唐纳德·特朗普周二重返得克萨斯州，最后一次试图助选参议员候选人肯·帕克斯顿。这位在向来可靠的保守派倾向州份中陷入胶着竞争的候选人，让共和党担心失去对参议院的控制权。
Donald Trump returned to Texas on Tuesday in a final attempt to boost Senate candidate Ken Paxton, whose close race in a normally reliable conservative-leaning state has Republicans worried about losing control of the chamber.
特朗普试图将民主党挑战者詹姆斯·塔拉里科描绘为过于左倾、不符合选民口味，同时为高昂的能源价格恳请选民耐心等待，而高油价部分源于伊朗战争。
Trump sought to cast Democratic challenger James Talarico as too far left for voters and at the same time pleaded for patience over high energy prices, fueled in part by the war in Iran.
令家庭预算紧张的高物价已成为本次选举的主导议题，拖累了得克萨斯等红州的共和党候选人。
High prices that have strained household budgets have become the dominant issue in the election, weighing down Republican candidates in red states such as Texas.
特朗普周二为其攻击伊朗的决定进行辩护，称这是“我做过的最伟大的事情之一”，并声称一旦战争结束，加油站油价就会下跌，尽管这场已持续八个月的冲突目前尚无明确的退出路径。
Trump on Tuesday defended his decision to attack Iran, saying it was “one of the greatest things I ever did,” and claiming that prices at the pump would fall once the war is over, even with no clear off-ramp to a conflict now in its eighth month.
“短期痛苦，对吧，为了长期收益。你们很快就会看到，”特朗普在科珀斯克里斯蒂的集会上说。
“Short-term pain, right, for long-term gain. You’re going to see very soon,” Trump said at a rally in Corpus Christi.
据汽车俱乐部AAA统计，普通汽油平均价格为每加仑4.27美元，高于战争前的2.98美元。
The average price for a gallon of regular was $4.27, according to auto club AAA, up from $2.98 before the war.
总统还赞扬了一艘从委内瑞拉抵达科珀斯克里斯蒂港的油轮，以此展示来自该拉美国家的能源供应。他早些时候曾告诉记者，他将前往参观该船只。
The president also hailed an oil tanker arriving at the Corpus Christi port from Venezuela, an effort to showcase energy supplies from the Latin American country. He earlier told reporters he would visit the ship.
特朗普政府在俘获前领导人尼古拉斯·马杜罗后，一直吹嘘其对委内瑞拉自然资源的控制权。
The Trump administration has touted its control over Venezuela’s natural resources after capturing former leader Nicolás Maduro.
早些时候：特朗普、鲁比奥计划在得州视察装载委内瑞拉原油的油轮“它将在这里的得克萨斯州炼制，包括就在这里的科珀斯克里斯蒂，”特朗普在集会上说。“你们会看到，这将非常快。就像眨眼一样。汽油和柴油价格很快就会下降。”为了动员得州保守派选民，总统还重复了对塔拉里科的攻击，包括指控他是素食主义者、反对持枪权、支持跨性别者。
Earlier: Trump, Rubio Plan to Visit Tanker With Venezuelan Crude in Texas“It’ll be refined right here in Texas, including right here in Corpus Christi,” Trump said at the rally. “And you’ll see, it’ll happen very quickly. It’ll be like a blink. Gasoline and diesel prices will soon come down.”In an effort to mobilize conservative voters in Texas, the president also repeated his attacks on Talarico, including accusations that he is a vegan, opposes gun rights, and supports transgender individuals.
“德克萨斯州与这个狂怒的疯子之间唯一站着的男人，就是一位名叫唐纳德·J·特朗普的总统，”特朗普说。“我需要肯·帕克斯顿的帮助。”民主党只需净增四个席位即可夺回参议院控制权，这使得德克萨斯州的竞选显得格外重要，并让他们燃起了实现长期目标——将该州变“蓝”的希望。
“The only man standing between Texas and this raging lunatic is a man named President Donald J. Trump,” Trump said. “And I need the help of Ken Paxton.”With Democrats needing to net only four seats to take control of the Senate, the race in Texas has taken on outsized importance and given them hope of achieving a long-sought goal of turning the state blue.
帕克斯顿的政治生涯包含多起丑闻，使他与党内同僚疏远。特朗普在初选中背书支持他，对手是现任共和党参议员约翰·科宁，后者是一位保守派，虽与总统有过冲突，但原本大概率能更轻松地连任。
Paxton’s political career includes numerous scandals that have alienated him from fellow party members. Trump endorsed him in the primary contest over incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn, a conservative who has clashed with the president but likely would have had an easier path to reelection.
特朗普竭力助选帕克斯顿，部分源于他希望保住参议院的共和党多数优势，并证明他支持一位背负政治包袱的候选人并未危及这一目标。
Trump’s efforts to help Paxton are fueled in part by his desire to keep the Senate in Republican hands and to prove that his backing of a candidate with political baggage did not jeopardize that goal.
特朗普一直在全国各地奔波，为陷入胶着竞选的候选人助选，这些候选人大多身处政治倾向“红”的州份，而他在2024年总统大选中在这些州毫无悬念地获胜。但他的低支持率给了民主党机会，让他们有望赢下原本难以想象的席位。德克萨斯州已有数十年未曾有民主党人代表该州进入参议院。特朗普将于周二在拉伯克举行另一场集会，随后返回华盛顿。
Trump has been traveling around the country to help candidates in tight races, most of them in politically red states that he had no trouble winning in the 2024 presidential election. But his low approval ratings have given Democrats a shot at winning seats that earlier would have been unthinkable. Texas has not had a Democrat represent it in the Senate in decades. Trump will hold another rally in Lubbock on Tuesday before returning to Washington.