美国新任白宫新闻秘书扎卡里亚的律师资格身份遭到质疑。10月13日，特朗普在白宫外接受媒体提问时，被记者问及扎卡里亚在哪个州通过了律师资格考试。特朗普随即转头问跟在身后的扎卡里亚，她回答称，是在“搬到中国时”考取的。Reporter asks Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia where she passed the bar after he introduced her as “an attorney.” Her answer: “When I moved to China.” She has a JD from Pepperdine and has repeatedly called herself a lawyer on TV, but there’s no record she ever passed a bar or is licensed in any U.S. state. A degree alone doesn’t make you an attorney. Insane that this is who he hired for the job. Where is Trump even finding these people? https://t.co/IOg6OITsnF
— Kacee Allen (@KaceeRAllen) October 13, 2026
中国香港《南华早报》报道指出，扎卡里亚于2011年开始在中国工作、从事法律工作。当时中国国家司法考试的报考要求考生必须具有中国国籍，外国公民无法参加；且仅在中国律师事务所任职本身，并不能证明其持有中国律师执业资格。报道还称，也没有发现扎卡里亚在美国取得律师执业资格的记录。
此前，特朗普9日宣布，选定扎卡里亚接替莱维特，出任白宫新闻秘书。
