奥巴马重返竞选集会为民主党助选，中期选举临近 巴拉克·奥巴马和唐纳德·特朗普均重返竞选集会，为各自党派的候选人助选，以备战11月3日的中期选举。
Obama hits campaign trail to stump for Democrats as midterm election approaches Both Barack Obama and Donald Trump are hitting the campaign trail to stump for their party's candidates ahead of the 3 November midterm elections.
作者：马克斯·马特扎 前总统巴拉克·奥巴马在全国中期选举前夕重返竞选集会为民主党助选，抨击特朗普政府在伊朗战争和消费品高价问题上的表现。
By Max Matza Former President Barack Obama attacked the Trump administration over the Iran war and high consumer prices as he hit the campaign trail for Democrats ahead the nationwide midterm elections.
周六，这位民主党人在克利夫兰举行竞选集会，为候选人艾米·阿克顿和谢罗德·布朗助选。随后，他将前往底特律，为参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德拉票。
On Saturday, the Democrat held a campaign rally in Cleveland to stump for candidates Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown. Later, he will appear in Detroit to push for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
特朗普在佛罗里达州提前投票，周六晚些时候将前往佐治亚州，为该“桃子州”的共和党候选人举行集会。
Trump cast his early ballot in Florida, and later on Saturday will head to Georgia to hold a rally for Republican candidates in the Peach State.
提前投票已在11月3日大选前展开，此次选举将决定哪个党派在特朗普总统剩余任期内控制国会。
Earlier voting has begun ahead of the 3 November election, which will decide which party controls Congress for the rest of Trump's presidency.
周六在俄亥俄州克利夫兰发表讲话时，奥巴马将矛头指向特朗普及其内阁成员，抨击总统在对伊朗发动战争的同时，未能降低美国消费者的成本。
Speaking on Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio, Obama targeted Trump and his cabinet members, and attacked the president for not lowering costs for American consumers while waging war against Iran.
“如果你以前觉得谁谁谁当政时东西太贵了，”他说，指的是特朗普，“现在所有东西都更贵了”。
"If you thought everyone was too expensive before you know who," he said, referring to Trump, "everything is more expensive now".
他说，他同情那些在2024年总统大选中因新冠疫情后的经济和通胀担忧而拒绝支持民主党的选民。但奥巴马表示，目前的经济状况只能怪特朗普自己。
He said he sympathised with voters who in 2024's presidential election rejected Democrats over economic and inflation concerns following the Covid pandemic. But Trump has only himself to blame for the current state of the economy, Obama said.
他还表示，这场战争让伊朗获得了对霍尔木兹海峡的“否决权”，而在2月敌对行动开始前，该海峡对海上交通是开放的。
He also said that the war has given Iran "veto power" over the Strait of Hormuz, which was open to marine traffic before hostilities began in February.
“这次选举是我们最后最好的机会，至少能遏制住这届政府的一些愚蠢行径，”奥巴马说。
"This election is our last best chance to at least rein in some of the foolishness of this administration," Obama said.
“这是体制中的一个断路器。我们需要扳动这个断路器。我们需要开始让这届政府承担一些责任，”这位前总统谈到中期选举时说。
"This is a circuit breaker in the system. We need to flip that circuit breaker. We need to start bringing some accountability to this administration," the former president said of the midterms.
周六被问及伊朗战争时，特朗普说：“我处理得非常有效，我可能不得不结束它，或者他们可能会达成协议，但我不确定。无论如何，我们都会赢。”他和第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普在前往佐治亚州活动之前，在佛罗里达州提前投票。
When asked about the Iran war on Saturday, Trump said: "I've done it very effectively and I may have to finish it off, or maybe they'll make a deal, but I'm not sure. Either way, we win." He and and First Lady Melania Trump were casting advance votes in Florida before leaving to the Georgia event.
特朗普还对记者说“拭目以待”，被问及梅拉尼娅·特朗普是否会访问乌克兰，此前白宫表示，她“成功促成”了俄罗斯和乌克兰之间在俄罗斯占领的城市奥莱什基的停火。
Trump also told reporters "we will see" when asked if Melania Trump would visit Ukraine, after the White House said that she "successfully secured" a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
在下午的集会上，奥巴马也对特朗普翻新白宫的努力进行了一些讽刺，包括他对金色装饰品的品味。
At his afternoon rally, Obama also had some digs over Trump's efforts to renovate the White House, including his taste for golden ornaments.
“这么多金子干什么？他把白宫弄得像萨达姆·侯赛因开了一家芝士蛋糕工厂，”奥巴马开玩笑说。
"Whats with all the gold? He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory," Obama joked.
奥巴马此次访俄亥俄州是为了表示对前参议员谢罗德·布朗的支持，布朗正竞选击败现任共和党参议员约翰·赫斯特，以及竞选州长的埃米·阿克顿，她的对手是共和党人维韦克·拉马斯瓦米。
Obama's trip to Ohio was to show support for ex-Senator Sherrod Brown, who is running to unseat incumbent Republican Senator John Husted, and Amy Acton, who is running for state governor against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.
在讲话中，奥巴马批评拉马斯瓦米本周发布的一则竞选广告，广告中出现了阿克顿与其疏远的母亲，母亲称她是个说谎者。该广告没有提到，这位女子的丈夫曾被指控在阿克顿儿童时期强奸她。
In his remarks, Obama criticised Ramaswamy for a campaign ad released this week in which Acton's estranged mother was featured calling her a liar. The ad didn't mention that the woman's husband was charged with raping Acton when she was a child.
“在过去几天里，我们看到他没有不会越过的底线，没有他不会沉到的低点，试图抢占风头，”奥巴马说。“我是说，想想他最近投放的这则广告。”阿克顿也在奥巴马之前在竞选集会上发言，认为拉马斯瓦米“选择利用我的童年”来“拯救他摇摇欲坠的竞选活动”。
"In recent days, we've seen there is no line he will not cross. No low he will not sink to to try to get in the limelight," Obama said. "I mean, think about this latest ad he ran." Acton also spoke at the campaign rally before Obama to argue that Ramaswamy "has chosen to exploit my childhood" to "save his struggling campaign".