Who Will Be the Next White House Press Secretary? Latest News

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Next Press Secretary?

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Hogan GidleyIn this story

6%

Polymarket13.89x7.2¢

Scott Jennings

10%

PolymarketBest price9.90x10.1¢Predict.fun7.75x12.9¢

Anna Kelly

9%

Polymarket11.11x9¢

Margo Martin

2%

Polymarket30.30x3.3¢

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Background

The question is who President Trump will name as the next White House press secretary. The job has been filled on an interim basis since Katie Zacharia's tenure ended after five days in October, and Trump said he was in no rush to replace her before the Nov. 3 midterms. No appointment has been announced, and the White House has set no date for one. Names in the mix include Anna Kelly, the sitting principal deputy press secretary, commentator Ben Ferguson, Scott Jennings, Hogan Gidley, and UFC CEO Dana White, whom Trump said he offered the job on Nov. 7 and later called a joke.

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Nov. 11, 2026: Hogan Gidley Rises to No. 2 for Press Secretary Despite Ferguson Leak

Hogan Gidley's chances of becoming press secretary: 17% on Kalshi, No. 2 behind Ben Ferguson

Hogan Gidley, Trump's former White House deputy press secretary (2017-2020), is priced at 17% on Kalshi's next White House press secretary market as of Nov. 11, second behind Ben Ferguson at 25%. A Fox News Digital report on Nov. 10 that Trump is closing in on a pick and favors a man set off the shift. No appointment has been announced, and the role is being filled on an interim basis.

On Polymarket, Gidley's contract rose from 2% to 11% over the three days ending Nov. 11, a gain of about 9 percentage points. Kalshi prices him higher. Its market showed Ferguson at 25% on Nov. 11, followed by Gidley at 17%, Scott Jennings at 9% and Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly at 7%, according to Kalshi News. The roughly 6-percentage-point gap between the two venues means traders agree Gidley ranks near the top of the field but disagree on how likely his selection is.

What the Fox News Digital report says, and what it doesn't say about Gidley

The Fox News Digital exclusive named two men. It described conservative commentator Ben Ferguson as the frontrunner, though it said Trump is "not sold." It also put Scott Jennings in the running and said Trump "keeps going back and forth" on him. "His name has been brought up to the president by many people," a source close to the president said of Ferguson. Ferguson confirmed on Hannity that night that his name had been "floated," The Daily Beast reported. Traders reacted within hours. Ferguson's Kalshi price jumped from about 2% to about 21% that afternoon, Newsweek reported.

None of that reporting says Trump is weighing Gidley. His support traces to a Washington Examiner item reporting that Trump first-term alumni are floating him. The report that Trump wants a man thinned a field that had been led by women. On Nov. 9, Danielle Alvarez and Kelly topped Kalshi. Gidley fits that profile and has prior experience at the podium. Whether traders priced him up for that reason is unproven, since no report connects him to Trump's deliberations.

What could confirm or reverse Gidley's odds

The market resolves on an official announcement of the next press secretary, and the White House has set no date for one. Gidley's price would fall sharply if Trump named Ferguson or Jennings, the two men the Fox report tied to his thinking. A credible report that Trump himself is considering Gidley would move the price the other way, because it would supply the direct sourcing his 17% Kalshi price lacks. Trump's Nov. 7 Truth Social post offering the job to UFC CEO Dana White, which he later called a joke, shows how fast a single post can reprice this race. Traders can follow each contender on the next White House press secretary market.

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Earlier Updates

Nov. 8, 2026: Anna Kelly's Press Secretary Odds Fall After Trump Offers Job to Dana

Anna Kelly22% → 12%▼10

On Nov. 7, President Trump posted on Truth Social that he had offered the White House press secretary job to UFC CEO Dana White, according to NBC News. The White House had not confirmed an appointment, and Anna Kelly remained a deputy press secretary. White said he would meet Trump at the White House on Monday, Nov. 9, without saying whether he would accept.