美国新任白宫新闻秘书凯蒂・扎卡里亚(Katie Zacharia)履职仅五天,接连陷入争议,在川普建议下,宣布离开岗位,创下现代白宫新闻秘书任期最短的纪录。
现年41岁的扎卡里亚是四个孩子的母亲,曾任川普媒体公司的通讯顾问,也曾短暂担任国土安全部发言人,并经常在保守派电视节目中露面。
川普10月9日宣布任命她,接替卡罗琳・莱维特(Karoline Leavitt)。她12日正式开始工作,次日上午便走上白宫新闻发布台。
但围绕扎卡里亚法律背景却引发争议。她此前曾称自己从事律师工作,川普宣布任命时也称她为律师。
舆论发现,扎卡里亚并没有通过律师资格考试。
扎卡里亚解释,自己从佩珀代因大学法学院毕业和结婚是在同一周,当时正准备搬往中国,与在北京从事私募股权工作的丈夫团聚。
路透社指出,法学学位不等于律师执业资格。法学院毕业生仍须取得州律师执业资格,才能在美国合法执业。争议的核心,她过去为何以律师身份介绍自己。
10月17日,白宫确认扎卡里亚已经离职。
🚨🔥 BREAKING: KATIE ZACHARIA IS OUT AS WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY AFTER JUST FOUR DAYS 🔥🚨
The media sharks circled from day one and tore her apart. A senior White House official just confirmed to Fox’s Peter Doocy that she’s “transitioning out” of the job after barely a week in the role.
Minutes before she faced the press, President Trump told her: “You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.” When asked if he was firing her, he said: “No, no. I want her to have a good life.” He added that she’s been “brutalized by the media.”
She’s a mother of four young kids with a family in California. They went after her relentlessly from the start.
Trump showed real class here. The press didn’t.
Wishing Katie and her family the absolute best as she steps away. 🇺🇸
What do you think—did the media go too far? 👇— CONSTITUTION X 🇺🇸 (@ConstitustionX) October 16, 2026