特朗普总统表示，随着参议院共和党超级政治行动委员会周五开始取消在北卡罗来纳州的广告预订，他对比北卡罗来纳州共和党参议院候选人迈克尔·沃特利的胜选前景感到担忧。
President Trump said he was worried about North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s election chances as the Senate Republican super PAC began canceling reservations in the state on Friday.
“我认为他是一个伟大的人，我为他感到担忧，”特朗普在前往阿拉巴马州参加竞选集会的途中在南草坪对记者说。
“I think he’s a great man and I am worried about him,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn en route to a campaign rally in Alabama.
“我希望他能赢。在我获胜时，他是整个共和党的一位伟大领袖，他也会成为一名伟大的参议员，”他继续说道。
“I hope he wins. He was a great leader for the whole Republican Party when I won, and he’d be a great senator,” he continued.
特朗普发表上述评论之前，参议院共和党领导层的超级政治行动委员会——参议院领导基金（Senate Leadership Fund）于周五取消了在北卡罗来纳州价值650万美元的广告预订。民调显示，沃特利落后于他的民主党对手、前州长罗伊·库珀。
Trump’s comments come after the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC for Senate GOP leadership, canceled $6.5 million ad reservations in North Carolina on Friday. Polls show Whatley trailing his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Roy Cooper (D).
本周发布的一项卡托巴学院（Catawba College）和YouGov的民调显示，库珀领先沃特利10个百分点。无党派的《库克政治报告》（Cook Political Report）将这场竞选评为“倾向民主党”。特朗普和副总统万斯上个月都曾前往北卡罗来纳州为沃特利助选。
A Catawba College and YouGov poll released this week showed Cooper with a 10-point lead over Whatley. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the race as “lean Democrat.”Trump and Vice President Vance each traveled to North Carolina to campaign with Whatley last month.