周二晚，参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩在俄亥俄州利马市与共和党候选人、参议员乔恩·赫斯特德举行的一场竞选活动上，称俄亥俄州是决定参议院控制权的“核心战场”。
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., called Ohio "ground zero" for Senate control during a campaign event with Republican nominee Sen. Jon Husted in Lima, Ohio, on Tuesday night. Following remarks from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Thune praised Oz's work in rooting out waste, fraud and abuse while insisting that Republicans must hold a Senate majority to allow Oz to continue his work. "That only happens if Jon Husted gets elected next Tuesday.
在医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心主任穆罕默德·奥兹博士发表讲话后，图恩赞扬了奥兹在根除浪费、欺诈和滥用方面所做的工作，同时坚持认为共和党必须保住参议院多数席位，才能让奥兹继续他的工作。
This is ground zero. It seems like it is a lot of election years we come to Ohio, but this literally is ground zero. This is the firewall in the United States Senate.
“只有乔恩·赫斯特德下周二当选，这一切才能实现。这里是核心战场。似乎很多选举年我们都会来到俄亥俄州，但这里确实是核心战场。这是美国参议院的防火墙。这关系到未来两年，特朗普总统是否不得不与国会中的民主党人打交道——众议院和参议院都是——到那时你们能做的就只有调查了，”图恩对人群说。
It's the difference between the next two years, President Trump having to deal with Democrats in Congress, House and Senate, where all you'll be doing is investigations," Thune told the crowd. SENATE CONTROL IS A COIN FLIP — AND DEMOCRATS’ PATH RUNS THROUGH TRUMP COUNTRY Top Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., have already signaled an intention to use subpoena power to investigate President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet. "When people ask what will we do, my answer is simple.
参议院控制权争夺难分胜负——民主党的路径要穿过特朗普的地盘。包括众议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人哈基姆·杰弗里斯和纽约州民主党众议员格雷戈里·米克斯在内的民主党高层已表示，打算动用传票权调查唐纳德·特朗普总统及其内阁成员。
We'll use those tools. We'll act like the Congress," Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Associated Press in September. "I tell people that the first thing the House will do, Democrats, if the House flips, is they'll impeach the president," Thune continued Tuesday. "Well, that will require a trial, some sort of a trial in the United States Senate. And the only difference between a 24-hour impeachment trial in the Senate and a 24-month impeachment trial is a Republican majority," he said.
“当人们问我们会做什么时，我的回答很简单。我们会使用这些工具。我们会像国会那样行事，”众议院外交事务委员会首席议员米克斯9月对美联社说。
Thune then slammed Husted's Democratic opponent, former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who served as a U.S. senator in Ohio from 2007 until 2025, when he ceded his seat to Republican Bernie Moreno after losing in the 2024 election. "He proved that to us for 30 years when he was in the Senate, he was a rubber stamp for Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden. We got to keep Jon Husted in the United States Senate, folks.
“我告诉人们，如果众议院翻盘，民主党人做的第一件事就是弹劾总统，”图恩周二继续说。
It is absolutely, absolutely critical," Thune said. Thune continued to sing Husted's praises. "Jon Husted is as good as they come.
“嗯，那将需要一场审判，某种形式的审判，在美国参议院进行。而参议院24小时的弹劾审判和24个月的弹劾审判之间唯一的区别，就是共和党多数席位，”他说。
He is just a solid, solid human being who is principled, hardworking, smart and solution-oriented. He's getting up every day thinking of things he can do to make Ohio better. He did that when he was here in the state legislature and as lieutenant governor for the state of Ohio.
图恩随后抨击了赫斯特德的民主党对手、前参议员谢罗德·布朗。布朗从2007年到2025年担任俄亥俄州联邦参议员，在2024年选举失利后，将席位让给了共和党人伯尼·莫雷诺。
He cut taxes here. Came to Washington, cut taxes there. Allowed you to keep more money in your pocket. Secured the border. We haven't had a person released into the country illegally in 17 months. Think about that, folks," Thune continued.
“他在参议院的30年里向我们证明了这一点，他就是查克·舒默、南希·佩洛西和乔·拜登的橡皮图章。各位，我们必须让乔恩·赫斯特德留在美国参议院。这绝对、绝对至关重要，”图恩说。图恩继续对赫斯特德大加赞扬。
He closed his remarks by hammering home how crucial it is for Ohioans to get out and vote. "This is a knife fight, folks. This is a bare knuckles brawl, and all you have to do is turn on your television and see that. But the stakes couldn't be higher, consequences couldn't be greater.
“乔恩·赫斯特德是最优秀的那一类人。他是一个非常、非常踏实的人，有原则、勤奋、聪明、注重解决问题。他每天醒来都在思考自己能做些什么让俄亥俄州变得更好。他在州议会任职时是这样做的，担任俄亥俄州副州长时也是这样做的。他在这里减了税。到了华盛顿，又在那里减了税。让你们能把更多的钱留在自己口袋里。守住了边境。我们已经17个月没有把任何人非法释放进入这个国家了。各位，想想看吧，”图恩继续说道。他在讲话最后强调，俄亥俄州人出门投票至关重要。
It's just so important that we get this done," he concluded. Husted, for his part, reiterated the tight nature of his race, also challenging Republican voters to get to the polls. "We got work to do because this is going to be a close race. This is going to be a close race," Husted told the crowd.
“各位，这是一场刀锋相向的搏斗。这是一场赤手空拳的混战，你们只要打开电视就能看到。但赌注再高不过，后果再大不过。我们完成这件事实在太重要了，”他总结道。
"This is like the fourth quarter of a football game. I can tell you that the other side wants to intimidate us. The other side wants to make you think that we're not going to win.
赫斯特德本人则重申了这场选战的胶着性质，同时也呼吁共和党选民前往投票站投票。
The other side is going to try to make you believe that what you do doesn't matter. What you do does matter.
“我们还有工作要做，因为这将是一场势均力敌的竞选。这将是一场势均力敌的竞选，”赫斯特德对人群说。“这就像橄榄球比赛的第四节。我可以告诉你们，对方想恐吓我们。对方想让你们以为我们赢不了。对方会试图让你们相信，你们所做的一切无关紧要。你们所做的确实重要。到了橄榄球比赛的第四节，人们就会这么做。他们整场比赛都在试图恐吓你。每个人都有比赛计划，但他们不停地出拳打你。他们不停地把你击倒。他们想让你放弃。他们会让你们放弃吗？”
You get into the fourth quarter of a football game, and this is what people try to do. They try to intimidate you the whole game. Everybody has a game plan, but they keep punching you. They keep knocking you down. They want to make you quit.
福克斯新闻最近一项针对俄亥俄州可能投票选民的调查显示，布朗略微领先于赫斯特德，52%的受访者表示他们会投票给布朗，而47%的人表示会投给赫斯特德。
Are they going to make you quit?" A recent Fox News survey of likely Ohio voters showed Brown with a slight lead over Husted, with 52% of respondents saying they'd vote for Brown compared to 47% for Husted.
杰弗里斯、米克斯、图恩、赫斯特德以及布朗的竞选团队均未立即回应福克斯新闻数字频道进一步置评的请求。
Jeffries, Meeks, Thune, Husted and the Brown campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for further comment.