MS NOW的乔·斯卡伯勒谴责唐纳德·特朗普在总统称路透社记者“令人作呕”“是个病人”后，因提问其取消堪萨斯和爱荷华的竞选行程而“狂怒”。这位MS NOW主持人表示，总统的行为应当令白宫和美国公众感到担忧。
MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough condemned Donald Trump for flying into a “crazed rage” after the president called a Reuters reporter “disgusting” and “a sick guy” for asking about the cancellation of his campaign visits to Kansas and Iowa. The MS NOW host said the president’s behavior should trouble both the White House and the American public.
周四，距离中期选举仅几天之际，共和党全国委员会宣布，特朗普原计划在堪萨斯和爱荷华举行的周末集会——这两个州竞争日益激烈——已取消。
On Thursday, just days before the midterm elections, the Republican National Committee announced that Trump’s planned weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa, two states that have become increasingly competitive, were off.
共和党全国委员会在声明中说：“鉴于共和党在堪萨斯和爱荷华的强势地位，原计划在这些州的现场集会将不再按原定时间举行。”该党随后表示，特朗普将通过电话集会在近20个州与选民沟通。
“With Republicans in a strong position in Kansas and Iowa, previously planned in-person rallies in those states will no longer take place as scheduled,” the RNC said in a statement. Instead, the party said Trump would hold phone rallies in nearly 20 states to reach more voters.
然而，周五，总统改变了决定。一位白宫官员对MS NOW表示，特朗普“预计”将在周日停留在爱荷华和堪萨斯，并称原本取消的集会已重新安排，以配合他的电话集会。
However, on Friday, the president reversed course. A White House official told MS NOW that Trump is “expected” to stop in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday and said the rallies were canceled and then rescheduled to accommodate his telerallies.
在集会重新排期之前，路透社记者雅各布·博盖问特朗普，取消是否因为他“厌倦了旅行”。特朗普回击博盖，称他“厌倦”被问及此事。
Before the rallies were put back on the schedule, Reuters reporter Jacob Bogage asked Trump if the cancellations were because he was “sick of traveling.”In response, Trump berated Bogage and said he was “sick” to ask that question.
特朗普在安德鲁斯联合基地的停机坪上说：“你们知道原因是什么吗？我觉得我不必去堪萨斯。你们已经跟踪我两周了，我感觉很好。你们令人作呕。把自己调理好。你们看起来像地狱一样。”在周五的《晨间乔》节目中，斯卡伯勒表示，特朗普取消集会的理由与他从消息来源得知的情况不符。
“You know what the reason is? I don’t feel I have to go to Kansas,” Trump said on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews. “You’ve been following me for two weeks. I feel perfect. You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape. You look like hell.”On Friday’s “Morning Joe,” Scarborough said Trump’s stated reason for canceling the rallies didn’t match what he had heard from his sources.
“他说取消行程的理由是谎言，”MS NOW节目主持人说。“昨天下午，我接到共和党操盘手的电话，他们原话是：‘这场竞选一周前就已经输定了。’这就是共和党人在说的。”
“What he’s saying about canceling and why he canceled is a lie,” the MS NOW host said. “Yesterday afternoon, I got a call from Republican operatives who said, and I am quoting them: ‘This race has been gone for a week.’ That’s what Republicans are saying.”
斯卡伯勒随后谈到特朗普与博加奇的交锋，表示总统对一个基本问题的愤怒回应，应该让他的助手和公众感到担忧。他说，特朗普的行为“令白宫内部人士和美国民众感到不安”。
Scarborough then turned to Trump’s exchange with Bogage, saying the president’s angry response to a basic question should concern his aides and the public. He said that Trump’s behavior should be “troubling for people inside the White House and for Americans.”
“人们问他非常简单、基本的问题，他却勃然大怒，”斯卡伯勒说。“这已经持续一个月或两个月了，任何其他总统都会回答的基本问题，这位总统却陷入这种疯狂的暴怒中。”“你不得不担心他到底怎么了，”他补充道。“我为他担心。”
“People are asking him very simple, basic questions, and he’s just flying off in an absolute rage,” Scarborough said. “This has been happening now for a month or two, where a basic question any other president would answer, this one flies off in this crazed rage.”“You just kind of worry if he’s OK,” he added. “I’m worried about him.”