选举灾难确实发生了。但不要指望唐纳德·特朗普会有哪怕一点点自我批评。
The electoral disaster has indeed taken place. But there is no use expecting even the slightest self-criticism from Donald Trump.
他的政治生涯的黄金法则众所周知：胜利归功于他，失败总是别人的错。
The golden rule of his political career is well known: victories belong to him, defeats are always someone else's fault.
周二晚（11月3日），总统及其顾问在白宫东厅参加招待会，通过电视观看事态发展。
On the evening of Tuesday, November 3, the president and his advisers attended a reception in the White House's East Room, watching the events unfold on television.
这位大亨还在其Truth Social社交网络上抽出时间，向福克斯新闻大肆辱骂，认为该台对民主党敌人过于迁就。
The magnate also found time, on his Truth Social network, to hurl insults at Fox News, which he considered too accommodating to the Democratic enemy.
他在投票结束前不久、晚上11点前发出了对中期选举的首份书面反应：“我没有在选票上，如果我在，我们会大获全胜！”
His first written reaction to the midterms came just before 11 pm: "I wasn't on the ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!"
预感投票结果后，特朗普为新的多数党局面做准备，这将悖论性地让他免于对国家运行承担全部责任。
Sensing the likely outcome of the vote, Trump prepared for a new majority, which will paradoxically relieve him of full responsibility for running the country.
尽管共和党控制两院，特朗普在第二任期前两年很大程度上无视国会。
Trump largely disregarded Congress during the first two years of his second term, despite Republican majorities in both chambers.
例外的是以《一个宏伟美好的法案》之名通过的巨额增支减税方案、预算表决，以及其政府成员和联邦法官的确认程序。
The exceptions were the enormous package of spending increases and tax cuts, which passed under the name One Big Beautiful Bill, the budget votes, and the confirmation process for members of his administration as well as federal judges.
除此之外，特朗普偏爱使用行政命令，自2025年1月以来已签署292项。
For everything else, Trump favored the use of executive orders,g 292 of them since January 2025.
单方面行动并向其他机构——无论是国会还是司法部门——制造既成事实的习惯因此已牢固确立。他很可能想继续沿用这种做法。
The habit of acting unilaterally and presenting other institutions – whether Congress or the judiciary – with a fait accompli is therefore already well established. He will likely want to continue in this vein.