Kalshi traders have priced conservative commentator Ben Ferguson as the new favorite to become President Donald Trump's next White House press secretary.
Kalshi's next White House press secretary market shows Ferguson at 25%, followed by former White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley at 17%, CNN commentator Scott Jennings at 9% and Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly at 7%.
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Trump officials reportedly favor Ferguson
Fox News Digital reported that Trump administration officials have urged the president to consider Ferguson for the position.
“His name has been brought up to the president by many people,” a source close to the president told Fox News Digital.
Another unidentified source told Fox, “Trump is planning to pick a man as his next press secretary and said Ferguson is a frontrunner.”
Ferguson hosts the syndicated Ben Ferguson Show and appears as a panelist on CNN's NewsNight with Abby Phillip. If appointed, he would be the first male White House press secretary since Sean Spicer resigned in 2017.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Nov. 7, 2026, that he offered the press secretary job to UFC President and CEO Dana White. USA Today reported that Trump said he was “only kidding” when he made the announcement.
Trump named Katie Zacharia on Oct. 9, 2026, to replace Karoline Leavitt. Zacharia’s tenure lasted less than a week. Her first White House briefing drew criticism. The New York Times’ Shawn McCreesh called it “a bumpy one.”
“One of the few questions she took was about how she hoped to ‘manage’ her new job with a husband and four kids at home (hard to imagine a male press secretary getting that one),” McCreesh wrote.
Questions were also raised about her professional history. Trump wrote that Zacharia was “an attorney” in a Truth Social post. She also identified herself as a lawyer. McCreesh asked Trump where Zacharia passed the bar exam.
“Mr. Trump turned to look at his new press secretary,” McCreesh wrote. “She took two small steps closer. ‘When I moved to China,’ she said.”
The next defense secretary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remains in office amid impeachment efforts, while Kalshi traders continue to price potential successors.
The next defense secretary market shows Sen. Dan Sullivan leading at 54%, and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll at 15%. Traders also predicted that no one will replace Hegseth at 28%.
The takeaway
Kalshi markets now predict:
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