随着唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持率持续下滑，共和党人正为即将到来的中期选举做准备。党内一些人士开始祭出一个老套的“话术工具”：把责任推给幕僚。
With President Donald Trump’s approval ratings sagging and Republicans bracing for a rough midterm election, some in the party are reaching for an old rhetorical escape hatch: Blame the aides.
在最近接受MS NOW采访时，参议员汤姆·蒂利斯称，特朗普在应对物价上涨危机方面得到了错误的建议。9月份，佛罗里达州众议员玛丽亚·埃尔维拉·萨拉萨尔在一段针对特朗普的广告中说道：“您的一些顾问正在给您提供错误的建议”，内容涉及移民政策的执行。同年6月，得克萨斯州参议员泰德·克鲁兹在批评可能与伊朗达成的协议时也使用了类似说辞：“我认为，很不幸，总统正收到错误的建议。”鲁尔：您认为总统为何会采取这种立场呢？蒂利斯：呃……我觉得他是得到了错误的建议。
In a recent interview with MS NOW, Sen. Thom Tillis said Trump has gotten bad advice on the affordability crisis. In an ad directed at Trump that aired in September, Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar said that “some of your advisers are giving you bad advice” on immigration enforcement. And in June, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz used the same line while criticizing a potential deal with Iran: “I think the president, unfortunately, is receiving bad advice.”RUHLE: Why do you think the president is taking this position?TILLIS: Uhhh. I think he got bad adviceRUHLE: Why do you talk about advice?
鲁尔：您为何总提到“建议”呢？他可是总统啊！您之前还说他具备出色的政治直觉，可如今数百万美国民众正饱受生活成本上涨之苦啊。——亚伦·鲁帕尔 (@atrupar.com) 2026年10月6日14时04分40秒将责任归咎于顾问这一手段在美国政坛由来已久：它能让议员公开承认总统在某议题上的政策不得人心，同时又不必彻底与总统决裂，也不必疏远那些依然支持总统的选民。
He's the president! You said he's got great political instincts, and millions of Americans are suffering —Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-10-06T14:04:40.887Z Blaming advisers has a long pedigree in American politics, because it lets a lawmaker publicly acknowledge that a president’s record on an issue is unpopular without fully breaking with the president — or with the voters who still support him.
2009年，民主党众议员约翰·康耶斯称，巴拉克·奥巴马在阿富汗问题上得到了“一群小丑般的顾问”提供的错误建议。在特朗普的第一任期内，类似情况也屡见不鲜：众议员托马斯·马西指出，总统在试图废除《平价医疗法案》一事上得到了错误的建议；众议员马克·梅多斯则称，总统在边境墙资金筹措问题上也收到了错误的建议。
In 2009, Democratic Rep. John Conyers said Barack Obama was getting “bad advice from … clowns” on Afghanistan. Trump’s first term produced repeated versions: Rep. Thomas Massie said he was getting bad advice on the attempted Affordable Care Act repeal , while Rep. Mark Meadows said the president was getting bad advice on border-wall funding .
在某些情况下，这种说辞还能让盟友与总统维持良好关系，甚至借此引导总统采纳自己提出的建议。2006年，共和党众议员克里斯·谢伊斯便利用这一话术来促使乔治·W·布什调整对伊拉克的政策：“当有人不断给您提供错误的建议时，您就需要找其他人来给您提供正确的建议。”
In some cases, the framing also allows an ally to maintain a positive relationship and maybe even steer the president toward the ally’s own recommendations. In 2006, Republican Rep. Chris Shays used the frame to push George W. Bush to shift his Iraq policy: “When people keep giving you bad advice , you need to get other people to give you good advice.”
但这个借口对特朗普来说并不完全奏效。过去十年里，他一直将自己塑造成美国政坛独一无二的存在。在2016年的党代会上，他 famously 宣称：“只有我才能解决这个问题。”他还多次声称，自己对“伊斯兰国”的了解比将军们更多，对经济的了解比美联储更多，对法院的了解也比“地球上任何一个人”都多。此外，他在第二个任期的政府中任命了大量内阁官员，这些人对他赞不绝口。
But this excuse doesn’t quite work with Trump. He’s spent a decade presenting himself as a singular figure in American politics. In his 2016 convention speech, he famously claimed that “I alone can fix it.”He has claimed, at various points, to know more about ISIS than the generals , more about the economy than the Federal Reserve and more about the courts than “any human being on Earth.”He has also filled his second-term administration with Cabinet officials who lavish him with praise.
但这个借口对特朗普来说并不完全奏效。过去十年里，他一直将自己塑造成美国政坛独一无二的存在。
But this excuse doesn’t quite work with Trump. He’s spent a decade presenting himself as a singular figure in American politics.
去年，特朗普同样无视了关于其大规模关税政策经济影响的警告。在金曼萨克银行负责人称关税将推高成本后，特朗普写道，该银行对市场和关税都做出了“错误预测”，并且“错了，就像他们在许多其他事情上一样错误”。
Last year, Trump similarly dismissed warnings about the economic effects of his sweeping tariffs. After the head of Goldman Sachs said the tariffs would raise costs, Trump wrote that the bank had made “a bad prediction” about both the market and tariffs and was “wrong, just like they are wrong about so much else.”
今年2月，在联合参谋部主席警告他对伊朗发动军事打击的风险后，特朗普公开否认了这一说法，并称这位将军认为这样的战争“很容易取胜”。随后，他亲自强调关键一点：“最终做决定的是我。”
In February, after reports that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs had warned him about the risks of a military strike on Iran, Trump publicly disputed the account and said that the general believed such a war would be “easily won.”Then he made the relevant point himself: “I am the one that makes the decision.”
而他身边的人似乎也越来越明白这种安排。据Axios援引匿名消息人士报道，白宫高级顾问和共和党民选官员表示，他们甚至不再试图改变特朗普的想法。“何必费事呢？”一位长期担任其顾问并钦佩他的人对该媒体表示。“他才是老板。”
And the people around him increasingly seem to understand the arrangement. Top White House aides and elected Republicans have said they no longer even try to change Trump’s mind, according to an Axios report citing unnamed sources. “Why bother?” a longtime adviser and admirer told the publication . “He’s the boss.”
将责任归咎于特朗普的顾问，甚至也无法避免这位总统的怒火。在萨拉扎尔的广告播出后，特朗普起初表示他只是不同意她的观点，而她也称与特朗普的谈话“彬彬有礼”。一周后，他在社交媒体上转发批评她的帖子，其中几条甚至呼吁将她替换掉。
Blaming Trump’s advisers doesn’t even avoid this president’s wrath. After Salazar’s ad aired, Trump initially said he simply disagreed with her, and she reported a “courteous” conversation with him. A week later, he amplified social media posts criticizing her, including several that called for replacing her.
对于希望在某个问题上与特朗普划清界限的共和党人来说，这里有一条建议：找更好的说辞。
For Republicans looking to break with Trump on an issue, here’s some advice: Find a better line.
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