特朗普总统周四表示，伊朗战争有可能让他失去在11月的中期选举中的支持，从而危及共和党对众议院、参议院或两院的控制权。
President Trump on Thursday said “it’s possible” that the Iran war could cost him the November midterm elections by risking Republican control of the House, Senate or both.
“确实有可能，这应该会对我们有利，”特朗普在前往俄克拉荷马州乔克托族地区的竞选集会前对记者们说，“因为伊朗绝不能拥有核武器。当人们被问到‘伊朗是否应该拥有核武器’时，全世界的人都会回答‘不’。”他补充道：“如果我们的立场明确、坚决反对伊朗拥有核武器，那肯定会对我们有利；否则反而可能对我们造成伤害。”
“Well, it’s possible. It should help,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before heading to a campaign rally in the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma. “Because Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. So when you say, ‘Is it OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon?’ I would say 100 percent of the people say no, including worldwide. So, when you say it that way, it would help. If you don’t say that, it could hurt.”The president answered a question referring to comments his daughter-in-law Lara Trump made on the YouTube talk show “Harry Cole Saves the West,” where she said the conflict could cost the president the midterms and possibly his legacy.
这个问题源于特朗普的儿媳拉拉·特朗普在YouTube脱口秀节目《Harry Cole Saves the West》中的言论——她在节目中表示，这场冲突可能会让特朗普失去中期选举的胜利，甚至影响他的政治遗产。
“I think Donald Trump’s legacy has yet to be written and I think that, in a lot of ways, maybe –– I still say he’s going to go down in history as one of the greatest presidents –– if not, the greatest America has ever seen,” she said.
拉拉·特朗普认为，唐纳德·特朗普的政治遗产尚未最终定型；她仍相信他会成为美国历史上最伟大的总统之一（即便不是有史以来最伟大的总统）。她同时指出，伊朗肯定会坚持到这次中期选举结束；不过伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安则表示希望在11月之前达成协议。
Lara Trump said Iran is “absolutely” holding out until these midterm elections, though Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has claimed that he wants a deal before November.
本周早些时候，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队还呼吁那些反对特朗普的美国人通过政治手段在选举中削弱他的影响力，称这可能会促进两国之间的和平。
Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier this week urged Americans who oppose the president to politically hurt him in the midterms, suggesting it could lead to peace between the two countries.
特朗普总统还在白宫南草坪上对记者们表示：“除非伊朗签署一份非常公平的协议，否则伊朗将不复存在。”这是他多次威胁伊朗的言论之一；今年早些时候，一些议员曾指出这些言论可能构成战争罪。
President Trump also told reporters Thursday on the White House’s South Lawn that Iran “won’t exist any longer” unless they “sign a very fair deal.”It is the latest of multiple threats where he has threatened Iran’s existence, remarks that lawmakers alleged earlier this year could amount to threatening war crimes.
这场冲突也推高了包括汽油和柴油在内的商品价格。但特朗普总统曾表示，在决定对伊朗的下一步行动时，他并不会“考虑”美国人的经济困难，并称油价上涨是“付出的非常小的代价”。原本就担忧生活成本的选民对总统处理经济问题的方式及其经济政策抱有悲观的看法。
The conflict has also contributed to raising the price of goods, including gasoline and diesel. But President Trump has said that he does not “think about” Americans’ financial hardships when determining the path forward with Iran, calling the rising gas prices a “very inexpensive price to pay.“Voters already concerned about the cost of living have a sour outlook on the president’s handling of the economy and his economic policies.
美联社与诺克公共事务研究中心（Associated Press/NORC Research Center）周四公布的一项民意调查显示，65%的美国人认为特朗普总统的政策是导致高物价的主因，其影响超过了包括战争在内的任何其他经济驱动因素。73%的人不满意他对经济的处理方式，69%的人认为特朗普的经济议程“比预期更糟”。《国会山报》的选举预测合作伙伴“决策台总部”（Decision Desk HQ）预测，民主党有75%的概率掌控众议院，有54%的概率掌控参议院。
The Associated Press/NORC Research Center poll released Thursday found that 65 percent of Americans blame President Trump’s policies for high prices more than any other economic driver, including the war. Seventy-three percent disapprove of his handle on the economy, with 69 percent saying Trump’s economic agenda is “worse than expected.”The Hill’s election forecasting partner, Decision Desk HQ, projects a 75 percent probability that Democrats will take control of the House and a 54 percent probability of claiming control in the Senate.