他宣布，自己将花费32天时间进行巡回和竞选活动，以支持11月的中期选举。此次选举将决定哪个政党掌控国会。
has announced that he will spend 32 days travelling and campaigning for the midterm elections in November, which will decide which party controls Congress.
即将到来的选举被广泛视为对特朗普第二任期的公投，并可能决定其政治议程在未来两年内是否会面临立法障碍。
The upcoming race is widely seen as a referendum on Trump’s second term in office, and it could decide whether his political agenda faces legislative hurdles for the next two years.
特朗普甚至推测，如果民主党同时控制众议院和参议院，他可能面临第三次弹劾。
Trump has even speculated that, if Democrats take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, he could face a third impeachment.
尽管如此，特朗普周二在向记者发表讲话时仍表达了乐观情绪。他还否认了共和党候选人在投票前试图与其政府保持距离的说法。
Still, on Tuesday, Trump expressed optimism as he spoke to reporters. He also denied that Republican candidates are seeking to distance themselves from his administration ahead of the vote.
“你们爱我，我也爱他们，”特朗普在阐述其多州巡回计划以支持共和党中期选举候选人时说道。
“You love me, and I love them,” Trump said, as he outlined his plans for a multi-state tour to support Republican midterm contenders.
“为了让大家明白，他们都希望我去。我一个人而已，他们都希望我去助选，”他补充道。
“Just so you understand, they all want me to go. I’m one person. They all want me to go campaign,” he added.
特朗普将其行程描述为“字面意义上的32天巡回”，计划访问得克萨斯州和俄亥俄州等正在进行势均力敌竞选的州。
Trump described his travel itinerary as “literally a 32-day tour”, set to include visits to states such as Texas and Ohio, where toss-up races are under way.
但批评人士推测，特朗普民调支持率的下滑可能给共和党带来麻烦，该党希望保住其在国会两院的多数席位。
But critics have speculated that Trump’s slipping popularity could spell trouble for the Republican Party, which hopes to hold onto its majorities in both chambers of Congress.
最近的民调显示，由于选民对特朗普决定对伊朗发动战争感到不满，这一决定部分导致了生活成本上升并搅动了全球能源市场，特朗普的支持率已跌至新低。
Recent polls suggest that Trump’s approval has fallen to new lows as voters express frustration over the rising cost of living caused in part by Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran that has roiled global energy markets.
《华尔街日报》上周发布的一项民调发现，特朗普的支持率为37%。
A Wall Street Journal poll released last week found that Trump’s approval rating sits at 37 percent.
这是自该媒体1990年开始进行此项民调以来，在中期选举前夕总统支持率的最低点，当时在任的是老布什。
That marks the lowest rate for a president in the lead-up to the midterms since the outlet began conducting the poll in 1990, when George HW Bush was in office.
尽管如此，特朗普已将自己定位为共和党赢得中期选举的核心人物。
Still, Trump has positioned himself as a central figure in the Republican Party’s bid to win the midterm races.
本月，该党在得克萨斯州举行了其历史上首次中期选举政治大会，特朗普发表了主旨演讲。
This month, the party held its first-ever midterm political convention in Texas, with Trump delivering a keynote address.
特朗普的盟友还保证，这位共和党领袖会“像2024年那样再竞选一次”，以此呼应他第二次竞逐总统职位时的成功经历。
Trump’s allies have also pledged that the Republican leader would “campaign like it’s 2024 again”, a reference to his successful second bid for the presidency.
支持者推测，他或许能够成功动员所谓投票意愿较低的选民，这些人被认为参与投票的可能性较低。
Supporters have speculated he could have success in mobilising so-called low-propensity voters, who are considered less likely to cast a ballot.
不过，他的一些策略引发了强烈反对。国土安全部在特朗普推动大规模驱逐行动的过程中发挥了核心作用 recently因斥资2000万美元制作竞选风格、宣传这位共和党领袖政绩的内容而受到审查。
Some of his tactics have attracted outcry, however. The Department of Homeland Security, which has played a central role in Trump’s mass deportation push, has recently come under scrutiny for using $20m to create campaign-style s lauding the Republican leader’s accomplishments.
民主党和共和党议员均严厉批评这些做法，称其不当使用纳税人资金，并可能违反反宣传法律。
Democratic and Republican lawmakers have slammed those efforts as an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds that could violate anti-propaganda laws.
“我们不需要提醒你，利用政府资金制作或播播过去几天一直在播的那类政治广告，是违法行为，也是对纳税人资金令人震惊的腐败滥用，”民主党参议员帕蒂·默里周二在写给国土安全部长马克韦恩·穆林的信中说道。
“We should not have to remind you that using government funding to create or air political ads like the ones that have been running over the last few days is illegal and a shockingly corrupt misuse of taxpayer dollars,” Democratic Senator Patty Murray wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in a letter on Tuesday.