参议员泰德·克鲁兹回应了JD·万斯关于他早已着手筹备2028年总统竞选的言论。克鲁兹称这位副总统“缺乏安全感”，并坚称自己目前的重点是2026年的中期选举。
Sen. Ted Cruz fired back at JD Vance for suggesting he's already focused on a 2028 presidential bid, calling the vice president "insecure" while insisting he's focused on the 2026 midterms.
“以我的经验来看，那些缺乏安全感的人才会随意发表激进的政治言论，”克鲁兹在周六的电话采访中说道，“他爱说什么都行。我会继续专注于中期选举，努力确保我们在未来30天内赢得胜利。”克鲁兹此番言论是对万斯周四接受NBC新闻采访时言论的回应。当时万斯暗示克鲁兹早已开始谋划竞选总统之事。
“In my experience, people engage in political bomb-throwing when they're feeling insecure,” Cruz said in a phone interview Saturday. “So he's welcome to make whatever comments he likes. I'm going to keep focusing on the midterms and helping us win on Election Day in the next 30 days.”Cruz’s comments came in response to an NBC News interview Thursday with Vance in which the vice president suggested Cruz was prematurely eyeing a White House run.
“在我看来，此刻的泰德·克鲁兹显然正在为总统竞选做准备，”万斯说道，“而我目前并没有这个打算。我正努力帮助共和党人赢得选举，今后也会继续这么做。”万斯被广泛视为共和党总统提名的领跑者，但克鲁兹表示并不认为万斯必定能获得提名，还暗示自己也可能参选。“我肯定会参与相关讨论，”他今年8月在接受MS NOW采访时说道。
“It is really obvious to me that, at this very moment, Ted Cruz is running for president,” Vance said. “At this moment, I’m not. I’m trying to help elect Republicans. That’s what I’m going to keep on doing.”Vance is widely viewed as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, but Cruz has said he doesn’t believe Vance is the sure-fire nominee and suggested he might throw his own hat in the ring. “I’ll certainly be part of the discussion,” he told MS NOW in August.
周六，克鲁兹对《Politico》表示，他将全力协助共和党保住对国会参众两院的控制权。他列举了自己近期为佐治亚州、艾奥瓦州、内布拉斯加州、南卡罗来纳州以及家乡得克萨斯州的共和党候选人助选的事例作为例证。他还称本月计划前往阿拉斯加州、佛罗里达州、北卡罗来纳州和南卡罗来纳州为共和党人助选。
On Saturday, Cruz told POLITICO he is dedicated to helping Republicans maintain control of both chambers of Congress. He pointed to his travel this cycle to campaign with candidates in Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina as well as in his home state of Texas as proof. He also said he has trips planned this month to campaign with Republicans in Alaska, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.
“过去10年来，全美范围内没有任何一位共和党人像我这样为如此多的参议员、众议员及州长候选人助选，今年也绝不会例外，”他说道。
“Over the last 10 years, there's no Republican in the country who has campaigned for more Senate candidates, more House candidates, more gubernatorial candidates than I have, and this year will be no exception,” he said.
克鲁兹还列举了过去几年里他曾协助提升竞争力的十几位共和党候选人，其中包括前弗吉尼亚州州长格伦·杨金、北卡罗来纳州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯、众议院候选人卡罗琳·莱维特——当然也包括副总统万斯。
Cruz rattled off a list of a dozen GOP candidates he’s helped bolster in past years, including former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, U.S. House candidate Karoline Leavitt — and the vice president.
“事实上，颇具讽刺意味的是，2022年JD·万斯竞选俄亥俄州参议员时，我曾陪他奔波一整天，一起开展竞选活动，”万斯说道，“我很高兴他赢得了那次选举，也很高兴能为他提供帮助。”对于克鲁兹的最新言论，万斯方面的发言人暂未作出回应。
“Indeed, ironically, I spent a full day on the road with JD Vance, campaigning with him when he was running for Senate in Ohio [in 2022],” Vance said. “I was very glad he won that race. I was very glad to help him.”A spokesperson for Vance did not immediately respond to Cruz’s latest comments.
本周，万斯在德克萨斯州和佛罗里达州开展竞选活动，他将于周一在阿拉斯加州举行集会。
Vance campaigned in Texas and Florida this week and will hold a rally in Alaska on Monday.