你好，“早安乔”家人！我们喜欢听到你们的声音。以下是本周你们关心的问题。和往常一样，你们随时可以写信给我们。
Hello, “Morning Joe” family! We love hearing from you. Here’s what was on your mind this week. As always, you can write to us anytime.
乔——看到我那些好朋友和家人对特朗普两届政府的无能和腐败如此轻视，真是令人沮丧。他们的理由是“这并非新鲜事，所有政客都腐败”。结果，他们不关注华盛顿特区的日常动态。知情选民的概念怎么了？——凯文·H.，北卡罗来纳州威尔明顿凯文，我理解你的沮丧。我认识的许多朋友，在支持唐纳德·特朗普时，会无视不便的事实，转而追逐让他们感觉更好的阴谋论。事实并不支持他们。
Joe — it’s so frustrating to see good friends of mine and family be so dismissive of the incompetence and corruption in both Trump administrations. Their rationale is “it’s nothing new and all politicians are corrupt.”As a result they don’t pay attention to the daily goings-on in D.C. Whatever happened to the concept of an informed electorate? — Kevin H., Wilmington, N.C. Kevin, I share your frustration. So many friends I have known ignore inconvenient facts while chasing conspiracy theories that make them feel better about supporting Donald Trump. The facts are not on their side.
当我问他们信息从何而来时，他们说不关注新闻，因为媒体不可信。但当我进一步追问时，我常常发现，他们每天都在从Facebook上的虚假帖子、由中国宗教邪教运营的《大纪元时报》等网站，以及其他没有编辑、道德准则或新闻标准的阴谋论媒体那里，不断接受谎言的灌输。
When I ask where they get their information, they tell me that they don’t follow the news because media outlets can’t be trusted. But when I push harder, I often learn they are fed a steady stream of lies daily from false posts on Facebook, from websites like Epoch Times run by Chinese religious cults, and from other conspiracy-fueled outlets that have no editors, ethical guidelines, or journalistic standards.
最新的福克斯新闻民调带来了好消息：选民将腐败列为2026年选举中最重要的议题。随着杂货、汽油、柴油、医疗和租金成本飞涨，美国人正更加关注那些利用政府职位为自己和家人谋取私利的政客。这对唐纳德·特朗普来说是坏消息。
The latest Fox News poll brings welcome news: Corruption is listed by voters as the most important issue in the 2026 election. With costs exploding for groceries, gas, diesel, healthcare, and rent, Americans are paying closer attention to politicians who use their position in government to enrich themselves and their families. That is bad news for Donald Trump.
考虑到特朗普对一切的鲁莽行为，如果民主党设法夺取众议院和参议院控制权，他们能做些什么来缓解特朗普破坏我们的民主、乌克兰战争等方面的努力？——道格·B.取决于胜选的幅度，民主党应寻找与共和党合作的机会，以解决腐败、生活成本危机以及特朗普继续支持弗拉基米尔·普京入侵乌克兰的问题。他们应从最具凝聚力的议题入手：乌克兰。
Considering Trump’s reckless behavior towards EVERYTHING, if the Democrats manage to flip the House and Senate, what can they do to thaw Trump’s efforts to undermine our democracy, the Ukrainian war, etc.? — Doug B. Depending on their margin of victory, Democrats should look for opportunities to work with Republicans to address corruption, the cost of living crisis, and Trump‘s continued support for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. They should start with the most unifying issue: Ukraine.
共和党和民主党应就乌克兰问题通过两党法案，并以足以推翻总统否决的优势通过。此类立法可以积极支持自由战士抵御俄罗斯入侵的努力。
Republicans and Democrats should pass bipartisan bills regarding Ukraine with veto-proof margins. Such legislation could aggressively support the freedom fighters’ efforts to push back against the Russian invasion.
许多共和党参议员对他们的总统急于与一名前克格勃特工合作破坏西方民主感到震惊。如果民主党下个月大胜，预计共和党议员将排队支持乌克兰资助法案，这些法案可能对战争结果产生强大影响。
Many Republican senators are horrified that their president is eagerly working with a former KGB spy to undermine Western democracy. If Democrats win big next month, expect GOP lawmakers to line up in support of Ukrainian funding measures that could have a powerful impact on the war’s outcome.
共和党和民主党还可以通过重新掌握关税权和国会宣战权来降低物价。
Republicans and Democrats can also drive down prices by retaking control of their tariff authority and Congress’s power to declare war.
两年来，共和党多数派耻辱地将这些职责交给了唐纳德·特朗普，他出于最轻率的理由发动战争并对各国征收关税。这些战争和关税最终成为中产阶级美国人以及其他无法承受杂货店或加油站更高成本的人的税收。
For two years, Republican majorities have shamefully abdicated those duties to Donald Trump, who has started wars and levied tariffs on countries for the most reckless of reasons. Those wars and tariffs end up working as taxes on middle-class Americans and others who can’t afford higher costs at the grocery store or gas pump.
