“首先，民调是假的。”当被问及爱荷华州竞争激烈的国会选举时，唐纳德·特朗普毫不意外地将爱荷华州共和党人不佳的民调数字斥为“假的”，并指责民主党导致全州农民和其他商人的高价压力——即使伊朗战争引发了能源和化肥成本飙升。
“First of all, the polls are fake.”
“我不知道，我爱爱荷华州，”特朗普在椭圆形办公室发表讲话宣布在该州建设一座新的150亿美元钢铁厂时说。“我一直在爱荷华州非常强势。民主党做了一些对我们国家非常不利的事情。”
When asked about competitive congressional races in Iowa, Donald Trump predictably dismissed Iowa Republicans’ lackluster polling numbers as “fake” and blamed Democrats for the high prices squeezing farmers and other businessmen across the state—even as the war in Iran has sparked soaring energy and fertilizer costs.
与此同时，一位爱荷华州农民强调了经济对小企业主变得多么困难。
“I don’t know, I love Iowa,” Trump said during an Oval Office address announcing a new $15 billion steel plant in the state. “I’ve always been very strong with Iowa. There’s been some things that the Democrats have done that are very bad for our country.”Meanwhile, one Iowa farmer stressed just how difficult the economy has become for small-business owners.
“拥有卡车运输业务的人，他们现在正疯狂地大量亏损，”他在MSNOW节目露面时说。“农民们正疯狂地大量亏损。我们需要解决这个问题，而且需要立即解决。”
“Folks that have trucking businesses, they’re just bleeding money right now like crazy,” he said during an appearance on MSNOW. “Farmers are bleeding money like crazy. We need to get this problem resolved, and we need to get it resolved right away.”Still, Trump appears unmoved by the economic warning signs, as prices climb and his poll numbers continue to slide.
尽管如此，特朗普似乎对经济警告信号无动于衷，因为物价上涨而他的民调数字持续下滑。“我在上届大选中获得的选票比历史上任何人都多，”特朗普说。“我现在比那时更受欢迎。”
“I got more votes than anybody in history during the last election,” said Trump. “I’m more popular now than I was then.”