
周二晚间,佐治亚州这场备受瞩目的美国参议院选举引发激烈交锋。佐治亚州民主党籍参议员乔恩·奥索夫指责共和党挑战者、众议员迈克·柯林斯任由“新纳粹宣传内容”在其家中传播;对此柯林斯则反击称,奥索夫所获得的资金支持来自一位与性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦有关联的亿万富翁。
Georgia's contentious U.S. Senate race erupted into a heated confrontation Tuesday night as Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., accused GOP challenger Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., of allowing the dissemination of "neo-Nazi propaganda" inside his own home, prompting Collins to fire back over Ossoff's financial support from a billionaire with ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
此次交锋发生在两位候选人为11月3日大选举行的第二场也是最后一场辩论中。该辩论由亚特兰大新闻俱乐部主办,并通过佐治亚州公共广播网进行直播。
The exchange unfolded during the candidates' second and final debate ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, which was hosted by the Atlanta Press Club and broadcast by Georgia Public Broadcasting network.
辩论期间,奥索夫试图将对手与白人至上主义挂钩,并多次要求柯林斯承诺制止其竞选团队传播仇恨言论,尤其是柯林斯的女婿——据奥索夫称,即便遭到舆论谴责,相关言论仍在继续传播。而柯林斯则指责民主党对手助长了针对自己家人的威胁言论,还拒绝退还来自领英联合创始人里德·霍夫曼的竞选资助,并质疑奥索夫为何支持那些与颇具争议的直播主哈桑·皮克尔有关联的候选人。
During the debate, Ossoff sought to tie his GOP opponent to White nationalism and repeatedly demanded that Collins commit to stopping the dissemination of hateful rhetoric involving his campaign staff, in particular Collins' son-in-law, which Ossoff alleged has continued despite blowback. Meanwhile, Collins accused his Democrat opponent of fueling threats against his family, refusing to return campaign support connected to LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and questioned Ossoff over his support for candidates linked to controversial streamer Hasan Piker.
民主党针对“爱泼斯坦门”发起的攻击适得其反:受与爱泼斯坦有关联的亿万富翁资助的顶尖候选人反而获益。
DEM ‘EPSTEIN CLASS’ ATTACK BACKFIRES AS TOP CANDIDATES FUNDED BY EPSTEIN-TIED BILLIONAIRE "How weak a person do you have to be to be unable to stop someone under your own roof from disseminating neo-Nazi propaganda while you run for the Senate?"
“一个人得有多软弱,才会无法阻止自己家里的人散布新纳粹宣传内容,而自己却还在竞选参议员呢?”奥斯夫质问道。他提到的正是其对手的女婿大卫·艾伦·希尔二世——据CNN报道,此人曾传播纳粹宣传图像、宣扬反犹太主义阴谋论,还向网络粉丝征询是否应制作一部题为《为什么Z世代不讨厌希特勒》的视频。
Ossoff asked, referencing reporting about his opponent's son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, who was the subject of a CNN investigation about sharing Nazi propaganda imagery, promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories and polling his online followers about whether he should produce a video titled "Why Gen-Z Doesn't Hate Hitler." "How about this, Mike?

“迈克,这样如何?我们可以就此握手为誓,”奥斯夫继续施压道,“今晚你能承诺:在接下来的三周竞选期内,绝不会再允许任何新纳粹宣传内容从你家传出吗?你能做出这样的承诺吗?”
We can shake hands on it," Ossoff continued to press. "Will you commit tonight that for the remainder of this campaign, it's just three weeks, Mike, you won't allow any more neo-Nazi propaganda to be produced from your house?
柯林斯则指责奥斯夫挑动民众对其家人的敌意,并提及自己和女婿收到的各种威胁。
Can you make that commitment?" Collins responded by accusing Ossoff of inflaming hostility toward his family, pointing to threats he said he and his son-in-law had received.
“我有点厌倦这种局面了,乔恩,”柯林斯说道,“就因为你的言论,现在有个疯子正蹲在监狱里。”他还称自己就在前一天又收到了新的威胁。
"I'm a little tired of this, Jon," Collins said.
对于自己从某被起诉组织的关联机构处收受了逾70万美元捐款一事,乔恩·奥索夫始终保持沉默。
"There's a crazy person in jail right now because of your rhetoric," he alleged, before saying he had received another threat just the previous day.
“你既没有公开谴责,也没有声讨里德·霍夫曼——这位向你提供了超过100万美元资助的重要捐赠人,”柯林斯反驳道,“为何你不予以谴责?为何不把那些钱退还回去?”
JON OSSOFF SILENT ON SPLC INDICTMENT AFTER TAKING MORE THAN $700K FROM AFFILIATE OF INDICTED GROUP "You have not denounced, you've not condemned Reid Hoffman, one of your largest donors out there, one that's been supporting you with over $1 million," Collins shot back. "Why don't you denounce that?
柯林斯所指的里德·霍夫曼是领英网的联合创始人、亿万富翁,也是民主党的重要资助者;他过去与爱泼斯坦的关系一直备受外界关注。霍夫曼承认,在爱泼斯坦2008年因性犯罪被判刑后,自己曾与其会面并造访过后者的私人岛屿。根据此前公开的竞选财务记录,霍夫曼还直接向奥索夫的竞选团队捐款7000美元,另向支持这位乔治亚州民主党人的政治行动委员会捐助了100万美元。
Why don't you return that money?" Collins was referring to Reid Hoffman, the billionaire LinkedIn co-founder and major Democratic donor whose past relationship with Epstein has drawn scrutiny. Hoffman has acknowledged meeting with Epstein after the financier's 2008 conviction for sex offenses and visiting his private island. Hoffman also contributed $7,000 directly to Ossoff's campaign and $1 million to a political action committee supporting the Georgia Democrat, according to previously reported campaign finance records.

