美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在即将举行的选举前表示，不支持以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡连任。周四发布的一篇采访显示，他避免直接为这位长期盟友背书。
US President Donald Trump declined to endorse Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for another term in office ahead of upcoming elections, avoiding direct backing of his long-time ally in an interview published on Thursday. "Well, I can only say that I'm not involved in politics anymore, except that we're popular—," Trump told TIME magazine when asked whether the premier should be given another term in Oct. 27 elections.
当被问及内塔尼亚胡是否应在10月27日的选举中再任一个任期时，特朗普对《时代》杂志说：“我只能说，我已经不再参与政治了，只不过我们很受欢迎——”再次被追问时，他回答：“不，我的首要考虑是——我确实想帮助他们保卫以色列。”在周一进行的采访中，他没有明确为内塔尼亚胡背书，而是转而谈及其他事情。
Pressed again, he responded: "No, my primary thing—I do want to help them defend Israel," pivoting away from an explicit endorsement in the interview conducted on Monday. Trump pointed instead to his personal standing among the Israeli public, claiming his popularity reaches "like 99%" due to past policies.
特朗普还提到了自己在以色列公众中的支持率，声称由于过去的政策，他的受欢迎程度达到了“99%左右”。
Asked whether Washington could work more effectively with opposition contender and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, Trump said he did not "hear bad things about him," but cautioned against dismissing Netanyahu.
当被问及华盛顿是否能与反对派竞选人、前军方首脑加迪·艾森科特更有效地合作时，特朗普表示，他没有“听到关于他的坏话”，但同时提醒不要低估内塔尼亚胡。
"People have written off Bibi (Netanyahu) many, many times, just like they've written off me many, many times," Trump said.
特朗普说：“很多次、很多次，人们都认定比比（内塔尼亚胡）已经出局了，就像他们很多次、很多次认定我已经出局一样。我不会低估比比。”据称，由于伊朗战争以及以色列继续在黎巴嫩和加沙发动袭击，特朗普与内塔尼亚胡的关系近几个月来趋于紧张。
"I wouldn't underestimate Bibi." Trump's relationship with Netanyahu is said to have become more strained in recent months due to the war in Iran, and Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon and Gaza.