she has been outstanding!”

Trump went on to describe his new press secretary as 'a native of California’ who previously served as ‘Spokesperson and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.’

Trump added: “Katie is a distinguished Graduate of Pepperdine University, and the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, an attorney, and a frequent Commentator on outlets, including Fox News and Newsmax. She was previously involved in my Campaigns, assisting in key Swing States, where we won 7 out of 7.”

The president went on to call call her a ‘devoted fan and member of MAGA’ who he is 'confident’ will deliver ‘strong results for our Country as the next White House Press Secretary, as she has the respect of, and will work fantastically with, the Media, the American People, and my Administration’.