2019年的愤怒,2026年的无所谓。特朗普移动了道德底线。
An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line.
总统决定在自家私人高尔夫俱乐部举办国际峰会,这一在其首个任期被否决的想法,生动展示了他如何彻底打破常规。
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
当特朗普在首个任期决定在迈阿密自家私人高尔夫俱乐部主办七国集团(G7)年度峰会时,这种利益输送行为令人震惊,在共和党同僚中引发强烈抗议,迫使他取消了该计划。
When President Trump decided in his first term to host the annual Group of 7 summit of world leaders at his own private golf club in Miami, the act of self-dealing was so astonishing that it incited an uproar among fellow Republicans, forcing him to scrap the idea.
如今,七年后的第二个任期,特朗普决定于12月在迈阿密自家私人高尔夫俱乐部主办二十国集团(G20)年度峰会——而这一次,该计划几乎未引起任何抗议。
Now in his second term seven years later, Mr. Trump has decided to host the Group of 20 annual summit of world leaders at his private golf club in Miami in December — and this time the plan has generated practically no protest.
自去年重返白宫以来,特朗普、其家族及其朋友前所未有的疯狂敛财,规模之大、手段之肆无忌惮、态度之嚣张跋扈,已有效地移动了“越界”行为的门槛。2019年被视为暴行之举,在2026年几乎无人问津。
The unprecedented blitz of self-enrichment by Mr. Trump, his family and his friends since he returned to the White House last year has become so extensive, so profligate and so brazen that he has effectively moved the goal posts of what is considered out of bounds. An act that was deemed an outrage in 2019 is barely noticed in 2026.
特朗普将个人利益与公共利益的界限模糊到几乎无法分辨。仅去年一年,他通过商业投资和项目亲自获利至少22亿美元,其中许多与政府政策有关。其家族支持的公司在签署推广稳定币立法前几个月,推出了一种名为稳定币的加密货币。他接受了卡塔尔赠送的豪华专机。他安排政府授予他豁免权,免除其所欠的任何补税和罚款,金额可能超过1亿美元。
Mr. Trump has blurred the line between personal and public interests so much that it is hardly distinguishable anymore. He personally made at least $2.2 billion last year through business ventures and investments, many with implications for government policy. His family-backed firm introduced a cryptocurrency called stablecoin just months before he signed legislation promoting stablecoin. He accepted a luxury jet from Qatar. He arranged for his administration to grant him immunity for any back taxes and penalties that he owed, potentially more than $100 million.
近日,特朗普下令政府动用纳税人的钱播放歌颂自己的电视广告,这些广告酷似竞选广告,而选民已在今年的中期选举中开始投票。特朗普的私人企业上月提交了“特朗普电视”的商标申请,寻求控制这一流媒体服务的名称,而白宫理论上将其用于官方总统通讯。
In recent days, Mr. Trump has ordered the government to use taxpayer dollars to air television s lauding himself, commercials that resemble campaign ads even as voters are already casting ballots in this year’s midterm elections. Mr. Trump’s private business last month filed a trademark application for Trump TV, seeking to control the name of a streaming service that the White House in theory uses for official presidential communications.