唐纳德·特朗普在接受《时代》杂志的广泛采访时，推卸了因误导美国人关于伊朗战争持续时间而应承担的责任，将低迷的民调支持率斥为“虚假数据”，并拒绝排除在中期选举前宣布国家紧急状态的可能性。
Donald Trump deflected responsibility for misleading Americans about the length of the Iran war, dismissed low poll ratings as “fake numbers” and refused to rule out the possibility of declaring a state of emergency before the midterms, in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine.
当被问及伊朗战争的持续时间时，这位美国总统指责媒体歪曲报道了他三月份关于冲突预计将持续“四到五周”的言论。
When confronted with questions about the length of the Iran war, the US president blamed the media for reporting his remarks in which he said the conflict was projected to last “four to five weeks”, in March.
“……我认为媒体把这种说法传给了他们，”当被问及美国人是否误解了他的意思时，特朗普对《时代》杂志说道。
“… I think the press fed it to them,” Trump told Time when asked whether Americans misunderstood him.
三月底，特朗普曾告诉美国人，他计划在未来“两到三周”内结束伊朗战争。五月份，特朗普坚称与伊朗的和平协议已接近敲定。
At the end of March, Trump had told Americans he planned to wind down the Iran war over the next “two to three weeks”. In May, Trump insisted a peace deal with Iran was nearly finalized.
这位美国总统坚称，他本可以随时结束伊朗冲突，但他选择延长战争，“因为我想走得更远”。
The US president insisted that he could have ended the Iran conflict whenever but chose to extend it “because I wanted to go further”.
由于特朗普与伊朗的战争，美国民众已经承受了超过七个月的日常成本上涨——从汽油价格突破每加仑4美元，到顽固的通胀率徘徊在3.4%。
For more than seven months, Americans have been grappling with higher everyday costs as a result of Trump’s war with Iran – from gas prices surpassing $4 per gallon to stubborn inflation hovering at 3.4%.
由特朗普的冲突引发的经济担忧激怒了选民，其中大多数人表示对特朗普处理经济事务的方式及其整体工作表现感到不满。据美联社/ NORC公共事务研究中心的民调显示，仅有26%的成年人批准这位共和党总统治下的经济状况。总体而言，仅有31%的人批准特朗普履行总统职责的表现。
Economic concerns, fueled by Trump’s conflict, have angered voters, most of whom say they are unhappy with Trump’s handling of the economy and his job overall. Just 26% of adults said they approve of the economy under the Republican president, according to an Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. Overall, just 31% of people said they approve of Trump’s handling of his job as president.
但在接受《时代》杂志采访时，当被问及他的低支持率时，特朗普对这些担忧不屑一顾。
But when asked about his low approval rating during his interview with Time, Trump dismissed concerns.
“这些数字是假的，”特朗普说。“我会以20个百分点的优势击败今天参选的任何人。你们掌握的那些数字是假的。民调机构是腐败的。他们几乎和那些撰稿人一样腐败。”
“They’re fake numbers,” Trump said. “I would beat anybody running today by 20 points. Your numbers, that you have, are fake. The pollsters are corrupt. They’re almost as corrupt as the writers.”
这位美国总统补充道：“看，我做得很好。我认为我做得很好。看，我们拥有最强劲的经济。”尽管特朗普如此断言，但美国人的感受并非如此。
The US president added: “See, I’m doing very well. I think I am. Look, we have the strongest economy.”Despite Trump’s assertion, Americans do not feel the same way.
大约74%接受美联社/NORC民调的美国人表示经济状况不佳。另有65%的受访者表示，他们直接将物价上涨归咎于特朗普的政策。
Approximately 74% of Americans told AP/NORC that the economy was leaning poorly. Another 65% of survey respondents said they blame Trump’s policies directly for higher costs.
选民对特朗普的不满可能会影响即将到来的中期选举中共和党候选人的前景，尤其是那些与美国总统关系密切的候选人。民调显示，许多民主党候选人在选民中的支持率正在上升，甚至在得克萨斯州等历史上的保守州份也是如此。
Voters’ frustrations with Trump could effect Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, particularly those closely aligned with the US president. Polls show many Democratic candidates making progress with voters, even in historically conservative states such as Texas.
特朗普对民主党获胜的可能性不屑一顾，他告诉《时代》杂志，只要他为候选人助选，共和党就能表现良好。
Trump brushed aside the likelihood of Democrats winning, telling Time magazine that, so long as he campaigns with candidates, Republicans could perform well.
一些民主党议员担心，如果民主党候选人在11月的选举中表现优于共和党人，特朗普将再次指控选举舞弊。特朗普在2020年总统大选中败给前美国总统拜登后，拒绝认输。
Some Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns that Trump will again make allegations of election fraud if Democratic candidates outperform Republicans in the November elections. Trump refused to concede the 2020 presidential election after losing to former US president Joe Biden.
在中期选举前几个月，特朗普声称美国选举不安全，并签署行政令，试图对投票方式施加更多控制——例如限制邮寄选票投票和要求出示身份证件。
In the months leading up to the midterms, Trump has claimed US elections are insecure and signed executive orders seeking to assert more control over voting methods – such as restricting mail-in ballot voting and requiring ID.
他此前拒绝排除宣布进入与选举有关的国家紧急状态以实施其想要的法规的可能性。其他政府高层官员，如联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔，也没有排除向投票地点部署联邦执法人员的可能性，这属于违法行为。
He has previously refused to rule out declaring a national emergency around elections to implement his desired regulations. Other administration leaders, such as FBI director Kash Patel, have not ruled out the possibility of deploying federal law enforcement officers to polling locations, which is against the law.
当被问及是否会在中期选举前宣布进入紧急状态时，特朗普对《时代》杂志表示：“我不排除任何可能性。我们走着瞧。”特朗普进一步指出，虽然他从未援引《叛乱法》——一部允许总统在特定情况下在国内部署军队的19世纪法律——但他“可以动用它”。“很多人认为我有时应该动用它，”特朗普说。
When asked whether he would declare a state of emergency before the midterms, Trump told Time magazine: “I don’t rule anything out or in. We’ll see.”Trump further specified that while he’s never invoked the Insurrection Act, a 19th-century law that allows the president to deploy military troops domestically under specific circumstances, he “could use it”. “A lot of people think I should use it sometimes,” Trump said.
在与《时代》杂志讨论的其他话题中，当被问及是否后悔任命大法官尼尔·戈萨奇、布雷特·卡瓦诺和艾米·科尼·巴雷特时，这位美国总统给予了肯定回答。
Among other topics the US president discussed with Time magazine, he responded affirmatively when asked whether he regretted appointing supreme court justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
“我能怎么办？是我把他们安插进去的。他们太经常投反对票了。我非常——我给了他们终身职位，他们却经常投反对票，”特朗普说。
“What can I do? I put them in. They voted against me too often. I was very – I gave them the position of a lifetime, and they voted against me often,” Trump said.
最高法院经常支持特朗普政府，但也曾做出对总统不利的裁决——例如在质疑其全面关税政策以及其试图废除出生公民权的案件中。
The supreme court often votes in favor of the Trump administration but they have ruled against the president – such as in the case challenging his sweeping tariffs and his efforts to roll back birthright citizenship.