MS NOW的乔·斯卡伯勒称，对共和党人来说这是“毁灭性的一周”。他说，尽管特朗普总统的民调数字不断下滑，共和党人仍在一场又一场地“自伤”，执意拥抱围绕特朗普的“个人崇拜”。
MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough called it a “devastating week” for Republicans, whom he said keep dealing themselves “one self-inflicted wound after another” by embracing the “personality cult” around President Donald Trump despite his sinking poll numbers.
周四晚间，在艾奥瓦州苏城，共和党国会候选人乔·米切尔向特朗普颁发了一个自创的“世纪人物奖”。米切尔正在艾奥瓦州第二国会选区的激烈竞选中角逐，他告诉人群，特朗普“为人类和美国所做的贡献超过任何一位总统”。“顺便说一句，他们从来没给过你诺贝尔和平奖，这简直是耻辱。所以，总统先生，我想出了一个新奖项。它叫世纪人物奖，”米切尔在把一份金框证书递给特朗普之前说道。
On Thursday evening in Sioux City, Iowa, Republican congressional candidate Joe Mitchell presented Trump with a self-created “Man of the Century Award.”Mitchell, who is locked in a tight race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, told the crowd that Trump had done “more for humanity and for America than any other president ever.”“They’ve never given you the Nobel Peace Prize, by the way, which is a disgrace. So what I came up with, Mr. President, is a new award. It’s called the Man of the Century award,” Mitchell said before handing Trump a gold-framed certificate.
在周五的《早安，乔》节目中，斯卡伯勒质疑，在选民正为生活成本苦苦挣扎之际，一个面临激烈选战的共和党人为什么要把自己与一位总统绑在一起。
On Friday’s “Morning Joe,” Scarborough questioned why a Republican who is facing a competitive election would tie himself to a president as voters struggle with the cost of living.
“汽油价格现在处于一个大多数美国人都负担不起的水平，”他说。“柴油价格超过6美元：这绝对是在压垮卡车司机，压垮农民，压垮打工美国人，压垮所有美国人。房租太高了——美国人负担不起。利率持续飙升。经济指标全都在大幅下调。杂货价格比以往任何时候都高。”
“Gas prices, just at a level now that most Americans can’t afford to pay,” he said. “Diesel prices over $6: it’s just absolutely crushing truck drivers, crushing farmers, crushing working Americans, crushing all Americans. Rent, too high — Americans can’t afford it. Interest rates continue to skyrocket. Economic indicators, all being radically adjusted downward. Groceries costing more than ever before.”
斯卡伯勒表示，围绕特朗普的“个人崇拜”已经“演变到这样一个地步”，以至于即使党的未来岌岌可危，许多共和党人“仍在试图讨好一个支持率只有31%的人。”
Scarborough said the “personality cult” around Trump has “evolved to such a point” that, even with the party’s future at stake, many Republicans are “still trying to kiss up to a guy with a 31% approval rating.”
斯卡伯勒说，共和党人没有回应选民的关切，而是在迎合总统的自尊心。他指出了那些“买不起杂货、买不起汽油填满油箱去上班”的美国人，以及那些“被关税压垮、被医疗削减压垮”的人。“我说这些绝非幸灾乐祸，”他继续说道，警告说共和党人对特朗普的忠诚正在制造“一个接一个的自伤之痛”，而选民正在与物价、医疗和经济问题作斗争。
Instead of addressing voters’ concerns, Republicans are catering to the president’s ego, Scarborough said. He pointed to Americans “who can’t afford their groceries, who can’t afford gas to fill up their their gas tanks to get to work” and “who are getting crushed by tariffs, who are getting crushed by cuts in health care.”“I say none of this with any glee,” he continued, warning that Republicans’ loyalty to Trump is producing “one self-inflicted wound after another” as voters struggle with prices, healthcare and the economy.