独立政治评论员斯蒂芬·A·史密斯周二在NewsNation举办的一场活动中抨击特朗普总统在可负担性问题上的信息传递——这是进入中期选举时选民最关心的议题。NewsNation是《国会山报》的广播合作伙伴。
史密斯对该媒体的克里斯·库莫说：“每次看到特朗普，他似乎都在对着某个商业网络或首席执行官们说话，而不是对着餐桌旁的普通民众。”
Independent political commentator Stephen A. Smith slammed President Trump over his messaging on affordability — a top issue for voters heading into the midterm elections — during a Tuesday event hosted by NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner. “Every time you see Trump, he seems to be talking to some business network or the CEOs instead of people at the kitchen table,” Smith told the outlet’s Chris Cuomo. “That’s not how he got reelected in 2024,” the political commentator continued.
这位政治评论员继续说道：“那不是他在2024年连任的方式。他在2024年连任不仅仅是因为他能指出民主党忽视了可负担性等问题。”特朗普在2024年总统竞选中主要承诺降低生活成本，称将把汽油价格降至每加仑2美元以下，将抵押贷款利率降至2%。
“He got reelected in 2024 not just because he was able to point to the lack of attention that the Democrats were paying to issues like affordability.”Trump largely ran on promises to bring down the cost of living during his 2024 presidential campaign, saying he would bring the price of gasoline below $2 a gallon and mortgage rates down to 2 percent.
然而，随着伊朗战争和与加拿大的贸易战导致成本上升，总统在整体工作表现和经济管理方面的支持率均受到冲击。
However, the president’s approval ratings on his overall job performance and on his handling of the economy have taken a hit as costs rise amid the Iran war and his trade fight with Canada.
尽管一些关键摇摆州的共和党人试图与特朗普的政治品牌保持距离，但总统仍反复敦促美国人在11月投票时，就像他本人“在选票上”一样。
The president has repeatedly urged Americans to cast their votes this November as if he were “on the ballot” even as some Republicans in battleground states seek to distance themselves from Trump’s political brand.
在9月达拉斯举行的共和党中期选举大会上，特朗普承诺如果共和党今秋保持对国会两院的控制权，将向每位美国成年人发放5000美元支票。
During the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas in September, Trump promised to pay out $5,000 checks to every U.S. adult if the Republican Party maintained control of both chambers of Congress this fall.
本月初，总统还宣布其政府将向参加联邦医疗保险的2000万老年人发放90美元支票，以抵消保费成本。
The president also announced earlier this month that his administration would send $90 checks to 20 million seniors enrolled in Medicare to offset premium costs.
史密斯表示，这种信息传递“在美国人那里行不通”。“他们不会上当，”他继续说道，“他们期望他表现得更好，但他没有给人留下他更好的印象。”
Smith said this type of messaging is “not washing with the American people.”“They’re not falling for that,” he continued. “They expected him to be better, and he has not given the impression that he is better.”