就在这位前副总统考虑再次竞选总统之际，她正与进步派和阿拉伯裔美国人领袖搭建沟通桥梁。唐纳德·特朗普是否暗中希望共和党在中期选举中全军覆没？因为他的所作所为确实像是在这么做。他继续无视有关生活成本的担忧，甚至在上周表示，高油价只是为对伊战争付出的“非常便宜的代价”。
As she mulls another presidential run, the former VP is building bridges with progressive and Arab American leaders Does Donald Trump secretly want Republicans to get annihilated in the midterms? Because he’s certainly acting that way. He continues to brush off concerns about the cost of living, saying last week that high gas prices are a very “inexpensive price to pay” for the war on Iran.
当然，除了含糊地威胁要摧毁整个国家之外，这位总统似乎没有任何结束那场灾难性战争的计划。他一直告诉人们，相信我，中期选举结束后，一切都会好转。但从他的民调支持率低迷来看，已经没多少人再相信他的空洞承诺了。阿尔瓦·马哈维是《卫报》专栏作家。
And, of course, the president seems to have no plans to end that disastrous war, apart from making vague threats about blowing the entire country up. Trust me, he keeps saying, everything will get better after the midterms. But by the looks of his dismal polling numbers, not many people are swallowing his empty promises anymore. Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist