白宫新闻秘书职位空缺不一定会导致简报室关闭。特朗普总统的通讯主任史蒂文·张告诉 Semafor，下一次简报会将“很快”举行——但如果在中期选举前举行，新任新闻秘书不太可能站在讲台后。
The White House’s press secretary vacancy won’t necessarily keep the briefing room closed. President Donald Trump’s communications director, Steven Cheung, told Semafor that the next briefing would come “soon” — but if it happens before the midterms, a new press secretary likely won’t be behind the podium.
在凯蒂·扎卡里亚突然离职后，特朗普并不急于任命继任者，一位知情人士表示，新人选“绝对不会”在选举前公布。
Trump is in no rush to name a replacement after Katie Zacharia’s abrupt exit, and one person familiar with the situation said a new pick will “definitely not” be named before the election.
特朗普的顾问认为，特朗普是他自己最好的传声筒，他正积极奔波竞选，以助共和党选情。张补充说：“特朗普和他的团队专注于中期选举。”
Trump is his own best messenger, as his advisers see it, and he’s traveling aggressively in a bid to boost Republicans. Trump and “his team are focused on the midterm elections,” Cheung added.
在新闻战略的模糊性中，白宫继续与媒体交锋，因《政治报》关于幕僚长苏西·怀尔斯的报道威胁采取法律行动。《政治报》对其中一篇文章发布了更正，但为其其他报道进行了辩护。
The haziness surrounding press strategy comes as the White House continues to spar with the media, threatening legal action against Politico over its reporting on chief of staff Susie Wiles. Politico issued a correction to one article but defended its other reporting.