美國新任白宮新聞秘書凱蒂・扎卡里亞(Katie Zacharia)履職僅五天,接連陷入爭議,在川普建議下,宣布離開崗位,創下現代白宮新聞秘書任期最短的紀錄。
現年41歲的扎卡里亞是四個孩子的母親,曾任川普媒體公司的通訊顧問,也曾短暫擔任國土安全部發言人,並經常在保守派電視節目中露面。
川普10月9日宣布任命她,接替卡羅琳・萊維特(Karoline Leavitt)。她12日正式開始工作,次日上午便走上白宮新聞發布台。
但圍繞扎卡里亞法律背景卻引發爭議。她此前曾稱自己從事律師工作,川普宣布任命時也稱她為律師。
輿論發現,扎卡里亞並沒有通過律師資格考試。
扎卡里亞解釋,自己從佩珀代因大學法學院畢業和結婚是在同一周,當時正準備搬往中國,與在北京從事私募股權工作的丈夫團聚。
路透社指出,法學學位不等於律師執業資格。法學院畢業生仍須取得州律師執業資格,才能在美國合法執業。爭議的核心,她過去為何以律師身份介紹自己。
10月17日,白宮確認扎卡里亞已經離職。
🚨🔥 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