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トランプ氏、報道官を更迭 側近退任論も、ホワイトハウス混乱
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トランプ氏、報道官を更迭 側近退任論も、ホワイトハウス混乱

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トランプ米大統領は16日、弁護士資格を巡る経歴詐称が指摘されるザカリア大統領報道官を就任わずか5日目で事実上更迭した。ホワイトハウスではワイルズ大統領首席補佐官の退任論も取り沙汰され、11月の米中間選挙を前に政権内に混乱が広がっている。

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トランプ政権は就任直後から人事をめぐる混乱が続いており、今回の報道官更迭はその延長線上にある。ザカリア氏は弁護士資格がないことが判明し、就任早々に批判が集中していた。

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【ワシントン時事】トランプ米大統領は16日、弁護士資格を巡る経歴詐称が指摘されるザカリア大統領報道官を、就任わずか5日目で事実上更迭した。複数の米メディアが報じた。ホワイトハウスではワイルズ大統領首席補佐官らの退任論も取り沙汰され、11月の中間選挙を前に政権内に混乱が広がっている。

米大統領報道官、弁護士資格なし認める 「職責果たす」

更迭に先立ち、トランプ氏は記者団に、ザカリア氏に対し「私が君の立場なら(職にとどまることを)考え直すだろうと伝えた」と述べ、辞任を促したと明かしていた。

ザカリア氏は弁護士と称していたものの、実際には司法試験に合格していなかったことが判明。「法科大学院で法学博士号を取得し、法律実務に携わった経験がある」と釈明していた。就任2日目に行った初の記者会見は、記者3人の質問に答えただけで約15分で打ち切り。政権内からも資質を疑問視する声が上がっていた。

トランプ氏は他にも人事の検討に乗り出しているようだ。米メディアによると、同氏は政権の実績が十分伝わっていないことや中間選挙の厳しい情勢にいら立ちを強めており、政権運営の中心的役割を担うワイルズ氏の交代について共和党関係者らに意見を求めている。ザカリア氏の起用はワイルズ氏に相談せず進めたとされる。

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  • ホワイトハウス内でのさらなる人事見直しが行われる

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  • ザカリア氏の後任は誰になるのか
  • ワイルズ首席補佐官の実際の去就はどうなるのか
  • 今回の人事混乱が中間選挙にどの程度影響を与えるか

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