周二，特朗普总统新任新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚在回答记者关于她何时通过律师资格考试的问题时称，她是在移居中国时通过的，此举令人惊讶。
President Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia raised eyebrows on Tuesday when she was asked where she passed the bar exam, telling reporters that she did so when she moved to China.
扎卡里亚是在白宫南草坪与特朗普一同发表上述言论的，随后她与特朗普一同前往阿拉斯加参加竞选集会。
Zacharia made the remarks on the White House South Lawn alongside Trump before heading to Alaska with him for a campaign rally.
“她是在哪里通过律师资格考试的？哪个州？”一名记者问特朗普。特朗普随即转向扎卡里亚问道：“哪个州？”扎卡里亚回答说：“我移居中国的时候。”
“Where did she pass the bar exam? Which state?” a reporter asked Trump, who turned to Zacharia to ask her, “which state?”“When I moved to China,” Zacharia responded.
当被问及是否确认扎卡里亚通过律师资格考试的地点时，一位白宫官员表示，扎卡里亚毕业后便随丈夫移居中国，因为她的丈夫在美国一家私募股权投资公司任职，而她当时则从事国际交易法律工作。
When asked to confirm where Zacharia passed the bar exam, a White House official said she moved to China with her husband after graduating due to his job at a U.S private equity firm while she worked on international transaction law.
扎卡里亚的这番言论是在她周二举行首次白宫新闻发布会之后发表的。这位新任新闻秘书在持续不到十五分钟的发布会上回答了三个问题。她此前因告诉记者，政府已要求金伯利·吉尔福伊尔辞去美国驻希腊大使职务而成为新闻焦点。特朗普于周五宣布任命扎卡里亚担任该职位。
Zacharia’s comments came after she conducted her first White House press briefing on Tuesday. The new press secretary took three questions during the briefing, which lasted just under fifteen minutes. She made news when she told a reporter that the administration had asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece. Trump announced he tapped Zacharia for the role on Friday.
尽管批评者迅速指出扎卡里亚在发布会上明显显得紧张，但特朗普及其支持者则对她的表现大加赞赏。
While critics were quick to note Zacharia looked visibly nervous during the briefing, Trump and his allies praised her performance.
白宫传播总监史蒂文·张在一份声明中表示：“凯蒂是团队中一位出色而优秀的成员。她具备独特的资历和极高的智慧，能够帮助美国民众了解特朗普总统及其政府正在做的所有伟大工作。她作为新闻秘书，将会做得非常出色。”
“Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team. She is uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people about all the great things President Trump and his Administration have been doing, and she will do an incredible job as Press Secretary,” White House communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement.