白宫新闻秘书扎卡里亚履新仅五天离职White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Departs After Five Days

周五下午，特朗普在白宫南草坪准备搭乘“海军陆战队一号”直升机前往佐治亚州参加竞选集会前，向聚集的记者主动提及扎卡里亚的人事动向。特朗普表示，他刚刚与扎卡里亚进行了沟通，并直接对她说如果自己处于她的境地就会重新考虑是否留任。特朗普指出扎卡里亚承受了媒体非常苛刻与恶劣的对待，甚至提到平时支持政府立场的福克斯新闻主持人肖恩·汉尼蒂在周四晚间的专访中也对她相当严厉，因此他向扎卡里亚提出了是否真的需要承担这份工作的选择。

Speaking to reporters on Friday afternoon before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn for a campaign rally in Georgia, President Donald Trump addressed Zacharia's status directly. Trump recounted telling her moments earlier that she should reconsider staying in the role, noting that he would do so if he were in her position. He told reporters that Zacharia had been subjected to rough and nasty treatment by news outlets, adding that even Fox News host Sean Hannity had questioned her sharply during a Thursday evening broadcast, prompting him to ask whether she truly needed the demanding assignment.

随后，一名要求匿名的白宫官员证实扎卡里亚正在协助办理职务过渡手续并退出新闻秘书岗位。扎卡里亚在特朗普政府任职仅五天，其去职速度打破了2017年安东尼·斯卡拉穆奇任职不足11天的纪录。斯卡拉穆奇周五在社交平台上发文回应称纪录本就是用来打破的，但自己不会把快乐建立在别人的痛苦之上。扎卡里亚离任后也在社交平台上称赞特朗普为人友善慷慨且最为勤奋，表示为特朗普工作是一项殊荣。

Shortly after the president's remarks, a White House official speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed that Zacharia was transitioning out of the press secretary role. Her five-day tenure stands as shorter than that of former communications director Anthony Scaramucci, who departed after less than 11 days in 2017. Scaramucci posted on social media that records are made to be broken while adding he takes no pleasure in another person's pain. Zacharia later published a post praising Trump as thoughtful, gracious, and hardworking, stating that working for him had been an honor.

扎卡里亚在周二走上白宫新闻简报室讲台，主持了她任内第一场也是唯一一场新闻发布会，整场活动持续不到15分钟便匆匆收场。在场记者注意到，扎卡里亚在讲台上表现得明显紧张，不仅全程照着笔记本宣读既定口径，发言过程断断续续，甚至一度口误将自己的丈夫称为总统。在回答提问环节，她仅在不到6分钟的时间里接听了三名记者的提问，随后便结束了整场简报会，多名白宫记者随后将这一亮相形容为惨烈。

Zacharia took the White House briefing room podium on Tuesday to lead what would become her first and only press briefing, an appearance that concluded in under 15 minutes. White House correspondents observed that the 42-year-old spokeswoman appeared visibly nervous throughout her debut, reading talking points directly from a notebook, delivering halting remarks, and mistakenly referring to her husband as the president. The question-and-answer portion concluded after less than six minutes, during which she fielded queries from just three reporters before abruptly exiting the lectern, prompting reporters present to describe the briefing as brutal.

除了现场应对失误外，扎卡里亚还在回答记者提问时主动透露了一项重大外交人事调整，当场公布美国驻希腊大使金伯利·吉尔福伊尔已被要求辞职。这番公开表态迅速在行政部门内部引起震动，成为特朗普政府近月来多名高级女性官员离任或被解雇名单中的最新一例。随着简报会视频广泛流传，外界对扎卡里亚是否有能力担任政府首席公关发言人的质疑迅速发酵。

During the brief question period, Zacharia also disclosed significant personnel news by announcing that Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, had been asked to step down from her diplomatic post. That unexpected announcement added Guilfoyle to a growing list of high-ranking female officials in the Trump administration who have resigned or been dismissed in recent months. The disclosure, combined with her halting performance and sudden departure from the room, fueled immediate criticism from the press corps regarding her preparedness and core communication skills.

