随着与伊朗的冲突导致油价上涨，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普最忠实的支持者之一表示，如果这能阻止德黑兰获得核武器，他们愿意在加油站多付钱——即使距离中期选举仅剩两周。
As gas prices climb amid the conflict with Iran, some of President Donald Trump's most loyal supporters say they're willing to pay more at the pump if it means keeping Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon — even with the midterm elections just two weeks away.
“如果你真的是个好美国人，你就不会只为自己着想，也不会只考虑自己在汽油上花了多少钱。你要想的是你的孩子、孙子和曾孙的生活会是什么样子，”一名选民周二晚间告诉福克斯新闻数字版。“他们将长成什么样？你必须让伊朗那个政治政权没有核武器。”“如果我们现在不做点什么，多付一美元一加仑难道不值得吗？”他补充道。
"If you're really a good American, you'll be thinking not for yourself or how much you're spending for gas. But what life is going to be like for your children, your grandchildren and great-grandchildren," one voter told Fox News Digital on Tuesday evening. "What will they grow up to? You have to keep those people in the political regime in Iran without a nuclear weapon." "If we don't do something now, isn't that worth paying another dollar a gallon?" he added.
福克斯新闻数字版在特朗普周二在皮特-格林维尔机场举行的集会后，采访了几名选民，就油价上涨、即将到来的中期选举以及持续的与伊朗的战争交换了意见。这场战争导致油价飙升，加剧了美国民众对负担能力的担忧。
Fox News Digital spoke with several voters following Trump's Tuesday rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport about rising gas prices, the upcoming midterm elections and the ongoing war with Iran, which has sent oil prices surging and added to Americans' affordability concerns.
“自从‘困倦乔’以来，情况变化不大，”另一位当地选民肖娜谈到前总统乔·拜登时告诉福克斯新闻数字版。“至少油价……但[特朗普]正在尽其所能地利用他现有的资源。因为，你知道，他不是国会。他只能通过这么多。”另一名集会参加者告诉福克斯新闻数字版，阻止伊朗获得核武器，其价值超过了美国司机承受更高油价的成本。
"Things haven't changed much since Sleepy Joe," another local voter, Shauna, told Fox News Digital about former President Joe Biden. "At least prices ... But [Trump is] doing the best he can with what he has. Because, you know, he's not Congress. He can only pass so much." Another rallygoer told Fox News Digital that preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon was worth the cost of higher gas prices for American drivers.
特朗普选民称物价正压垮他们的钱包，但并未将责任归咎于总统。“我们相信他（特朗普）所说的话以及他所代表的立场，”当地选民迈克尔对福克斯新闻数字频道表示。“如今你听到人们说，你们不是想把政客赶出华盛顿吗……我们让一位商人上台了，他从未声称自己是政客，他是个商人。”
TRUMP VOTERS SAY COSTS ARE CRUSHING THEIR WALLETS — BUT LOOK PAST PRESIDENT FOR BLAME "We believed in what he [Trump] was saying and what he stood for," local voter Michael told Fox News Digital. "And you hear people today saying, y'all wanted to get politicians out of Washington ... We got a businessman in, [he] never claimed to be a politician, he's a businessman."
“即使汽油价格上涨是因为他在伊朗的所作所为，”他补充道。“对我来说，这值得承受高油价。我每天都愿意这样，只为阻止像伊朗这样的国家并夺走其核力量。这根本不用多想，你知道的。那么，油价会降下来吗？绝对会。会降下来，就因为他所做的一切。”另一位特朗普支持者史蒂夫对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，尽管物价高企，他仍会鼓励其他美国人为共和党候选人投票。
"Even with the gas prices up for what he's done in Iran," he added. "To me [that] is worth the high gas prices. I'll take that any day to stop a country like Iran and take that nuclear power away. That's a no-brainer, you know. Now, will the gas prices come down? Absolutely. They will come down because of what he's done." Another Trump supporter, Steve, told Fox News Digital that he would encourage other Americans to vote for GOP candidates despite high prices.
“在这次选举结束前把物价降下来，那得靠神迹，”他说。“但我极力向每个人强调，投票给共和党，就像你是在为你一生中最重要的选举投票一样。因为在许多情况下，它确实就是。”特朗普一直坚称，与伊朗持续进行的战争是保障国家安全的“小小代价”。
"It would take an act of God to lower prices before this election is over," he said. "But I highly stress to everybody to vote Republican, like you are voting like it's the most important election in your lifetime. Because in many instances, it actually is." Trump has maintained that the ongoing war with Iran is a "small price to pay" to keep the nation safe.
在11月3日中期选举前的最后几周，总统一直在全国各地穿梭，为支持者举行集会，以提振共和党候选人并帮助共和党保住国会的控制权。他在北卡罗来纳州的停留部分旨在支持共和党参议员候选人迈克尔·沃特利，后者正面对前民主党州长罗伊·库珀。
The president has been crisscrossing the country in the final weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, rallying his supporters in an effort to boost Republican candidates and help the GOP retain control of Congress. His North Carolina stop was aimed in part at bolstering Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley, who is facing former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.