特朗普总统原计划周一前往密歇根州，在中期选举前举行最后一场集会，但他改变主意，在林肯纪念堂倒影池发表了一场非传统演讲，随后为九场势均力敌的国会竞选举办了电话集会。
President Trump planned to visit Michigan on Monday for a final rally before the midterm elections, but chose instead to make an unconventional speech at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and then host nine tele-rallies in close congressional contests.
特朗普在2016年、2020年和2024年的总统竞选中，均以在密歇根州大急流城举行集会作为收官。尽管他在2018年和2022年的中期选举中并未在那里收官，但一名白宫官员上月曾告诉《华盛顿邮报》，他原计划周一造访“狼獾州”。
Trump ended his own 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Although he didn’t close out the 2018 or 2022 midterms there, he had planned to stop by the Wolverine State Monday, a White House official told The Post last month.
特朗普没有亲自为共和党参议员候选人迈克·罗杰斯助选，对抗民主党候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德，而是在倒影池举办了一场长达一小时的活动，埃尔-赛义德是他唯一点名抨击的候选人，他称对方是与“苹果派”为敌的“圣战分子”。
Instead of giving a final in-person push for Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, Trump hosted an hourlong event at the Reflecting Pool, where El-Sayed was the only candidate he bashed by name, calling him a “jihadist” running against “apple pie.”
“整个日程都是用铅笔写的，尤其是月底，”第二位白宫高级官员周一告诉《华盛顿邮报》：“今天和昨天的部分日程都进行了调整，加入了电话集会，因为他能覆盖更多地区。”一位罗杰斯阵营人士补充称，总统的最后一站行程从未得到确认。
“The entire calendar was done in pencil, and especially late in the month,” a second senior White House official told The Post on Monday. “And for today, and some yesterday, the schedule moved around to include telerallies [because] he can cover so much more ground.”A Rogers source added that the final presidential stop was never confirmed.
一位接近特朗普的消息人士声称，在为共和党同僚造势跑了29趟后，他对常规演讲感到“厌倦”——这位前真人秀制作人因此设计了一个更具创意、更吸睛的收官之作。
A different source close to Trump claimed he had become “bored” with ordinary speeches after 29 visits to boost fellow Republicans — prompting the former reality TV producer to devise a more creative and head-turning conclusion to the cycle.
这一决定恰好让密歇根州的新闻头条继续被周末震惊性反转的后续主导：联邦众议员海利·史蒂文斯（民主党-密歇根州）在民主党参议员初选中险败后，背书支持共和党候选人而非埃尔-赛义德。
The decision coincidentally allowed Michigan headlines to remain dominated by fallout from the shocking weekend twist of Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who narrowly lost the Democratic Senate primary, endorsing the Republican candidate over El-Sayed.
史蒂文斯援引埃尔-赛义德与激进反以色列评论员哈桑·皮克尔的关联，指出该候选人多次拒绝与其划清界限。此次选举对特朗普至关重要。
Stevens cited El-Sayed’s association with radical anti-Israel commentator Hasan Piker, whom the candidate repeatedly refused to disavow. The stakes of the election are high for Trump.
如果共和党失去众议院控制权——这被认为风险最大——他将在剩下的两年任期中陷入调查和立法僵局。
If Republicans lose the House, which is believed to be most at-risk, he will spend his remaining two years in office consumed in investigations and legislative gridlock.
如果民主党控制参议院，特朗普将更难让其提名的行政和司法人选获得确认——并将面临更多调查。
If Democrats take the Senate, Trump will have a much harder time winning confirmation for nominees to administration and judicial roles — and will face even more investigations.
特朗普在倒影池的演讲广泛勾勒了他的计划：在波托马克河畔建一座凯旋门，为林肯纪念堂增设一条长廊，重新开发华盛顿一座高尔夫球场——同时吹嘘新建的白宫直升机停机坪、草坪新铺的草皮以及拉法耶特公园的翻新。
Trump’s Reflecting Pool speech offered a wide-ranging outline of his plans to build a triumphal arch on the Potomac, add a promenade to the Lincoln Memorial and redevelop a DC golf course — while touting his new White House helipad, new sod on the lawn and a refresh of Lafayette Park.
他还为在倒影池加装泳池衬垫进行了辩护，重复了有争议的指控，称材料安装后撕裂是遭到破坏，并宣称新增的喷泉将终结今夏困扰这浅水池的藻类爆发。
He also defended his addition of a swimming pool liner to the Reflecting Pool, repeating disputed allegations the material was vandalized when it tore after installation, and pronouncing that new bubblers would end algae blooms that plagued the shallow water this summer.
“从一开始就长藻了，”特朗普谈到该池的历史时说，此前民主党抓住相关图片，视其为政府机能失调的标志。
“From the beginning algae formed,” Trump said of the pool’s history, addressing images seized upon by Democrats as indicative of government dysfunction.
他还大肆宣传非法移民大幅下降、失业率低等强劲经济数据、新建制造工厂、油价单日暴跌，以及归功于关税带来的国家财富增加。
He also plugged steep declines in illegal immigration, strong economic data including low unemployment, new manufacturing plants, a sudden one-day drop in oil prices and increased national wealth that he attributed to tariffs.
“这是美国的黄金时代。我们又有了一个可以引以为豪的国家，”特朗普说。
“It’s the golden age of America. We have a country that we can be proud of again,” Trump said.
“由于某种原因，在任总统赢不了中期选举，但我们已经全力以赴了。”
“For some reason, the sitting president doesn’t win the midterms, but we gave this a very strong shot.”