唐纳德·特朗普对“美化华盛顿”和福克斯新闻收视率的持续关注，并未阻止民主党在中期选举中取得决定性胜利。本文最初发表于《特朗普地盘本周》专栏，每周三刊出。
Donald Trump’s unrelenting focus on the ‘beautification of Washington’ and Fox News ratings did not stop the Democrats’ decisive midterm election wins This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. every Wednesday.
周一下午，唐纳德·特朗普站在林肯纪念堂倒影池畔，聚焦于他在这场高风险中期选举中的收官信息：清除污秽可能需要很长时间。
Standing at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on Monday afternoon, Donald Trump zeroed in on his closing message of the high-stakes midterm elections: it can take a long time to get rid of filth.
在美国人前往投票站前不到24小时，这位美国总统举行了一场古怪的新闻发布会，吹嘘他那耗资1400万美元、麻烦不断的华盛顿特区地标翻修工程，并把曾经在水池中滋生的藻类归咎于他的前任们。
Less than 24 hours before Americans headed to the polls, the US president staged a bizarre press conference in which he touted his troubled $14m renovation of the Washington DC landmark and blamed his predecessors for the algae that once bloomed in its water.