前白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特（Karoline Leavitt）对她的继任者凯蒂·扎卡里亚（Katie Zacharia）的评价颇具争议。扎卡里亚仅担任了五天白宫新闻秘书便辞职，利维特表示这个职位“显然不适合她”。利维特目前正协助美国总统唐纳德·特朗普挑选新的新闻秘书。
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt weighed in on successor Katie Zacharia after she lasted just five days, saying the role “obviously was not for her”. Leavitt said she is helping US President Donald Trump choose the next press secretary. In the first reaction since her successor Zacharia’s departure from the role last week , Leavitt said it was a “tough job” and that it’s difficult to anticipate if the appointees would be suitable for the role of press secretary.
这是扎卡里亚上周辞职后，利维特首次公开发表评论。她称这份工作“非常艰巨”，并指出很难预测新任命的人是否真的适合担任白宫新闻秘书这一职位。“白宫新闻秘书的工作压力非常大；我自己曾担任这一职务近两年，很多人都认为这是政治领域中最艰难的工作之一，”利维特在接受福克斯新闻（Fox News）采访时说道。
“White House press secretary is a tough job. I know that because I did it, obviously for almost two years, and many people say it’s one of the hardest jobs in politics,” Leavitt told Fox News. NOW on @FoxNews – Former WH Press Secy. @karolineleavitt weighs in on her successor’s rapid White House exit, says the job "was not for her." Leavitt tells me she’s giving advice to @realDonaldTrump as he looks for another replacement – "he needs someone who is tough"
【最新消息】前白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特评论继任者的迅速离职，称该职位“不适合她”；她正在为特朗普提供建议：“他需要一个有能力、有责任心的人来接任这一职位。” 保罗·斯坦豪泽（Paul Steinhauser）@steinhauserNH1 2026年10月22日利维特于2025年1月特朗普连任总统时出任白宫新闻秘书，一直任职至2026年8月27日。她当时表示辞职是为了有更多时间陪伴自己的两个年幼的孩子（其中女儿出生于5月）。
— Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) October 22, 2026 Leavitt became White House press secretary as Trump returned to office for a second term in January 2025 and continued until August 27, 2026, when she announced her departure from the role in order to spend more time with her two young children, including her daughter who was born in May. WHITE HOUSE · FIVE DAYS Katie Zacharia’s 5-Day Stint: From White House Briefing to Exit She was named press secretary on October 9, held one briefing, and was on her way out a week after her appointment. In the role First briefing
凯蒂·扎卡里亚的短暂任期（仅5天）：
Reporters who asked questions Departure reported The timeline
10月9日被任命为白宫新闻秘书；
Orange tags mark her five days in the role. 1
10月12日正式上任；
OCTOBER 9 Trump names Zacharia
10月13日举行了首次也是唯一一次新闻发布会；
Trump announces her as Karoline Leavitt’s successor. 2
在任期间仅接受了三名记者的提问；
OCTOBER 12 DAY 1 OF 5 First day in the role
五天后便宣布辞职。
Zacharia begins work as White House press secretary.
时间线：
3 OCTOBER 13
10月9日：特朗普宣布扎卡里亚为卡罗琳·利维特的继任者；
DAY 2 First and only briefing
10月12日：扎卡里亚正式开始担任白宫新闻秘书；
She delivers a briefing lasting about 14 minutes and takes questions from three reporters. 4
10月13日：举行首次新闻发布会（持续约14分钟）。10月14日至15日第3至4天没有进一步简报会她随特朗普前往阿拉斯加、亚利桑那和蒙大拿参加竞选集会。5 10月16日第5天离职特朗普公开建议她重新考虑这份工作。当天晚些时候，一位知情人士告诉美联社，她正在退出这一职位。6 10月22日莱维特作出回应莱维特表示，这份工作“显然不适合她”，并称她已提出帮助特朗普挑选继任者。
OCTOBER 14–15 DAYS 3–4 No further briefings She travels with Trump to campaign rallies in Alaska, Arizona and Montana. 5 OCTOBER 16 DAY 5 Departure Trump publicly suggests she reconsider the job. Later that day, a person familiar with the matter tells AP she is transitioning out of the role. 6 OCTOBER 22 Leavitt reacts Leavitt says the job “obviously was not for her” and says she has offered to help Trump choose a replacement.
时间线基于《印度快报》、美联社和福克斯新闻的报道。四个问题点击问题即可展开。1 扎卡里亚为何离职？公开报道据美联社报道，她的首场简报会持续了约14分钟。她发言磕磕绊绊，在讲台上显得不自在。
Timeline based on Indian Express, Associated Press and Fox News reporting. Four questions Tap a question to open it. 1 Why did Zacharia leave? PUBLICLY REPORTED Her first briefing lasted about 14 minutes. She gave halting remarks and appeared uncomfortable at the podium, AP reported.
她的法律资历受到审视：她在担任电视评论员期间长期自称律师，尽管她并未通过律师资格考试。
Her legal credentials came under scrutiny: she had long described herself as a lawyer as a TV commentator, though she had not passed a bar exam.
10月16日，特朗普表示他曾告诉她，她或许应该重新考虑：“凯蒂，你需要这个吗？我觉得你不需要这个。”他说她“被媒体粗暴对待”。未获证实特朗普为何作出这一决定。白宫和扎卡里亚均未给出官方解释。
On October 16, Trump said he had told her she might want to reconsider: “Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.”He said she had been “brutalized by the media”. NOT CONFIRMED Why Trump made the decision. Neither the White House nor Zacharia has given an official explanation.
