特朗普总统周日表示，他与加拿大的贸易战将“很快”结束，因为这场争端给共和党在中期选举中带来了持续的政治麻烦。
President Trump said Sunday his trade war with Canada will be over “soon,” as the dispute poses ongoing political problems for Republicans in the midterms.
在密歇根州休伦港的一次集会上，特朗普重申了他的观点，即加拿大“多年来一直在‘欺骗’美国”。总统以此为由，于8月对价值276亿美元的加拿大商品征收50%的关税。加拿大总理马克·卡尼“以牙还牙”实施了同等力度的反制关税，双方目前没有公开迹象显示已达成协议。
During a rally in Port Huron, Mich., Trump reiterated his view that Canada “has been ripping off” the U.S. “for years.”The president used that justification in imposing 50 percent tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of goods from Canada in August. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney matched those levies “dollar for dollar,” with no public signs of a deal between the two sides.
“我不得不这么做。我们很快就会解决这件事，”总统周日谈到这场贸易战时说。
“I had to do it. We’ll have that settled pretty soon,” the president said Sunday, referring to the trade war.
特朗普还声称，加拿大官员“愿意给我们任何东西”作为贸易协议的一部分。《国会山报》已联系卡尼办公室置评。
Trump also claimed Canadian officials “are willing to give us anything” as part of a trade agreement. The Hill has reached out to Carney’s office for comment.
总统曾威胁要在新年第一天将加拿大进口汽车、卡车、汽车零部件和钢铁的关税从25%提高到50%。
The president has threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian imported cars, trucks, auto parts and steel from 25 percent to 50 percent on New Year’s Day.
与此同时，卡尼通过深化加拿大与欧洲的联盟、寻求减少对美国的依赖来应对这场贸易战。
Carney, meanwhile, has responded to the trade war by deepening his country’s alliances with Europe and seeking less dependence on the U.S.
多名身处艰难选战的共和党人已对特朗普的关税提出反对，其中包括前众议员迈克·罗杰斯（共和党-密歇根州），他正在“狼獾州”竞选参议员。
Multiple Republicans in difficult election battles have pushed back against Trump’s tariffs, including former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who is running for Senate in the Wolverine State.
罗杰斯周日在NBC的《会见新闻界》节目中表示，汽车关税让他“有点担心”，因为他的州严重依赖该行业。
Rogers said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the auto tariffs concern him “a little bit,” as his state relies heavily on the industry.
“我们将回去处理这些问题，争取一些缓解，确保这对密歇根州有利，”他对主持人克里斯滕·韦尔克说。
“We’re going to go back and work through those issues to get some relief to make sure that it’s good for Michigan,” he told host Kristen Welker.
白宫周五将纸板纸盒、塑料箱、制冷设备及其他产品豁免于关税之外，这一决定获得了参议员苏珊·柯林斯（共和党-缅因州）的赞扬，她正面临一场艰难的连任竞选。
The White House on Friday exempted paperboard cartons, plastic boxes, refrigeration equipment and other products from the levies, a decision praised by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is in a tough reelection fight.
柯林斯说：“我们的许多农民和种植者依赖来自加拿大的专业设备、包装材料和其他产品，这些产品要么无法从美国供应商处获得，要么无法在不承担高额费用的情况下被替代。”柯林斯正与民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊展开一场势均力敌的竞选。
“Many of our farmers and growers rely on specialized equipment, packaging materials, and other products from Canada that are either unavailable from American suppliers or cannot be replaced without incurring significant expense,” said Collins, who is in a close race with Democrat Troy Jackson.