美国副总统万斯在蒙大拿州的共和党中期选举集会上试图解释燃油价格飙升的原因，却引发了一个尴尬的问题：他是在间接形容总统特朗普吗？
JD Vance blamed fuel price spikes on 'tin-pot dictators' at a Republican rally in Montana. Critics linked the remark to Donald Trump's war with Iran as petrol costs burdened voters. US Vice-President JD Vance’s attempt to explain soaring fuel prices has sparked an awkward question: was he indirectly describing President Donald Trump?
周一，万斯在集会上将全球油价飙升归咎于“发脾气的土霸王”，但批评者迅速指出，是特朗普总统于二月发动了对伊朗的战争，导致燃油成本飙升。
While addressing a Republican midterm rally in Montana on Monday, Vance blamed global price spikes on “tin-pot dictators” throwing tantrums, but critics were quick to point out that President Trump launched the war with Iran in February, which has sent fuel costs soaring.
万斯承认选民对高昂燃油价格感到沮丧，并承认在解决通胀问题上仍有工作要做。
The Vice President acknowledged voter frustration over high fuel costs, conceding that there was still work to be done to address inflation.
随后他辩称，汽油价格历来在国际冲突期间飙升，列举了1979年、2001年、2007年以及2022年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰时的价格飙升。
He then argued that petrol prices had historically surged during international conflicts, citing price spikes in 1979, 2001, 2007 and 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
他说：“还记得2022年俄罗斯入侵乌克兰时，汽油价格飙升了吗——顺便说一句，涨幅远高于今天。1979年飙升过，2001年飙升过，2007年也飙升过。每当某个土霸王决定发脾气，油价就会飙升。我们必须记住这一点。”
"Remember in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, and gas prices skyrocketed — they skyrocketed, by the way, far higher than they are today. They skyrocketed in 1979, they skyrocketed in 2001, they skyrocketed in 2007. They skyrocket every time some tin-pot dictator decides to throw a tantrum.
万斯还抨击民主党应对能源成本的做法，认为他们的对策是“光会抱怨和建几座风车”。
And we’ve got to remember that," he added. Vance also took aim at the Democrats’ response to energy costs, arguing that their solution was to “whine and build a few windmills”.
但“土霸王”这一说法迅速在网上演变成政治麻烦，批评者将他对外国领导人的描述与特朗普发动对伊朗战争的决定划等号。
But the "tin-pot dictator" remark quickly turned into a political headache online, with critics drawing a parallel between his description of foreign leaders and Trump’s decision to launch the war with Iran.
万斯列举的过往危机名单中，并未提及现政府于二月开启的这场冲突。
Vance’s list of past crises did not mention the conflict that began under the current administration in February.
一位社交媒体用户问道：“他是真的在用这种方式说他的老板吗？”
“Is he really talking about his boss that way?” one social media user asked.
另一位评论者称这是“为一场距离现在还有两年的总统竞选发起的相当激进的开局之举”。还有人援引万斯入阁前对特朗普的批评。“这是他自从把特朗普比作希特勒以来说的最真诚的话，”一位评论者写道。
Another commenter called it “a pretty aggressive opening move for a presidential campaign that’s still two years away." Others invoked Vance’s own past criticism of Trump before he joined the administration. “That’s the most truthful thing he’s said since he compared Trump to Hitler,” one commenter wrote.
另一人发出警告：“小心点，JD。那个独裁者给你发工资。” 这场抨击发生之际，燃油价格仍是美国选民在11月3日中期选举前的一大担忧，共和党正在为保住对国会的控制权而战。
Another issued a warning: “Careful, JD. That tinpot signs your checks.”The backlash comes as fuel prices remain a major concern for American voters ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, in which Republicans are fighting to retain control of Congress.
10月19日，美国普通汽油平均价格达到每加仑4.12美元，较一年前的2.93美元上涨40.6%。
The average price of regular petrol in the US reached $4.12 per gallon on October 19, up 40.6 per cent from $2.93 a year earlier.
过去一年价格剧烈波动，区间在1月的2.67美元至5月的4.35美元之间。2026年迄今的平均价为每加仑3.71美元，而2025年为2.98美元。
Prices have fluctuated sharply over the past year, ranging from $2.67 in January to $4.35 in May. The average for 2026 so far stands at $3.71 per gallon, compared with $2.98 in 2025.