我也预计共和党将与民主党多数派合作，采取反腐败措施，防止特朗普家族继续从公共服务中牟利。目前，腐败是一个团结两党成员的议题，这些成员过去20个月来对总统及其家人的做法感到震惊或羞耻。
I would also expect Republicans to work with Democratic majorities on anti-corruption measures aimed at stopping the Trump family from continuing to cash in on public service. Right now, corruption is an issue that unites members of both parties who have been horrified or ashamed by the practices of the president and his family over the past 20 months.
还应预计众议院和参议院监督委员会将有大量活动，他们将努力揭露自特朗普第二任期开始以来策划的任何权钱交易计划。
Also expect much activity from the oversight committees in both the House and Senate, as they work to uncover any pay-to-play schemes hatched from the start of Trump’s second administration.
特朗普最近一直在与普京频繁交谈，并给予他制裁宽松，并从俄罗斯购买柴油燃料。距离选举仅剩两周，你认为特朗普可能让普京作为回报干预中期选举的可能性有多大？
Trump has been talking to Putin a lot lately and giving him relief from sanctions and buying diesel fuel from Russia. With only two weeks for the election, what do you think about the possibility that Trump is having Putin disrupt the midterm elections in return for favors?
—— Pat M.，匹兹堡 尽管唐纳德·特朗普及其支持者散布谎言，弗拉基米尔·普京在2016年、2020年和2024年积极干预美国大选。我毫不怀疑，他正在利用国家权力，从今天起直到2026年大选，每一天都在美国散布虚假信息。
— Pat M., Pittsburgh Despite the lies spread by Donald Trump and his supporters, Vladimir Putin worked aggressively to influence American elections in 2016, 2020, and 2024. I have no doubt that he is using his state authority to spread disinformation across the United States today and every day up until the 2026 election.
普京对民主的战争不仅是在乌克兰前线打响的。他还通过网络战和虚假信息，扭曲政策辩论，操纵欧洲和美洲大陆的政治结果。遗憾的是，这些努力收效颇丰，一群蠢才甘愿充当俄罗斯的“有用的傻瓜”。希望民主党若能控制国会，会将这一切曝光。
Putin’s war on democracy has not just been fought on the front lines in Ukraine. It has also been waged through cyberwarfare and misinformation to twist policy debates and shape political outcomes across Europe and the Americas. Unfortunately, these efforts have worked all too well, as a confederacy of dunces has willingly lined up to play useful idiots for Russia. Here’s hoping that all of that will be exposed by Democrats if they can take control of Congress.
Joe，领袖分两类：一类迎合我们最卑劣的本能，另一类激励我们成为更好的自己。谁激励你成为比原本更好的人？—— Gary B.，北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒非常感谢你的精彩提问，Gary。
Joe, leaders fall into two categories: those who appeal to our basest instincts and those who inspire us to become better versions of ourselves. Who has inspired you to become better than you would have been without their influence? — Gary B., Greensboro, N.C.
昨天，《早安Joe》节目播放了一段关于埃塞尔·肯尼迪生平岁月的专题，由她的女儿凯里讲述。看着她的故事和那些影像在屏幕上闪过，让我意识到鲍比·肯尼迪对我的从政决定影响有多大。
Thank you so much for your great question, Gary. Yesterday, “Morning Joe” ran a package on the life and times of Ethel Kennedy as told by her daughter Kerry. Watching her story and those images flash across the screen reminded me how much Bobby Kennedy influenced my decision to get into politics.
读了小阿瑟·施莱辛格为这位参议员撰写的传记后，我深受一位敢于有所作为的男子激励——即使他的世界观与我不同。
After reading Arthur Schlesinger Jr.’s biography of the senator, I found myself inspired by a man who dared to make a difference — even if his worldview was different than mine.
最打动我的是，1968年4月4日马丁·路德·金遇刺当晚，鲍比·肯尼迪所做的事。当时肯尼迪正在印第安纳波利斯竞选总统，但他坚持要绕道进入市中心贫民区，将这一噩耗告诉黑人选民。
I was most moved by what Bobby Kennedy did the night Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Kennedy was campaigning for the presidency in Indianapolis that day, but wanted to take a detour into the inner city to tell Black voters the terrible news.
印第安纳波利斯警察局敦促他远离，担心市中心会发生骚乱和流血事件。肯尼迪坚持前往，当晚晚些时候，一名警察护送他和他的司机来到该社区边缘，然后停车掉头返回。肯尼迪的车继续开往目的地，他下车向听众发表讲话：埃文·托马斯在2007年为《华盛顿月刊》撰写的一篇回忆那一夜的文章中写道：“随着金遇刺的消息传遍全国贫困社区，110个城市爆发骚乱，造成39人死亡、2500人受伤。但在肯尼迪发表讲话的印第安纳波利斯市，一切平静。”
The Indianapolis Police Department urged him to stay away, fearing there would be riots and bloodshed downtown. Kennedy persisted, and later that evening, a police escort guided him and his driver to the edge of the neighborhood before stopping and turning around. Kennedy’s car made its way to his destination, and he got out to address his audience: Remembering that night in a 2007 essay for Washington Monthly, Evan Thomas wrote, “As news of King’s death spread through poor neighborhoods across the country, riots broke out in 110 cities, killing 39 people and injuring 2,500. But in the city of Indianapolis, where Kennedy had spoken, it was quiet.”