距离中期选举只剩下三个多星期——而选民们正感到……他们对……以及生活成本感到沮丧。但还有一个问题也引起了选民的广泛关注：腐败。由于我们正经历着美国历史上似乎最腐败的政府，这个问题突然成为许多选区关注的焦点。
We have just over three weeks until the midterm elections— and voters are . They are frustrated with the and the cost of living But there is another issue near the top of voters’ minds: corruption That issue is suddenly a front-and-center concern in a lot of races because we are living through what appears to be the most corrupt administration in American history.
这不仅仅是唐纳德·特朗普总统一个人的问题，而是随处可见的现象：从因利益冲突而臭名昭著的人，比如特朗普的女婿贾里德·库什纳，到你可能甚至从未听说过的人，整个体系可以说就是一群骗子在互相欺骗，并利用自己的职位来谋取私利。
It’s not just President Donald Trump It’s everywhere you look: From people notorious for conflicts of interest, like Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to people you might not have even heard of, the whole enterprise arguably functions as a bunch of grifters grifting and using their positions to enrich themselves.
比如唐纳德·特朗普小儿子的前未婚妻金伯利·吉尔福伊尔，她现在是美国驻希腊大使。《华尔街日报》报道称，去年在准备确认听证会时，吉尔福伊尔曾告诉一位特朗普的捐赠者，她需要对方提供10万美元——而且她确实希望留下书面记录。根据该报查阅的短信内容，她曾给对方发过一个链接，并附上信息：“你可以直接寄到这里。如果你把钱电汇到美国运通公司，那里什么都不会显示出来。”
Like the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle the current U.S. ambassador to Greece. The Wall Street Journal reported that when Guilfoyle was preparing for her confirmation hearing last year, she told a Trump donor she needed $100,000 from him — and she did want to leave a paper trail. According to texts reviewed by the Journal, she texted him a link with the message: “You could just send it here. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express that’s all that will show.”
特朗普和他的家人——整个政府，而不仅仅是他的直系亲属——正在大快朵颐，而你却要为一加仑汽油支付4.50美元。
Trump and his family — the whole administration, not just his actual relatives — are feeding from a full trough while you are paying $4.50 for a gallon of gas.
据报道，吉尔福伊尔还警告这位捐赠者埃里克·迪特斯，不要在短信中讨论金钱或付款事宜，她写道：“埃里克，我真的希望你能停止把所有这些事情都留下书面记录。这非常危险，对你我都无益，而你可以直接通过加密通讯方式给我打电话。”吉尔福伊尔的律师对这些短信的真实性提出了质疑，但并未提供具体细节。此外，《华尔街日报》还报道称，迪特斯本人也存在信誉问题。
Guilfoyle also reportedly warned the donor, Eric Deters, not to discuss money or payments in text, writing: “Eric, I really wish you would stop papering all these things. It’s really dangerous and not helpful to you or me while you could simply just call me on signal.”An attorney for Guilfoyle challenged the authenticity of those texts but didn’t provide any specifics. And the Journal reported that Deters has his own history of credibility issues.
就在《新闻周刊》此前两周发布另一份报告之后，此事再次引发关注。该报告称，吉尔福伊尔曾与一名39岁的希腊能源游说者一同出行，并带其参加与外国官员的会面，同时为其企业大肆宣传。美国大使馆一名官员告诉《新闻周刊》，在那起事件中，吉尔福伊尔“完全遵守了美国国务院的指导方针”。但这并非个例。以戴维·米尔斯坦为例，他是美国驻以色列大使迈克·哈克比的一名工作人员，也是极右翼广播人马克·莱文的继子。
上个月，米尔斯坦因被《政治报》报道而受到批评——该报称，他曾向婚礼宾客发送一份9月16日的邀请函，通过二维码索要美元或以色列谢克尔的现金礼物。
This comes just two weeks after another report from the Journal that Guilfoyle traveled with a 39-year-old Greek energy lobbyist, brought him to meetings with foreign officials and talked up his businesses. A U.S. Embassy official told the Journal that, in that case, she was in “full compliance with State Department guidance.”But it’s not just a one-off. Take David Milstein, a staffer for U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee in Israel and the stepson of far-right broadcaster Mark Levin Last month Milstein, a top-secret-cleared official, took heat after Politico reported that he sent wedding guests a Sept. 16 invitation soliciting monetary gifts in U.S. dollars or Israeli shekels through a QR code.
