堪萨斯州民主党参议员候选人亚当·汉密尔顿表示，特朗普总统在周日为支持参议员罗杰·马歇尔（共和党-堪萨斯州）举行的集会上称他是“变态牧师”，这“可悲”。汉密尔顿周一在接受NewsNation的米尔·海斯采访时说：“我认为把一位牧师称为变态，再加上他一直说的那些话，这令人难过，也很可悲。”汉密尔顿说，他把特朗普周日的侮辱——这与总统在10月另一场集会上对汉密尔顿的攻击如出一辙——视为一种“荣誉”。
Kansas Democratic Senate Candidate Adam Hamilton said it was “pathetic” for President Trump to call him a "perverted pastor" at a Sunday rally in support of Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.). "I think it's sad, it's pathetic to be calling a pastor a pervert and all the things that he's been saying," Hamilton told NewsNation's Mill Hayes on Monday. Hamilton said he took Trump’s Sunday insults, which echoed attacks the president made against Hamilton at another October rally, as an “honor.”
这位民主党人还说，他正在为特朗普和马歇尔祈祷。汉密尔顿正身处一场势均力敌的选战，这场选举可能使他成为近一个世纪以来首位代表堪萨斯州进入参议院的民主党人。谈到特朗普的言论，汉密尔顿还说：“我只想说，这并不困扰我。我觉得这更能说明他是什么样的人，而不是我。”汉密尔顿说，特朗普——因汉密尔顿支持跨性别者权利而攻击他——在选举日两天前举行集会，是为了在这场几个月前大多数人还认为不会有竞争力的选战中为这位共和党人助选。
The Democrat added he is praying for both Trump and Marshall. Hamilton is locked in a tight race that could make him the first Democrat to represent Kansas in the upper chamber in nearly a century. “I'll just say, it doesn't bother me,” Hamilton added of the Trump remark. “I feel like that says more about him than it says about me." Hamilton said Trump — who hit Hamilton over his support for transgender rights — held the rally two days before Election Day to boost the Republican in a race most did not expect to be competitive just a few months ago.
总统最初取消了这场集会，但在记者质疑他取消的动机、他予以强烈反驳后，最终还是出席了。“他在漫长的一天结束时来到这里，他来这里拼命想挽救我的对手罗杰·马歇尔，而我认为这不会成功，”汉密尔顿说。汉密尔顿一直把自己描绘成中间派，力图在一个两年前特朗普以超过16个百分点优势拿下的州获胜。尽管存在冲突，汉密尔顿表示，任何有利于堪萨斯州民众的事情，他都愿意与总统合作。“总统任何对堪萨斯州人民有益的事情，我都会在这里做他最好的伙伴，”汉密尔顿说。
The president originally canceled the rally but ended up appearing anyway after forcefully pushing back on reporters questioning his motive for the cancelation. "He's come here at the end of a long day, and he's come here desperately trying to save my opponent, Roger Marshall, and I don't think that's going to happen,” Hamilton said. Hamilton has consistently portrayed himself as a centrist as he tries to win in a state Trump carried by over 16 points two years ago. Despite the conflict, Hamilton said he will work with the president on anything that would benefit Kansans. “Anything the president wants to do that's good for the people of Kansas, I will be his best partner here,” Hamilton said.
汉密尔顿长期担任美国最大的联合卫理公会教堂之一的牧师，他说没有必要因为自己与教会的联系而局促不安，他相信政教分离“非常重要”。汉密尔顿支持同性婚姻和堕胎权，他还回应了基督徒对他在这两个问题上的观点的担忧。汉密尔顿说：“人们在一些事情上有不同意见是有空间的。如果你不支持同性婚姻，那就做你自己。但要有爱心地去做。”至于获胜的机会，汉密尔顿说，他“谨慎乐观”。这位牧师说：“我确实认为我们在选举之夜有很好的机会获胜。这会很有趣。”
Hamilton, the longtime pastor for one of the largest United Methodist churches in the nation, said there is no need to be squeamish over his ties to the church and that he believes the separation of church and state is “very important.”A supporter of same-sex marriage and abortion rights, Hamilton also addressed concerns from Christians about his views on the issues. “There's room for people to have differences of opinion on things,” Hamilton said. “If you're not in favor of same-sex marriage, then be who you are. But do it lovingly.”As for his chances of winning, Hamilton said he is "cautiously optimistic.”“I do think we have a really good chance to win on election night,” the pastor said. “It's going to be fun."