美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周一似乎否认他曾讨论过在以色列大选前向总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡提供额外背书一事。特朗普在登上空军一号前往密西西比州参加竞选集会时对记者发表讲话，被直接问及内塔尼亚胡是否请求了第二次背书。“我从未谈过这件事，”总统回答说。“我发出了两份背书。我两份都发了，”特朗普说，并补充道，“我认为他在非常艰难的条件下担任总理做得非常好。”
US President Donald Trump appeared to deny on Monday that he had discussed issuing an additional endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's elections. Speaking to reporters while boarding Air Force One on his way to a campaign rally in Mississippi, Trump was asked directly whether Netanyahu had requested the second endorsement.“I never spoke about it,” the president replied.“I put out both endorsements. I put out both,” Trump said, adding, “I think he's done a very good job as prime minister under very trying conditions.”
特朗普的回应与美国官员向《耶路撒冷邮报》提供的说法相矛盾。这些官员称，在最初的背书未能使民调发生显著变化后，内塔尼亚胡一直在加紧努力说服美国总统发表另一份公开支持声明。Axios也报道称，内塔尼亚胡在三天内与特朗普交谈了两次，并请求他加强公开支持。据报道，这位总理甚至提出了额外背书的可能措辞，并要求特朗普与以色列记者交谈以强调他的支持。
Trump's response contradicts accounts provided by US officials to The Jerusalem Post, who said Netanyahu had been making intensive efforts to persuade the American president to issue another public statement of support, after the initial endorsement failed to produce a significant shift in the polls. Axios also reported that Netanyahu had spoken with Trump twice within three days and asked him to reinforce his public support. According to the report, the prime minister even suggested possible wording for additional endorsements and requested that Trump speak with Israeli journalists to emphasize his backing.
利库德党否认了内塔尼亚胡曾请求总统背书的报道。特朗普谈巴西选举：“我喜欢卢拉”，但计票过程“很难看”在同一次交流中，特朗普还被问及巴西总统选举，现任总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦击败了右翼候选人、前总统雅伊尔·博索纳罗之子弗拉维奥·博索纳罗。当被问及是否打算就选举结果采取任何行动时，特朗普回答说：“我不是在治理巴西。我是在治理美国。”
The Likud party denied the report that Netanyahu had requested the president's endorsement. Trump on Brazil's election: 'I like Lula,' but vote counting had 'a very bad look'During the same exchange, Trump was also asked about Brazil's presidential election, in which incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Asked whether he intended to take any action regarding the election results, Trump replied: “I'm not running Brazil. I'm running the USA.”
尽管如此，这位美国总统还是批评了选举的进行方式和计票过程。“我喜欢卢拉。我和他相处得很好，”特朗普说。“我只是觉得这很难看。”
Nevertheless, the American president criticized the conduct of the election and the vote-counting process.“I like Lula. I get along with him very well,” Trump said. “I just think it had a very bad look. The election, the way it was tabulated.”
他说：“这场选举，以及它的计票方式。”他随后补充道：“延长的安排非常奇怪。”他的言论指的是巴西最高法院在选举第二轮投票期间决定将投票时间延长两小时。该决定是在有人投诉公共交通受到干扰之后作出的，但引发了重大的政治争议。
He later added: “The extension given was very strange.”His remarks referred to a decision by Brazil's Supreme Court to extend voting by two hours during the election's second round. The decision followed complaints of disruptions to public transportation but sparked significant political controversy.