民主党今年已在众议院和参议院竞选中斥资1.82亿美元，将腐败作为议题加以强调。白宫助手近几周私下对负面头条新闻表示沮丧。
Democrats have spent $182 million this year highlighting corruption as an issue in House and Senate races White House aides have privately expressed frustration about negative headlines in recent weeks.
亚历克斯·布兰登 华盛顿——特朗普总统周四下午走出白宫，向其政治盟友发出警告。
Alex Brandon WASHINGTON—President Trump walked out of the White House on Thursday afternoon and delivered a warning to his political allies.
“希望我的人诚实，如果他们不诚实，就必须受到起诉，”他说。“如果人们不诚实，就是在偷窃我作为总统的东西。” 特朗普的斥责是针对其长期顾问科里·勒万多夫斯基的提问而作出的。《华尔街日报》早些时候报道，勒万多夫斯基因涉嫌利用其在国土安全部的高级职位谋利而面临司法部调查。这是一系列有害报道中的最新一则，在中期选举前不到两周的时间里，这些报道加剧了选民对所谓政府腐败的担忧。
“I want my people to be honest, and if they’re not going to be honest, they have to be prosecuted,” he said. “If people are not honest, they’re stealing from me as president.”Trump’s rebuke came in response to a question about his longtime adviser, Corey Lewandowski who The Wall Street Journal earlier reported was facing a Justice Department inquiry into allegations that he profited off his top position at the Department of Homeland Security. It was the latest in a series of damaging stories that have contributed to growing voter concerns about alleged government corruption less than two weeks before the midterm elections.
据知情人士透露，特朗普和白宫助手近几周私下对登上报纸头版和有线电视新闻的负面头条表示沮丧。这些报道引发了共和党竞选操盘手的焦虑，他们担心所谓的自利交易可能让本已艰难的中期选举对共和党候选人来说变得更加困难。
Trump and White House aides have privately expressed frustration about the negative headlines that have been plastered across newspaper front pages and on cable news in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The stories have prompted hand-wringing from Republican campaign operatives, who worry that the alleged self-dealing could make an already challenging midterm election even more difficult for GOP candidates.