副总统万斯表示，“再明显不过”的是，得克萨斯州共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹正计划竞逐2028年白宫之位，而万斯本人也在考虑参选。
Vice President Vance said it was “really obvious” that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is planning to launch a bid for the White House in 2028 as Vance himself weighs a run as well.
万斯在接受美国全国广播公司新闻频道采访时说：“在我看来，此刻特德·克鲁兹正在竞选总统，这一事实再明显不过。目前我还没有。我正努力帮助共和党人赢得选举，也会继续这样做。”克鲁兹曾在2016年竞选共和党总统候选人提名，但未获成功。近来，他对自己参与党内下一届总统竞选的兴趣变得更加公开，而万斯也同时成为可能的竞争者。
“It is really obvious to me that, at this very moment, Ted Cruz is running for president,” Vance said in an interview with NBC News. “At this moment, I’m not. I’m trying to help elect Republicans. That’s what I’m going to keep on doing.”Cruz, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in 2016, has recently become more open about his interest in the party’s next presidential contest, while Vance has simultaneously emerged as a possible contender.
克鲁兹在接受MS Now采访时表示，万斯尚未锁定2028年共和党总统候选人提名，并说自己“肯定会参与讨论”。克鲁兹还把共和党的未来描绘成在“小政府、自由市场保守主义政党”与“大政府、保姆国家政党”之间作出选择。克鲁兹的发言人告诉美国全国广播公司新闻频道，这位得州参议员要到2030年才面临改选，目前专注于帮助共和党人赢得今年的中期选举，并将在未来几周继续为共和党候选人助选。
In an interview with MS Now, Cruz said Vance does not have the 2028 GOP nomination locked down and said he wants to “certainly be part of the discussion.”Cruz also framed the party’s future as a choice between a “small-government, free-market conservative party” and a “big-government, nanny state party.”A spokesperson for Cruz, who is not up for reelection until 2030, told NBC News that the Texas senator is focused on helping Republicans in this year’s midterm election and will continue campaigning for GOP candidates over the coming weeks.
与此同时，万斯一直表示，他会等到中期选举结束后，再决定是否在2028年竞选总统。
Vance, meanwhile, has maintained that he will wait until after the midterms before deciding whether to seek the presidency in 2028.
万斯说：“你会通过收集尽可能多的信息，努力作出明智的决定来决定这些事情。是的，我的意思是，无论未来35天发生什么，都会出现新的信息，也会带来需要你据此作出决定的新情况。”当被问及共和党人的失利是否会影响他参选的决定时，万斯没有正面回答。
“You make these decisions by collecting as much information and trying to make a wise decision,” Vance said. “And yeah, I mean, regardless of what happens over the next 35 days, there will be new information, new things you have to make a decision over.”Vance stopped short of saying whether Republican losses would affect whether he runs.
“美国人民会作出这个决定。到那时，是的，我就会有新的信息需要考虑。”这位副总统还表示，共和党在11月中期选举中面临“艰难爬坡”的挑战。
“The American people make that decision, and when they do, then yeah, I’ll have some new information to consider.”The vice president also said Republicans face an “uphill climb” in the November midterms.
“从历史情况看，形势总是有些艰难向上爬，我认为你肯定能感受到这一点，”万斯告诉NBC新闻。“我还认为，你能感受到一种谨慎的乐观情绪，也就是说，你知道，人们觉得这些数字似乎正在发生变化，或许正在朝对我们有利的方向发展。”
“Historically there’s always a bit of an uphill climb, and I think you definitely sense that,” Vance told NBC News. “I also think you can sense a sense of cautious optimism, in the sense that, you know, people feel like the numbers are sort of moving, maybe in our direction.”