被解职的白宫新闻秘书凯蒂·扎卡里亚表示，她在特朗普政府短暂的任职经历教会了她四个年幼的孩子忠诚、正直和坚守价值观的重要性，即使面对公众的嘲笑也是如此。
Ousted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has said her brief stint in the Trump administration taught her four young children the importance of loyalty, integrity and staying true to their values, even in the face of public ridicule.
扎卡里亚的任期在10月16日结束，前后仅五天。她在接受《加利福尼亚邮报》采访时谈到了这段经历。她回忆了任职最后几个小时的艰难、首次新闻发布会后遭遇的抨击，以及对家人安全的担忧。
Katie zacharia, whose tenure ended on October 16 after five days in the role, spoke about the experience in an interview with the California Post. She recalled the difficult final hours of her appointment, the backlash after her first press briefing and concerns about her family’s safety.
她说，她希望孩子们明白坚守原则的重要性，即使其他人背弃他们。
She said she wanted her children to understand the importance of standing by their principles, even when others turn against them.
“我想强调的是，无论处境如何，保持自己的品格，对我来说，这定义了整个过程，以便告诉我的孩子们：要忠诚、要守信、要忠于自我，即使全世界都反对你，即使全世界都想让你背弃你的价值观，你也必须忠于自我，”她说。
“What I will mark, is that maintaining your character, no matter the circumstances, for me is what defined the entire process that to tell my kids, be loyal, be faithful and be true to who you are, even when the whole world turns against you, even when the whole world wants you to turn against your values, you have to stay true to who you are,” she said.
扎卡里亚唯一一次站在詹姆斯·S·布雷迪新闻发布厅讲台上是在10月13日，这引起了关注和网络嘲讽。但她说，如果这段经历能帮助孩子们理解正直和忠诚的价值，那么忍受这一切就是值得的。
Zacharia’s only appearance at the James S Brady press briefing room podium on October 13 drew attention and online mockery. But, she said the experience was worth enduring if it helped her children understand the value of integrity and loyalty.
“他们目睹的是一位母亲坚强地站立着，即使她成了国际流行的梗图，即使所有人都在嘲笑她，包括我们原本以为会站在我们这边的人，”她说。
“What they witnessed was a mother standing strong while she’s an international meme or when everyone’s making fun of her, including people who we thought would be on our side,” she said.
她还表示，这段经历给了她一个机会，展示如何在不放弃原则的情况下应对困难处境。“如果我经历这一切只是为了教会孩子们拥有正直和忠诚，我认为这是值得的，”扎卡里亚说道。
She also said that the experience had given her an opportunity to show how to respond to difficult circumstances without abandoning one’s principles. “I went through that entire thing only to teach my kids to have integrity and to have loyalty, then i think it was worth it,” Zacharia stated.
她还谈到了任期的最后一天，即10月16日，那是她大儿子生日的第二天。回忆起那天晚上，她说她和副总统JD·万斯共进了晚餐。“那是一个艰难的夜晚，”她说。
She also spoke about the final day of her tenure which was on 16th October, which came a day after her eldest son’s birthday. Recalling the evening, she said she had dinner with Vice President JD Vance. “It was a tough night,” she said.
扎卡里亚还为她在首次也是唯一一次新闻发布会上的表现进行了辩护，称她在面对记者前几乎没有准备时间。
Zacharia also defended her performance during her first and only press briefing, saying she had little time to prepare before facing reporters.
她说：“我没有机会展示我本可以为特朗普总统和美国人民做些什么，我的首次新闻发布会简介只是在当天早上只给了我几个小时的实际简报材料，我希望很多人能问问我必须在多长时间内完成简报。”
“I did not get an opportunity to show what I could have done for President Trump and the American people, that the introduction to my first press briefing was only a few hours of actual briefing material being given to me the morning of that I wish a lot of people asked questions about the time frame on which I had to brief,” she said.
扎卡里亚表示，包括凯莉·麦肯纳尼、莎拉·赫卡比·桑德斯、阿里·弗莱舍尔和肖恩·斯派塞在内的几位前白宫新闻秘书都曾联系她表示支持。
Zacharia said several former White House press secretaries like Kayleigh McEnany, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Ari Fleischer and Sean Spicer, had reached out to offer support.
她说，这是一个充满肾上腺素、彻夜未眠、喝了大量咖啡的一周，她唯一希望的是能继续作为新闻秘书为总统和美国人民而战，而现在她将在白宫之外继续这样做。
She said it was a week of adrenaline and no sleep and tons of coffee and wishing only that she could continue to fight for the president and the American people as press secretary and she will be doing it from the outside.
扎卡里亚否认是个人关系或推荐让她获得了这个职位。她说，她的任命是多年担任保守派评论员以及持续追踪特朗普政治活动的结果。
Zacharia rejected that personal connections or recommendations had secured her the position. She said her appointment comes after years of work as a conservative commentator and sustained efforts to track and Trump’s political activities.
她说：“我在这个过程中意识到的一件事是，很多人想把你的成功归功于别人。”
“One of the things that i realised going through this process, was a lot of people want to point to other people for your success,” she said.
她补充说，是总统本人招募了她，她的任命不应被视为通过他人推荐获得的恩惠。
She added that the President himself had recruited her and her appointment should not be seen as a favour granted through someone else’s recommendation.
她说：“这不是什么某某推荐的廉价回报……这是一个非常漫长艰辛的过程，总统本人才是真正的首席人才招募官。”
“This did not come as some cheap reward for so-and-so recommended…that this was a very long arduous process, and the president himself is really the talent recruiter in chief,” she said.
扎卡里亚表示，她曾希望有机会担任新闻秘书，展示她能为政府和美国公众做些什么。她还回忆说，特朗普在她离职后对她说：“你知道，还有别的谋生方式。”尽管遭遇挫折，她说她依然致力于在白宫之外支持总统。
Zacharia said she had wanted the opportunity to serve as press secretary and demonstrate what she could do for the administration and the American public. She also recalled Trump telling her after her departure, “You know, there are other ways to make a living.”Despite the setback, she said she remained committed to supporting the President from outside the White House.
扎卡里亚表示，在她获任命后，人们开始前往她位于南加州的社区拍照，这引发了对潜在跟踪行为以及她孩子安全的担忧。
Zacharia said that people began visiting her Southern California neighbourhood to take photographs after her appointment, raising concerns about potential stalking and the safety of her children.
“第一周，社区里有很多人想拍照，我真担心我的孩子们会出现在照片里，或者社区里会有跟踪狂，”她说。
“For the first week, I had a lot if people in the neighborhood looking to take pictures and truly was concerned for my kids being in, whether it was photos or having stalkers in the neighborhood,” she said.
她补充说，不知道自己的住址是如何公开的，但已采取措施应对这一情况。邻居们也通过质问前来该区域的人提供了帮助。
She added that she did not know how her address had become public but had taken steps to address the situation. Neighbours also helped by confronting people who came to the area.
扎卡里亚表示，她现在正在反思为特朗普工作的机会，包括随同他乘坐“空军一号”和“海军一号”出行。虽然她的任期短暂，但她打算继续支持总统。
Zacharia said she was now reflecting on the opportunity to work for Trump, including travelling with him aboard Air Force One and Marine One. While her tenure was short-lived, she intended to continue supporting the President.
她补充说，在经历了这段困难时期后，她的家庭正在向前看，决心保持争议前的那份坚定。
She added that her family was moving forward after the difficult period, determined to maintain the same resolve they had before the controversy.