华盛顿——唐纳德·特朗普总统计划周六前往俄亥俄州，支持参议员乔恩·休斯德，因为这位共和党人试图抵御民主党前参议员谢罗德·布朗的激烈挑战。
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio on Saturday in support of Sen. Jon Husted as the Republican tries to fend off a competitive challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown.
此行将前往代顿以北的范代利亚，计划在周四访问俄克拉荷马州和周五访问阿拉巴马州之后进行。俄亥俄州的这场竞选被视为决定参议院控制权的关键。
The trip to Vandalia, just north of Dayton, is scheduled to come after stops in Oklahoma on Thursday and Alabama on Friday. The Ohio race is seen as vital to determining control of the Senate.
特朗普早前曾誓言，在冲刺11月中期选举的最后阶段，将在35个最具竞争力的摇摆州竞选中助选。
Trump had earlier vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections .
布朗正试图在两年前输给共和党人伯尼·莫雷诺的参议员席位上实现复出。休斯德是俄亥俄州共和党政治的资深人士，曾担任州议员、众议院议长、州务卿和副州长，随后被任命填补JD·万斯出任副总统后空缺的参议员席位。
Brown is attempting a comeback two years after losing his Senate seat to Republican Bernie Moreno. Husted is a veteran of Republican politics in Ohio, having served as a state lawmaker, House speaker, secretary of state and lieutenant governor before being tapped to fill the Senate seat vacated by JD Vance when he became vice president.
俄亥俄州共和党主席亚历克斯·特里安塔菲卢最近告诉美联社，他希望特朗普能到访该州，特朗普在2024年在那里以11个百分点的优势获胜。
Ohio Republican Party Chairman Alex Triantafilou recently told The Associated Press that he hoped Trump would visit his state, where he won in 2024 by 11 percentage points.
“我们绝对希望他来这里，”特里安塔菲卢说。“他是我们的投票率驱动力。”
“We definitely want him here,” Triantafilou said. “He’s a turnout driver for us.”