据美联社报道，白宫对她的离职未立即置评，扎卡里亚也未回复寻求置评的消息。美联社；福克斯新闻2 她的首场简报会上发生了什么？10月13日，她上任第二天在讲台上约14分钟3名记者提问据美联社报道，三名提问者均来自倾向保守派或对特朗普友好的媒体机构。
The White House offered no immediate comment on her departure, and Zacharia did not return messages seeking comment, AP reported. Associated Press; Fox News 2 What happened at her first briefing? Oct 13 her second day in the job ~14 min at the podium 3 reporters took questions The three questioners were all from conservative-leaning or Trump-friendly outlets, AP reported.
她后来表示，她之所以让简报会保持简短，是为了让特朗普有时间回答自己的问题，而且事先工作人员并未向她做充分通报。在离职前，她再未举行过简报会。3 卡罗琳·莱维特说了什么？
She later said she kept the briefing short so Trump had time for his own questions, and that she had not been fully briefed by staff beforehand. She held no further briefings before her exit. 3 What did Karoline Leavitt say?
“这份工作显然不适合她，但我们祝她和她的家人一切安好。”卡罗琳·莱维特，10月22日对福克斯新闻数字频道表示“我已向总统提供帮助，协助他挑选一位能够很好地为他和国家服务的人。”卡罗琳·利维特她说，新闻秘书的工作非常艰巨，特朗普需要一位坚韧、忠诚、了解其议程并愿意与记者对抗的人。她拒绝透露与特朗普私下交谈的细节。
“The job, obviously, was not for her, but we wish her and her family well.”KAROLINE LEAVITT, TO FOX NEWS DIGITAL, OCT 22 “I’ve offered my help to the president to help him select someone who can serve him and the country well.”KAROLINE LEAVITT She said the press secretary’s job is a tough one, and that Trump needs someone who is resilient, loyal, knows his agenda and is willing to push back on reporters. She declined to share details of her private conversations with him.
福克斯新闻数字版采访，据《TheWrap》和《The Hill》报道4 谁可能接替她？无确认候选人没有可靠报道证实有人正在被考虑。网上流传的名字均属猜测，此处不予列入。被问及谁可能接替她时，特朗普说，很多人想要这份工作。
Fox News Digital interview, as reported by TheWrap and The Hill 4 Who could replace her? NO CONFIRMED CANDIDATES No one has been confirmed by credible reporting as under consideration. Names circulating online are speculation and are not included here. Asked who might replace her, Trump said a lot of people wanted the job.
利维特说：“有很多合格的人可以胜任。这完全取决于总统做出决定。”美联社；福克斯新闻数字版采访，据《TheWrap》报道来源：美联社；福克斯新闻（包括利维特接受福克斯新闻数字版的采访，据《TheWrap》和《The Hill》报道）；《印度快报》。
Leavitt said: “There’s a lot of qualified people who can have it. It’s just up to the president to make that decision.”Associated Press; Fox News Digital interview, as reported by TheWrap Sources: Associated Press; Fox News (including Karoline Leavitt’s interview with Fox News Digital, as reported by TheWrap and The Hill); The Indian Express.
Express InfoGenIE 由 Aniruddha Dhar 创建凯蒂·扎卡里亚担任新闻秘书仅五天凯蒂·扎卡里亚本月早些时候出任新闻秘书，但仅在该职位上待了五天，据报道，她成为美国历史上任期最短的白宫新闻秘书。
Express InfoGenIE Created by Aniruddha Dhar Katie Zacharia’s five-day stint as press secretary Katie Zacharia, who became the press secretary earlier this month , lasted only five days in the role, and it reportedly made her the shortest-serving White House press secretary in US history.
“许多人说这是政治界最艰难的工作之一。需要大量准备。有时，你不知道某人在实际出面后会表现如何，”利维特周四在接受福克斯新闻采访时表示。利维特提出帮助特朗普挑选下一任新闻秘书离开白宫后，利维特将从11月1日起加入福克斯新闻，担任电视评论员。利维特表示，她已向特朗普总统提供帮助，协助他为新闻秘书职位筛选合适候选人，并说：“我已向总统提供帮助，协助他挑选一位能够很好地为他和国家服务的人。”为什么扎卡里亚仅五天就被撤职？
“Many people say it’s one of the hardest jobs in politics. It takes a lot of preparation. Sometimes you don’t know how someone will perform until they go out there,” Leavitt told Fox News on Thursday. Leavitt offers to help Trump choose next press secretary After leaving the White House, Leavitt will be joining Fox News as an on-air contributor starting November 1. Stating that she has offered her help to President Trump in shortlisting a suitable candidate for the press secretary role, Leavitt said, “I’ve offered my help to the president to help him select someone who can serve him and the country well.”Why was Zacharia removed after five days?
扎卡里亚在10月13日仅持续14分钟的首场新闻发布会上遭到嘲讽，她大部分时间照本宣科，之后只回答了记者三个问题。10月16日，白宫解除了她的职务，这打破了特朗普新闻联络人任期最短的纪录，此前安东尼·斯卡拉穆奇在2017年上任第11天被解除通讯主任职务。
Zacharia was derided in her first press briefing on October 13 that lasted only14 minutes, and she took only three questions from journalists after reading most of her speech from a script. She was sacked from her role on October 16 by the White House, and it broke the previous record for the shortest stint as Trump’s press liaison, after Anthony Scaramucci was fired as communications director in 2017 on his 11th day.