选举之夜，乔·斯卡伯勒拿出一份手写清单，上面列着今年围绕特朗普政府的一系列争议——从贪腐指控到爱泼斯坦文件，再到“地铁突击行动”——并质疑共和党人如何在如此短的时间内积累起这么多政治包袱。
On Election Night, Joe Scarborough pulled out a handwritten list of the controversies surrounding President Trump’s administration this year, from grifting accusations to the Epstein files to Operation Metro Surge, and questioned how Republicans managed to accumulate so many political liabilities in such a short period of time.
“你们有《大而美法案》，有对医保的削减，还有关税。我仍然相信，当历史书写就之时，明尼阿波利斯将是终点。那将是本届政府的皮克特冲锋时刻。”背景是，皮克特冲锋是南方邦联在葛底斯堡发动的一场灾难性进攻，也是美国内战的转折点。斯卡伯勒实质上是在说，明尼阿波利斯可能成为一个决定性时刻，届时本届政府各项决策的政治后果将变得无法逆转。
“You’ve got the Big Beautiful Bill, you’ve got the slashing of health care, you’ve got tariffs. I still believe that when history books are written, that Minneapolis will be the end. That will be the Pickett’s Charge version of this administration.”For context, Pickett’s Charge was the disastrous Confederate assault at Gettysburg, a turning point in the Civil War. Scarborough is essentially arguing that Minneapolis could become the defining moment when the political consequences of this administration’s decisions become impossible to reverse.
而选民正在感受到这些后果。伊朗战争或许是特朗普竞选承诺与其执政决策之间脱节最明显的例子之一。共和党人曾花大量时间警告选民，卡玛拉·哈里斯当选总统可能会把美国拖入又一场中东冲突。然而如今，特朗普本人却在主导这样一场冲突。
And voters are feeling the consequences. The Iran War is perhaps one of the clearest examples of the disconnect between Trump’s campaign promises and his governing decisions. Republicans spent considerable time warning voters that a Kamala Harris presidency could drag America into another Middle Eastern conflict. Yet here we are, with Trump overseeing one himself.
据Axios报道，副总统万斯和白宫特使史蒂夫·威特科夫正推动特朗普达成协议，他们担心重启战争可能不会实质性地改善局势。与此同时，据报道，以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡和国防部长皮特·赫格塞思希望恢复战斗。
According to Axios, Vice President Vance and White House envoy Steve Witkoff are pushing Trump toward a deal, concerned that restarting the war may not meaningfully improve the situation. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly want to resume combat.
而特朗普几乎毫不掩饰他如何看待其政治后果。“我不在乎中期选举，”他在5月说。
And Trump has made little effort to hide how he views the political consequences. “I don’t care about the midterms,” he said in May.
总统实质上是在告诉选民，政治后果不是他关心的事。中期选举是对执政党的公投，虽然特朗普本人可能不在选票上，但那些正在竞选以及计划未来竞选的共和党人无疑对此感到担忧。
The president essentially told voters that the political fallout is not his concern. The midterms are a referendum on the party in power, and while Trump may not personally be on the ballot, the Republicans who were running and plan to run in the future were certainly concerned.
昨日，佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯做客斯蒂芬·A·史密斯的节目《直话直说》，在节目中他告诉对方，共和党人需要开始说实话。
Yesterday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared on “Straight Shooter” with Stephen A. Smith and told him that Republicans need to start being honest.
“有些共和党人，他们试图把这事怪到拜登头上——不，不。听着，我们就是得说实话，”德桑蒂斯说。“油价更高了。这伤害了人们，伤害了工薪阶层，而油价上涨是因为这场冲突。这就是事实。如果你不能向选民承认这一点，那你就是在欺骗他们。”
“Some of these Republicans, they’re trying to blame Biden for — no, no. Listen, we just got to be honest,” DeSantis said. “Gas is higher. It hurts people, working-class people, and it’s higher because of this conflict. That’s just the fact. If you can’t admit that to voters, then you’re gaslighting them.”
德桑蒂斯是在批评党内的信息传达方式，并承认这场战争正在给美国工薪阶层带来实实在在的经济后果。他还进一步警告说，这场冲突可能会在日后拖累他所在的政党：“如果这场冲突在他的整个总统任期内持续下去，将严重损害他做成任何事情的能力，而且对共和党人在下一个选举周期来说会非常、非常艰难。”本届政府已经耗费了大量政治资本，为其越来越背离当初帮助共和党人上台的那些承诺的决定进行辩护。
DeSantis is criticizing the messaging and acknowledging that the war is creating real economic consequences for working Americans. And he went further, warning that the conflict could haunt his party down the line: “If it drags on for the rest of his presidency it’s going to be devastating to his ability to get anything done and it is going to be very, very difficult for Republicans in the next cycle.”This administration has spent considerable political capital defending decisions that are increasingly disconnected from the promises that helped put Republicans in power.
中期选举的结果提醒人们，选举是有后果的，即便对一位声称不在乎选举的总统也是如此。而在经历了一年充满争议的决定、落空的期望和政治误判之后，特朗普已经为他整个政党开出了一张极其昂贵的账单。
The midterm results are a reminder that elections have consequences, even for a president who says he doesn’t care about them. And after a year of controversial decisions, broken expectations and political miscalculations, Trump has created a very expensive bill for his entire party.
林赛·格兰杰是NewsNation的撰稿人，也是《国会山报》评论节目《崛起》的联合主持人。本专栏是她电视评论的文字整理版。
Lindsey Granger is a NewsNation contributor and co-host of The Hill’s commentary show “Rising.”This column is an edited transcription of her on-air commentary.