Weißes Haus: Trump öffnet Tür für Rücktritt seiner neuen Sprecherin
Die neue Sprecherin des Weißen Hauses ist gerade erst im Amt und fiel bereits mit vielen Negativschlagzeilen auf. Nun suggeriert Trump, dass es mit ihrer Rolle bald schon wieder vorbei sein könnte.
Washington - US President Donald Trump reportedly advised his newly appointed Press Secretary Katie Zacharia to consider resigning. "I told her honestly, if I were in her place, I would reconsider," he told reporters at the White House. Zacharia was to decide the matter herself, Trump said, adding that she had suffered in recent days in the media.
"She has suffered in recent days," he said, acknowledging that maybe it wasn't for her. He merely wanted her to be happy and support her decision. He planned to speak with her again soon. Zacharia had only recently taken the position, and the first reporters interviewed mainly focused on her resignation and an unusually quick end to the questions.
Soon after her first appearance before the press, she faced pressure due to doubts about her professional qualifications. The graduate of a US law school had repeatedly used an attorney designation although she had not passed the corresponding exam. She acknowledged this herself later. Asked by a reporter if he would have known about her not-passed examination had he known of her appointment, Trump did not directly answer.
Instead, he complained about the media's treatment of his spokesperson, including Fox News. Zacharia had a difficult start, Trump said, and her predecessor Karoline Leavitt had done a good job. Zacharia could still manage it, in his estimation.
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