参议员约翰·肯尼迪（路易斯安那州共和党人）周日表示，如果“一群蠢货”寻求共和党总统提名，他将在2028年竞选总统。
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Sunday he would run for president in 2028 “if a bunch of goobers” seek the Republican nomination.
在NBC电视台《会见记者》节目中，这位路易斯安那州共和党人表示，他“目前”的计划是在2028年竞选连任参议员。
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Louisiana Republican said his plans “right now” are to run for reelection to the Senate in 2028.
但肯尼迪指出，如果他认为自己无法在上议院“发挥效力”，他将“考虑”竞选白宫。
But Kennedy noted that if he does not think he “can be effective” in the upper chamber, he “would consider” a bid for the Oval Office.
他告诉主持人克里斯汀·韦尔克尔：“我还没有做出决定。……在我这一派，如果一群蠢货参选，而我认为他们确实是蠢货，其中一个蠢货可能会赢，并且我认为我能做得更好，我就会考虑参选。但就目前而言，我正在竞选连任。”
“I haven’t made a decision. … On my side of the aisle, if a bunch of goobers run, and I think they’re goobers, and one of the goobers might win, and I think I could do a better job, I would consider running. But right now, I’m running for reelection,” he told host Kristen Welker.
肯尼迪于2017年进入上议院，今年已在多个州为共和党参议员候选人助选，包括上个月前往内布拉斯加州为参议员皮特·里基茨（内布拉斯加州共和党人）拉票。
Kennedy, who entered the upper chamber in 2017, has campaigned for Senate Republicans in multiple states this year, including when he visited Nebraska to stump for Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) last month.
肯尼迪将于2029年1月20日，即下一届总统就职典礼的预定日期，年满77岁。
Kennedy will be 77 on Jan. 20, 2029, the date of the next scheduled presidential inauguration.
如果他在该年当选并宣誓就任总统，肯尼迪将成为就职时第三年长的总统，仅次于特朗普总统开启第二任期时的年龄以及前总统拜登。
If elected and sworn in as president that year, Kennedy would become the third-oldest president at the time of inauguration — behind President Trump at the start of his second term and former President Biden.
在潜在的2028年共和党候选人中，副总统万斯在大多数民调中领先。哈佛大学、哈里斯民调公司和HarrisX在九月底进行的一项调查发现，在共和党受访者中，万斯以15个百分点的优势领先于小唐纳德·特朗普。
Vice President Vance leads in the majority of polls for the potential 2028 GOP field. A survey from Harvard University, the Harris Poll and HarrisX conducted in late September found Vance leading Donald Trump Jr. by 15 points among Republican respondents.
国务卿马可·鲁比奥、卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪、前美国驻联合国大使妮基·黑利以及政治评论员塔克·卡尔森位列前六名。
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and political commentator Tucker Carlson rounded out the top six.
副总统今年六月在接受CBS新闻的罗伯特·科斯塔采访时表示，他将在11月中期选举后与妻子、第二夫人乌莎·万斯讨论竞选总统的事宜。乌莎·万斯在七月生下了他们的第四个孩子。
The vice president told Robert Costa of CBS News in June he would discuss a presidential run with his wife, second lady Usha Vance, after the November midterms. Usha Vance gave birth to the couple’s fourth child in July.
当韦尔克尔询问约翰·肯尼迪是否有可能竞选副总统职位时，他直接予以否定，表示自己“不会谈论”另一位潜在的2028年候选人。
When Welker asked John Kennedy about the possibility of running against the vice president, he shot her down, saying he was “not going to talk about” another potential 2028 candidate.
这位路易斯安那州共和党人补充道：“我还没到那一步。我假设JD会参选……但我认为让两党都……拥有完整的候选人阵容是件好事。”
“I’m just not there yet,” the Louisiana Republican added. “I assume JD is going to run … but I think it’ll be good for both parties to … have a full field.”