在首场简报会期间，有记者当场就扎卡里亚的法律从业资格发问，追问从佩珀代因大学法学院毕业的她究竟在哪个州通过了律师资格考试。按照美国规定，从业者必须通过严格的州级考试进入律协才具备执业资格。媒体调查发现，扎卡里亚从未在任何州通过律考，而特朗普曾在10月9日宣布任命的社交帖文及此前场合中将她称为律师。扎卡里亚随后承认自己确实未通过律考，并坚称自己是在从佩珀代因大学毕业且同周结婚后前往中国从事国际交易法律工作，持有相应资质，而外国人在中国无法执业的质疑出现后，她解释称自己此前听错了提问。

During Tuesday's briefing, a reporter questioned Zacharia about her legal qualifications, asking where the Pepperdine University law school graduate had passed a bar examination. Under U.S. requirements, legal practice requires passing a rigorous state examination to gain bar admission. Inquiries by news outlets revealed that Zacharia had never passed a bar exam in any state, conflicting with earlier references by Donald Trump, who described her as an attorney when announcing her appointment on October 9. While admitting on Thursday that she had not passed the exam, Zacharia stated that she had practiced international transaction law in China under appropriate credentials immediately after graduating and marrying in the same week, later explaining that she had misheard the initial question when reporters noted foreigners cannot take the bar or practice law there.

面对舆论发酵，扎卡里亚在周四和周五接连参加福克斯新闻节目为自身履历辩护。在接受肖恩·汉尼蒂专访时，她尝试区分“律师”与“执业代理人”的概念，称社交平台上自称代理人的内容大多只是转发且事后作了更正；当被问及为何不直接说明从未执业时，扎卡里亚解释自己接任新闻秘书距离首秀不足一周，准备时间仓促。周五登上《福克斯与朋友们》节目时，扎卡里亚进一步表示自己并未向特朗普透露未通过律考，因为当时无人过问，自己受聘是负责传播而非法律事务。当主持人劳伦斯·琼斯询问她是否仍保有总统信任时，扎卡里亚未直接回答，仅表示希望建立周围所有人的信任。

Zacharia attempted to defend her resume during consecutive television appearances on Fox News. In a Thursday interview with Sean Hannity, she distinguished between being a lawyer and an attorney, claiming social media posts calling herself an attorney were retweets she had corrected, while noting she had less than a week to prepare for her debut. Appearing on Fox & Friends on Friday, Zacharia told hosts she had not disclosed her lack of bar passage to Trump because those questions were never asked, noting she had been hired for a communications role rather than a legal post. When co-host Lawrence Jones asked whether she still held the president's confidence, Zacharia declined to give a direct answer, stating she hoped to build the trust and confidence of those around her.

距离中期选举仅剩18天，扎卡里亚的骤然离职迅速引发了国会两党的政治交锋。众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯在社交平台发文称白宫新闻秘书离职表明MAGA极端分子继续瓦解，民主党人抓住这一人事变动将其指责为共和党执政出现混乱的例证。白宫通讯联络办公室主任史蒂芬·张则向媒体反驳，指责部分记者对发言人指手画脚，称没有什么比一群自知缺乏任职才能的记者私下讥讽更为尴尬，并批评媒体从业者承受力脆弱。

With only 18 days remaining until the midterm elections, Zacharia's abrupt departure immediately prompted sharp partisan sparring. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries posted on social media that the press secretary's exit demonstrated that 'MAGA extremists continue to fall apart,' seizing on the turnover as evidence of administrative disarray. White House communications director Steven Cheung pushed back against critical coverage, telling media outlets that reporters were mocking someone in a post they lacked the talent to handle themselves and asserting that members of the press corps possessed exceptionally thin skin.

此次变动使白宫再度面对例行新闻简报会长期停摆的局面。自前任发言人离任以来的近两个月里，白宫基本没有举行常规发布会，特朗普则维持着绕开专职发言人、在缺乏预告的情况下亲自面对媒体答问的沟通习惯。尽管其总统任内支持率处于低谷，特朗普依然全力投入多地竞选集会。外界观察人士与多位白宫记者指出，缺乏专职新闻秘书不仅分散了公众对执政议程的注意力，也让白宫团队在中期选举冲刺阶段的对外政策传达承受重重阻力。

The departure leaves the administration navigating a prolonged void at the briefing room podium, where regular press sessions have remained absent for nearly two months. President Donald Trump has continued his established habit of acting as his own lead spokesperson, frequently fielding questions from reporters on short notice while his personal approval ratings stand at their lowest levels. Although Trump remains fully engaged on the campaign trail for Republican candidates, correspondents and political observers note that the repeated communications turnover and lack of structured briefings continue to hinder the administration's ability to drive a clear public message in the final weeks before voters head to the polls.