在被问及该请求是否获得了美国国务院和白宫的批准时，米尔斯坦表示，这条信息原本仅面向希望了解婚礼礼品清单信息的家人和密友，却误发给了更广泛的名单，而且他和伴侣无法接受礼物。
After being asked whether the solicitation had State Department and White House approval, Milstein said the message was meant only for family and close friends seeking registry information, was mistakenly sent to a broader list and that he and his partner could not accept gifts.
正如《政治报》所报道的：“在邀请函发出与米尔斯坦声称删除二维码的周六之间，尚不清楚是否有任何现金礼物被交换。”本周，《纽约时报》也报道称，在克里斯蒂·诺姆担任国土安全部部长的最后一天，她从一家承包商处购买了五架大型飞机，总价比这些飞机的实际价值高出数千万美元。其中一架豪华波音737飞机内设有酒吧、卧室、大理石淋浴间和一个大型餐厅。
As Politico reported, “It’s unclear whether any monetary gifts changed hands in the days between the invitation and Saturday, when Milstein says he took down the codes.”This week, the Times also reported that, on her last day running the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem bought five massive airplanes from a contractor for tens of millions more than they appeared to be worth, including a luxury 737 featuring a bar, a bedroom, a marble shower and a large dining room.
据《纽约时报》称，出售这些飞机的公司主席威廉·沃尔特斯在2024年向诺姆的政治行动委员会捐赠了1万美元。该公司告诉该报，沃尔特斯当时并不知道该组织与诺姆有关——尽管该组织成立的目的是支持她，其网站上还显著展示了她的照片。
According to the Times, the chair of the company that sold those planes, William Walters, gave $10,000 to Noem’s political action committee in 2024. The company told the paper Walters did not know the group was associated with Noem at the time — though it existed to support her and its website prominently displayed a photo of her face.
《纽约时报》报道称，诺姆目前担任美国国务院特别代表，但她拒绝回答有关此次出售的具体问题。相反，她似乎将接替自己的马克韦恩·穆林推到了风口浪尖，称此次采购是在其任职期间完成的。
The Times reported that Noem, now a special envoy at the State Department, declined to answer specific questions about the sale. Instead, she appeared to throw her replacement, Markwayne Mullin under the bus, saying the purchase was completed under his tenure.
这一切发生的时间点，恰好是在《新闻周刊》报道诺姆在国土安全部的前首席助理科里·莱万多夫斯基试图通过向卡塔尔和阿拉伯联合酋长国官员索求报酬以换取接触机会之后。莱万多夫斯基否认曾寻求与外国政府签订任何合同。
This all comes just after the Journal Noem’s former top aide at DHS, Corey Lewandowski, sought to be paid by officials from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in exchange for access. Lewandowski denied seeking any contracts with foreign governments.
此外，周四《金融时报》报道称，白宫幕僚长苏西·怀尔斯的女儿凯蒂·怀尔斯，正在为一家美国游说公司工作，而该公司代表的是波斯尼亚境内一个亲弗拉基米尔·普京俄罗斯的塞尔维亚飞地——塞尔维亚共和国。
And on Thursday, The Financial Times Katie Wiles, the daughter of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, is working for a U.S. lobbying firm that represents Republika Srpska, a small Serbian enclave in Bosnia that is aligned with Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
据《金融时报》报道，八月中旬，凯蒂·怀尔斯前往塞尔维亚共和国，此次行程由该游说公司组织。该公司由特朗普2016年总统竞选活动的顾问卡洛斯·特鲁希略创立。
According to The Financial Times, in mid-August, Katie Wiles traveled to Republika Srpska on a trip organized by the lobbying firm, which was founded by Carlos Trujillo, an adviser on Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
上个月，苏西·怀尔斯在华盛顿与波斯尼亚政府中排名最高的塞尔维亚官员举行了一次会议。一位白宫官员告诉《金融时报》，此次会议请求来自大陆战略公司的合伙人亚历克斯·加西亚，他曾担任总统2024年竞选活动的副政治总监。
Last month, Susie Wiles held a meeting with the top-ranking Serb in Bosnia’s government in Washington. A White House official told The Financial Times that the request for that meeting came from Alex Garcia, a partner at Continental Strategy who served as deputy political director of the president’s 2024 campaign.