在辩论早些时候,柯林斯更进一步,指控霍夫曼曾给爱泼斯坦送去冰淇淋,并附上提及“女孩们”的字条,同时再次要求奥索夫断绝与霍夫曼的财务往来。
Earlier in the debate, Collins went further, accusing Hoffman of sending Epstein ice cream with a message referencing girls, while again pressing Ossoff to reject his financial support.
“乔恩·奥索夫的头号捐赠人、最重要的资助者正是里德·霍夫曼——就是那个出现在相关档案中的人,就是那个在爱泼斯坦生日时送去冰淇淋并写道‘这是给女孩们准备的’的人,”柯林斯在辩论过程中如此说道。
"Jon Ossoff, his number one donor, one of his largest donors, is Reid Hoffman, the same guy that's in the same files, the same guy that sent ice cream, ice cream to Jeffrey Epstein on his birthday and said, 'This is for the girls,'" Collins said during an earlier exchange in the debate.
与图恩立场一致的团体动用巨额资金以捍卫参议院多数席位:宣扬“必胜口号”《华尔街日报》此前曾报道称,2014年霍夫曼确实给爱泼斯坦送去了冰淇淋,并附上字条说明这些冰淇淋是给爱泼斯坦本人或“给女孩们”的。霍夫曼已就自己与爱泼斯坦的交往致歉,称此举源于自己为麻省理工学院开展的筹款活动;目前他并未被指控与爱泼斯坦所犯下的罪行有任何关联。
THUNE-ALIGNED GROUPS UNLEASH HISTORIC WAR CHEST TO DEFEND SENATE MAJORITY: 'WINNING MESSAGE' The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Hoffman sent Epstein ice cream in 2014 with a message indicating it was intended for him or "for the girls." Hoffman has apologized for his association with Epstein, which he said stemmed from fundraising activities involving the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein's crimes.
不过,奥索夫拒绝将霍夫曼的情况与柯林斯所面临的指控相提并论,他辩称柯林斯面临的指控涉及某名住在其家中的人员,而非政治捐赠人。
Ossoff rejected the Hoffman comparison, however, arguing that the allegations against Collins involved someone living in the congressman's home rather than a political donor.
“迈克,如果这些人真的住在我的房子里,那我完全理解你会要求我为他们负责,”奥索夫说。“但我真正想问你的,是:你能否至少承诺在接下来的三周内,停止从你的住所发布新纳粹主义的宣传内容?”在辩论的早些时候,柯林斯直接被问及黑人民众对他的政治团队成员涉嫌与白人至上主义组织有联系的指控所表达的担忧。
"Mike, if any of these folks were based in my house, then I'd understand you to ask me to take responsibility for them," Ossoff said. "What I asked you, Mike, was, can you commit for just three weeks to stop the production of neo-Nazi propaganda from your home?" Earlier in the debate, Collins was directly questioned about concerns from Black Georgians over allegations of White-nationalist ties involving members of his political operation.
“我坚决谴责任何形式的仇恨言论和反犹太主义行为——这种行为令人发指,”柯林斯回应道,并表示在相关争议出现时他已经解雇了相关工作人员。
"I condemn any sort of hate speech, antisemitism, hate of any kind. It's abhorrent," Collins responded, adding that he had fired staffers when controversies arose.
柯林斯还试图将矛头转向奥索夫,批评后者对密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德(Abdul El-Sayed)的支持,并提到了左翼主播哈桑·皮克尔(Hasan Piker)——柯林斯严厉指责皮克尔称美国“罪有应得”(即认为美国应该遭受9/11事件),同时还宣扬反犹太主义言论。
Collins also sought to turn the accusations back on Ossoff by criticizing his support for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and invoking left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, who Collins blasted for saying the U.S. deserved 9/11, and promoting anti-Semitism.

“奥索夫一直支持那个讨厌以色列的阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德;而哈桑·皮克尔则是他的好朋友,他还声称美国‘罪有应得’,”柯林斯在周二晚上说道。
SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER "He hangs his hat on this Abdul El-Sayed, you know, the guy that hates Israel — best friends with Hasan Piker, who said that America deserves 9/11," Collins said Tuesday night.
此前,奥索夫也曾公开谴责过皮克尔的言论。他通过发言人向《亚特兰大宪法报》表示:“我坚决拒绝任何认为政治主张可以为针对犹太美国人或其他群体的暴力行为提供正当理由的言论。”
Ossoff has previously condemned Piker's rhetoric, telling The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through a spokesperson that he "unreservedly rejects reckless and dangerous rhetoric" suggesting political advocacy justifies violence against Jewish Americans or any other community.