华盛顿，10月1日 —— 唐纳德·特朗普总统将于周四前往德克萨斯州和俄克拉荷马州，开启为期32天的竞选冲刺，旨在助选共和党候选人，因为该党正努力在11月的中期选举中守住其在国会微弱的多数优势。
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 - President Donald Trump travels to Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday to begin a 32-day campaign blitz aimed at bolstering Republican candidates as his party fights to hold onto its slim congressional majorities in November's midterm elections.
特朗普希望成为该党中期竞选的门面人物，但此时一些共和党候选人不确定总统的介入是助力还是拖累。虽然不少处于激烈角逐中的众议院和参议院共和党候选人欢迎特朗普下场助选，但也有越来越多的人愿意在令选民愤慨的问题上与他划清界限，包括与伊朗的冲突以及耗电量巨大的数据中心蔓延等问题。
Trump wants to be the face of the party's midterm campaign at a moment when some Republican candidates are unsure whether the president will help or hurt them. While a number of Republicans in competitive US House of Representatives and US Senate races have welcomed Trump's decision to hit the campaign trail, others have become increasingly willing to break with him on issues that are riling voters, including the war with Iran and the spread of electricity-guzzling data centers.
特朗普周三在白宫的一场活动上对支持者表示，自2025年1月重返白宫以来，他在推销自己的经济政绩方面做得很糟糕。选民对其经济管理的不满重塑了选举版图，政治分析人士认为，一些原本稳操胜券的共和党席位如今在11月已被视为竞争激烈的摇摆选区。
Trump told supporters at a White House event on Wednesday that he had done a bad job so far in selling his economic record since returning to the White House in January 2025. Voter discontent over his handling of the economy has fueled a shift in the electoral map, with some safe Republican seats now viewed as competitive in November by political analysts.
德克萨斯州是八个被评为竞争激烈的参议院选战之一。该州检察长、共和党参议员候选人肯·帕克森预计将在达拉斯以北的一个站点与特朗普同台亮相，帕克森竞选团队表示。
Texas is among eight US Senate races rated competitive. Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, the state's attorney general, is expected to appear with Trump at a stop north of Dallas, Paxton's campaign said.
政治观察人士将密切关注两人之间是否出现尴尬互动，此前曝光的一段录音显示，帕克森曾对一群捐赠者表示，特朗普9月的中期选举大会损害了他和其他共和党候选人的前景。
Political observers will be watching for any awkward interactions between the two men following the leaking of a recording of Paxton telling a group of donors that Trump's midterm convention in September hurt him and other Republican candidates.
帕克森竞选团队将该录音斥为“被篡改的胡说八道”。特朗普周三告诉记者，他未听说过这段录音。“我可以告诉你们，那场大会非常精彩，”他在椭圆形办公室说道。
The Paxton campaign dismissed the recording as "manipulated nonsense." Trump on Wednesday told reporters he had not heard about the recording. "I can tell you that the convention was amazing," he said in the Oval Office.
特朗普在共和党初选中支持深陷丑闻的帕克斯顿，而非现任联邦参议员约翰·科宁，迫使该党斥巨资捍卫一个传统上稳固的共和党席位，以抵御民主党挑战者詹姆斯·塔拉里科的竞争。
Trump backed the scandal-plagued Paxton over incumbent US Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary, forcing the party to spend heavily to defend a traditionally safe Republican seat from Democratic challenger James Talarico.
预计总统将在登顿访问彼得比尔特汽车公司期间宣传其关税和贸易议程，白宫称特朗普时代的卡车关税有助于刺激就业增长。
The president is expected to tout his tariff and trade agenda in Denton during a visit to Peterbilt Motors, where the White House says Trump-era truck tariffs helped spur job growth.
政府表示，特朗普的卡车关税使彼得比尔特的母公司帕卡等企业在全国范围内增加了2000多个就业岗位，其中包括得克萨斯工厂的约1000个岗位。
The administration said Trump's truck tariffs had enabled companies like PACCAR, owner of Peterbilt, to add more than 2,000 jobs nationwide, including some 1,000 at the Texas plant.
但受伊朗战争经济后果影响，得克萨斯州为这些柴油和汽油卡车提供动力的成本最近达到了创纪录水平。据旅游分析机构AAA称，两周前得克萨斯州柴油价格触及每加仑5.97美元的历史高位，平均汽油价格为每加仑3.92美元，比去年同期上涨近44%。
But the costs to power these diesel and gas trucks recently reached record levels in Texas, stemming from the economic fallout of the Iran war. Diesel in Texas hit a record high of $5.97 per gallon two weeks ago and average gas costs are up almost 44% at $3.92 per gallon compared to this time last year, according to travel analyst AAA.
在得克萨斯州行程结束后，总统将在俄克拉荷马州南部的杜兰特举行集会，他在2024年总统大选中以超过66%的得票率赢得了该州。
After his Texas stop, the president will rally in Durant in southern Oklahoma, a state he won with more than 66% of the vote in the 2024 presidential election.
组织集会的共和党全国委员会表示，选择靠近得克萨斯州边境的地点，部分是为了吸引邻州得克萨斯州的支持者，帕克斯顿和塔拉里科正在那里争夺联邦参议员席位。
The Republican National Committee, which is organizing the rally, said the location near the Texas border was chosen in part to attract supporters from neighboring Texas, where Paxton and Talarico are fighting for the US Senate seat.
周五，特朗普将继续在阿拉巴马州举行竞选集会，这是南部另一个同样可靠的保守州，也没有备受瞩目的竞争性选举。
On Friday, Trump will continue his campaign rallies in Alabama, a similarly reliable conservative state in the South that also does not feature marquee competitive races.