一位白宫官员告诉《金融时报》，苏西·怀尔斯不会与女儿们讨论工作事务。大陆战略公司表示，凯蒂·怀尔斯八月份的塞尔维亚共和国之行是代表另一家客户进行的，并且她从未就塞尔维亚共和国问题与美国政府官员有过任何交谈。
A White House official told The Financial Times that Susie Wiles does not discuss work matters with her daughters. Continental Strategy said Katie Wiles August trip to Republika Srpska was on behalf of a separate client and that she had never spoken with any U.S. government officials about Republika Srpska.
或许这仅仅是一场巧合：特朗普另外两位长期担任高级政治顾问的人物，包括其前竞选经理克里斯·拉西维塔，也在上周日塞尔维亚共和国举行选举前，为亲俄罗斯的候选人提供建议。
It’s probably just a coincidence that two of Trump’s other longtime top political advisers, including his former campaign manager, Chris LaCivita were also advising Republika Srpska’s Russia-aligned candidates ahead of elections there last Sunday.
以上说的只是那些新近的事情。这还不包括特朗普重返白宫以来，其核心圈子成员被指控涉及的其他多起腐败案件。
That is all just the new stuff. It doesn’t include the many other instances of alleged corruption from members of Trump’s inner circle since he returned to the White House.
当然，他们之所以都表现得如此，是因为站在最顶端的那个人——一个以“天才商人”形象为整个骗局核心的家伙，实际上不过是个靠家世继承巨额遗产、还多次挥霍无度的纨绔子弟。
Of course, they are all acting this way because the guy at the very top — a guy whose whole con was that he was this brilliant businessman, when in fact he was just a legacy case who received a big inheritance from his father, one he squandered multiple times.
但现在，他确实找到了一种行之有效的商业模式：成为总统历史上最腐败的总统。
But now, he has actually found a business model that works, which is being the most corrupt president in the history of presidents.
这套模式与犯罪家族如出一辙：“教父”会罩着自己的手下。他会确保每个人都分到属于自己的地盘，让他们能从中捞点好处。但他们必须时刻保证，把该给老大的那份交足，并让他始终满意。
It works a lot like a crime family“The Don” has his people’s backs. He makes sure everybody gets their fiefdoms. They can get their beaks wet. But they’ve always got to make sure they’re giving the boss his due and keeping him happy.
你知道谁对这套运作方式颇有见解吗？那些为此掏钱的人，比如卷入吉尔福伊尔腐败丑闻的捐赠者——特朗普的支持者埃里克·迪特斯。当被问及吉尔福伊尔向他索要10万美元一事时，他说：“这绝对是一场权钱交易。”
You know who has thoughts on how this is supposed to work? The people who are paying into it, like that donor involved in Guilfoyle’s alleged corruption scandal, Deters Trump donor Eric Deters on Guilfoyle asking him for $100K: ‘Absolutely was a quid pro quo’
2026年10月8日，周四，他在接受MS NOW的彼得·亚历山大采访时称，他认为吉尔福伊尔是个“骗子”，并表示相信吉尔福伊尔和特朗普政府的其他官员“对不止我一个人做过这种事”。迪特斯还猛烈批评了总统和他的儿子们“公然发家致富”。
October 8, 2026 On Thursday, he told MS NOW’s Peter Alexander that he thought she was a “grifter” and said he believed Guilfoyle and other Trump administration officials had “done this to more than me.”Deter also slammed the president and his sons for “getting rich out in the open.”
然而，当亚历山大问他是否后悔投票给特朗普时，他回答“不”，并表示自己“还会再次投票给特朗普和MAGA候选人”。
However, when Alexander asked whether Deter regretted voting for Trump, he said “no” and told him he “would vote for Trump and MAGA candidates again.”
这就是裙带关系的本质。特朗普和他的家人——不仅是直系亲属，而是整个政府——就是这样在丰盛的食槽中饱食，而你却要为每加仑4.5美元的高价汽油买单。
That’s cronyism in a nutshell. That’s how Trump and his family — the whole administration, not just his actual relatives — are feeding from a full trough while you are paying $4.50 for a gallon of gas The post Trump World’s alleged grift has all the hallmarks of a crime family MS NOW