在唐纳德·特朗普看来，我们正处在美国的‘黄金时代’。但美国民众可能有不同的感受。
By Donald Trump’s telling, we’re in a US ‘golden age’. Americans may feel differently.
此外，在德克萨斯州，人们对精英阶层的愤怒情绪高涨，同时也有‘枪支影响者’的问题。
这篇文章最初发表于《The Stakes 2026》这份关于中期选举的时事通讯中。
Plus: Anger at the elite and a gunfluencer runs in Texas This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections.
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唐纳德·特朗普最出色的才能之一——无论是在他作为房地产大亨、小报八卦的主角、真人秀节目参与者，还是美国总统的时期——就是他讲故事的能力。
Sign up to Reader Q&A: who’s spending big on the US midterms? Our reporters take your questions One of Donald Trump’s greatest talents – deployed during his time as a real estate tycoon, source and subject of tabloid gossip, reality TV protagonist, and president of the United States – is his ability to tell stories.
距离美国中期选举还有六周时间，他很可能会比以往任何时候都更加依赖这种能力。
With six weeks until the US midterm elections, he is likely to lean on this instinct more than ever.
美国总统很少像在麦克风前那样自如，能够连续讲话数小时而不被打断。
早在进入白宫之前，他就全力拥抱社交媒体作为塑造自己叙事的一种工具，甚至在自己被其他平台封禁后还创建了自己的社交网络。
Rarely does the US president appear more comfortable than when behind a microphone, speaking without interruption, sometimes for multiple hours Long before entering the White House, he wholeheartedly embraced social media as a means of crafting his narrative, going so far as to launch his own social network when booted off others.