作为邮寄投票的批评者，特朗普敦促共和党人在中期选举中采取这一方式。这是特朗普总统发出的最新矛盾信息，他本人经常使用邮寄投票，却毫无根据地声称这种做法“本质上是腐败的”。特朗普总统长期以来一直对邮寄投票进行言论和法律攻击，尽管他自己也使用这种方式投票。周六，他发布了一段视频，敦促共和党人在中期选举中提前投票和邮寄投票。
Trump, Critic of Voting by Mail, Urges Republicans to Do It in Midterms It was the latest mixed messaging from President Trump, who regularly votes by mail, but has made baseless claims that the practice is “inherently corrupt.”President Trump, who has long staged a rhetorical and legal assault against voting by mail even as he used the method himself to cast his ballots, released a video on Saturday urging Republicans to vote early and by mail in the midterm election.
“提前投票。邮寄投票。或者在选举日亲自投票，”特朗普在发布于其社交媒体平台“真实社交”（Truth Social）的视频中说道，尽管他一直利用职权试图限制邮寄投票。特朗普还推广了一个共和党网站，为选民提供投票方式的指导。
“Vote early. Vote by mail. Or vote in person on Election Day,” Mr. Trump, who has been using the power of his office to try to restrict mail voting, says in the video, which he posted on his social media platform, Truth Social. Mr. Trump also promoted a Republican Party website offering guidance on voters’ options for casting ballots.
这是特朗普在邮寄投票问题上的最新反复。多年来，他一直宣扬邮寄投票充斥着欺诈的毫无根据的说法，同时努力限制美国人的这一做法，但这一努力受到了立法者和法院的阻挠。就在今年7月，他还曾表示“邮寄选票本质上是腐败的”。（没有证据表明邮寄投票中存在广泛的欺诈行为。）当身为佛罗里达州选民的特朗普在3月份的特别选举中邮寄选票时，他称自己这样做“是因为我是美国总统”。
It was the latest contortion from Mr. Trump on mail balloting. He has for years promoted unfounded claims that mail voting is rife with fraud, while working to restrict the practice for Americans, an effort that has been stymied by lawmakers and the courts. As recently as July, he said “mail-in ballots are inherently corrupt.” (There is no evidence of widespread fraud in mail voting.) When Mr. Trump, a Florida voter, mailed in his ballot in a special election in March, he said he had done so “because I’m president of the United States.”
而几天前，他还曾说“邮寄投票意味着邮寄作弊”。他在8月份的初选中再次通过邮寄方式投票。他过去也曾批评过提前投票。
Days earlier he had said, “Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”He voted by mail again for the primary in August. He has also criticized early voting in the past.
特朗普周六的帖子发布于中期选举前四个多星期，民调显示民主党人已建立起势头。特朗普较低的支持率以及选民对伊朗战争推高物价的担忧，使共和党人面临失去国会两院控制权的风险。
Mr. Trump’s post on Saturday comes just more than four weeks ahead of a midterm election in which Democrats have built momentum, polls show. Mr. Trump’s low approval ratings and voter concerns about high prices driven up by the war with Iran have put Republicans at risk of losing control of both chambers of Congress.