总统唐纳德·特朗普周一在为堪萨斯州参议员罗杰·马歇尔（R-Kan.）辩护时使用了反犹太主义的侮辱性词汇，此前一篇文章称他在执业医生时期曾起诉数百名因未付债务的患者。特朗普在堪萨斯州的竞选集会上表示，该报道让马歇尔（他并非犹太人）被描述成“某种沙洛克式的人”，使用了一个普遍被认定为对犹太人具有冒犯性的术语。
President Donald Trump used an antisemitic slur Monday in defending Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., after an article said he sued hundreds of patients over unpaid debts when he was a practicing physician. Speaking at a campaign rally in Kansas, Trump said the reporting made Marshall, who is not Jewish, out to be “some kind of a shylock-type guy,” using a term widely recognized as offensive toward Jewish people.
白宫未就特朗普的言论立即回应置评请求。特朗普去年在一次演讲中也曾使用同样的侮辱性词汇来形容剥削性的银行家，当时他在推广其广泛的国内政策法案。一些犹太团体谴责了他使用该词。“沙洛克”是威廉·莎士比亚戏剧《威尼斯商人》中的一个犹太角色，有时被称为放贷者。反诽谤联盟在为教育工作者教授该剧而编写的指南中表示：“沙洛克，以及由此延伸的所有犹太人，被描述为贪财、狡猾和残忍。”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s remarks. Trump used the same slur last year in a speech to describe exploitative bankers as he was promoting his sweeping domestic policy bill. Some Jewish groups denounced his use of the term. “Shylock” is a Jewish character in William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice” sometimes called a usurer. The Anti-Defamation League, in a guide for educators teaching the play, says, “Shylock, and by extension, all Jews, are presented as money-hungry, conniving, and cruel.”
当时特朗普否认知道该词的反犹太含义，称他“从未以这种方式听说过”，并补充说：“对我来说，沙洛克就是指那些高利放贷的人。”前总统乔·拜登在2014年因使用该词而遭到反弹，后来他为此道歉。马歇尔是一名产科-妇科医生，去月《纽约时报》报道称他起诉了超过700名因未付医疗账单的患者，这导致大量因未出庭而发出的逮捕令。
Trump at the time denied having knowledge of the antisemitic connotations of the term, saying he had “never heard it that way” and adding, “To me, shylock is somebody that’s a moneylender at high rates.”Former President Joe Biden faced backlash in 2014 for using the word, which he later apologized for. Marshall, an obstetrician-gynecologist, faced backlash after The New York Times reported last month that he sued more than 700 patients for unpaid bills, which resulted in scores of arrest warrants for missed court dates.
他的律师表示，马歇尔与这些逮捕令或逮捕无关，而马歇尔称该报道是一次“暗杀式攻击”。“你在那些事情上被坑了，”特朗普周一在谈到该报道时对台上的马歇尔说。他没有点名提及《纽约时报》。自2021年以来一直代表堪萨斯州参议院的马歇尔，将在一场比预期更激烈的竞选中面对亚当·汉密尔顿。
His lawyer said Marshall had no involvement in the warrants or the arrests, and Marshall called the story a “hit job.”“You got screwed with that stuff,” Trump said Monday about the reporting, addressing Marshall onstage. He did not mention the Times by name. Marshall, who has represented Kansas in the Senate since 2021, faces Adam Hamilton in a closer-than-expected race.
汉密尔顿是一位大型教会的牧师，也曾是共和党成员。他曾考虑以独立候选人身份参选，最终决定今年以民主党人身份出马。目前，他已获得该州多位颇具影响力的共和党及民主党人士的支持。无党派的库克政治报告将这场竞选描述为“胜负难料”；NBC新闻则称这场竞选竞争激烈，但共和党略占优势。
Hamilton is a megachurch pastor and former Republican who said he decided to run as a Democrat this year after having considered a bid as an independent. Hamilton has picked up a number of endorsements from influential Republicans and Democrats in the state. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report characterizes the race as a “toss-up.”NBC News lists it as competitive but leaning toward the GOP.