华盛顿——参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默誓言，民主党一旦掌权，绝不会允许总统唐纳德·特朗普把“一个右翼分子”送进最高法院。这提高了这样一种可能性：如果未来两年出现大法官空缺，他的政党可能会阻止总统的提名人选。
MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right-winger” on the Supreme Court once they take power, raising the possibility that his party could block a presidential nominee if there is a vacancy in the next two years.
在周四接受美联社采访时，舒默不愿说明他是否会像前参议院共和党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔在2016年那样，将最高法院的空缺一直留到下次总统大选之后。但他表示，民主党“不会允许任何糟糕的提名人”获得参议院确认——无论是进入最高法院，还是进入下级法院或特朗普的内阁。“底线是，我们不会允许一个右翼分子进入最高法院，”舒默说。
In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Schumer would not say if he would hold a Supreme Court vacancy open until after the next presidential election, as former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell did in 2016 . But he said that Democrats are “not going to allow any crappy nominees” to be confirmed to the Supreme Court — or to the lower courts or Trump’s Cabinet, either. “The bottom line is we’re not going to allow a right-winger on the court,” Schumer said.
舒默作出这一承诺的两天前，民主党在中期选举中赢得了决定性的参议院多数席位——这是一年前很少有人预测到的壮举，当时舒默正面临党内进步派的猛烈批评，而参议院共和党人则押注于有利的选举版图和特朗普的支持能帮助他们保住权力。
Schumer’s pledge came two days after Democrats won a decisive Senate majority in the midterm elections — a feat few predicted a year ago, when Schumer was facing intense criticism from progressives within his party and Senate Republicans were betting that a favorable map and backing from Trump would help them keep power.
尽管党内一些角落对舒默仍有不满，但这位纽约人预计将轻松获得党团连任领袖，此前他带领民主党在全国倾向共和党的州取得胜利。如果民主党赢下密西西比州和阿拉斯加州——这两个州的结果尚未揭晓——他们在参议院可能拥有多达56个席位。舒默预测，这是一个“稳固的多数”，是20年来逐步积累的结果，期间他一直直接或间接掌管本党的参议院竞选运作。
While there is still frustration with Schumer in some corners of the party, the New Yorker is expected to easily be reelected as leader by his caucus after leading them to wins in Republican-leaning states across the country. Democrats could have as many as 56 seats in the Senate if they win Mississippi and Alaska , which still have not been called — “a durable majority,” Schumer predicts, that has been 20 years in the making as he has been directly or indirectly in charge of his party’s Senate campaign operation.
凭借如此多的席位，舒默笃定“这不仅仅是参议院的一次翻转”。民主党将不仅有权否决特朗普的任何提名人选，迫使他寻求更温和的人选，还能叫停伊朗战争，并改变他们在少数党时期无法反制的政策。
With so many seats, Schumer is betting that “it’s not just a flip of the Senate once.”And the party will have the power not only to reject any of Trump’s nominees, forcing him to seek more moderate choices, but also to halt the Iran war and alter policies that they have been unable to counter in the minority.
舒默表示，该党议程将以降低物价为核心，同时聚焦他们在少数党期间一直关注的五个议题——医疗保健、住房、特朗普的关税、儿童保育以及降低能源账单。民主党人还希望调查移民和海关执法局在全国各地的突袭行动，并审视特朗普政府，他称这是“美国历史上迄今为止最腐败的政府”。但舒默不愿透露具体细节，也不愿说明他计划如何绕过特朗普——特朗普在选举之夜发布了一张红色帽子的照片，上面用大字写着“否决”。
Schumer says the party’s agenda will center around lowering prices, along with five issues that they have focused on in the minority — healthcare, housing, Trump’s tariffs, childcare and lowering energy bills. Democrats also want to investigate Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the country and scrutinize the Trump administration , which he says is the “most corrupted administration by far in American history.”But Schumer would not get into specifics, or how he plans to get around Trump — who posted a picture of a red hat with the word “veto” in large letters on election night.
除了特朗普之外，舒默还必须应对自己的党团，包括批评过他的进步派，以及在新当选的参议员——他们在竞选期间赢得红州，且不愿承诺支持他担任领袖。而要通过任何立法，他仍然必须赢得共和党的支持。
Beyond Trump, Schumer will also have to navigate his own caucus, including progressives who have criticized him and incoming freshman who won red states and would not commit to supporting him for leader during their campaigns. And to pass any legislation, he will still have to win Republican support as well.
他预测，如果共和党人不以两党合作的方式与民主党人合作，他们将遭受更多损失，“并继续跟着特朗普跳下悬崖”。
He predicts that Republicans will suffer more losses “and keep following Trump over the cliff” if they don’t work with Democrats in a bipartisan way.
但这并不容易。舒默不愿说明他是否会尝试废除“冗长辩论”规则——他在乔·拜登总统任期内担任多数党领袖时曾尝试废除但未能成功——以便让民主党人以简单多数而非60票通过立法。
But that will not be easy. Schumer would not say if he would try and eliminate the filibuster, which he tried and failed to do when he was majority leader during President Joe Biden’s term, to allow Democrats to pass legislation with a simple majority instead of 60 votes.
“重点必须放在把事情做成上，”他说。“我要说的就这些。”当被问及在特朗普第一个任期内两次被弹劾且两次被判无罪后，他是否会支持第三次弹劾特朗普时，舒默回应称，他会支持弹劾国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯，众议院议员已经启动了这一行动。那特朗普呢？“那取决于众议院，”舒默说。
“The focus has got to be on getting things done,” he says. “That’s all I am saying.”Asked if he would support a third Trump impeachment after Trump was impeached and acquitted twice during his first term, Schumer responds that he would support an impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , an effort that House lawmakers have already launched. And Trump? “That’s up to the House,” Schumer said.
舒默最早在2006年选举周期领导民主党的竞选机构，此后参与了每一次选举，结果好坏参半。
Schumer first led his party’s campaign arm in the 2006 cycle and has had a hand in every election since then, with mixed results.
他将今年的胜利归功于自己招募候选人以及在共和党州聚焦地方议题——特朗普的关税对艾奥瓦州农场的影响（民主党人乔什·图雷克在该州获胜）、特朗普与加拿大的争端对缅因州的影响（民主党人特洛伊·杰克逊击败了共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯），以及俄亥俄州的数据中心问题（前参议员谢罗德·布朗在两年前输给共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺后于此次获胜）。
He attributes this year’s wins to his own candidate recruitment and a focus on local issues in Republican states — the effect of Trump’s tariffs on farms in Iowa, where Democrat Josh Turek won, Trump’s war with Canada in Maine, where Democrat Troy Jackson beat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and data centers in Ohio, where former Sen. Sherrod Brown won after losing his seat two years ago to Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno.
不过，他说，党对降低成本的关注是“一个到处都能引起共鸣的信息”。“这与过去有很大不同。”获胜的民主党人并非都是他招募的——在密歇根州，民主党人阿卜杜勒·赛义德代表着该党的进步派，并在初选中击败了舒默最初为该席位选定的人选海莉·史蒂文斯。但舒默在那场竞选中投入了6700万美元帮助赛义德，两人“经常交谈”，他说。
Still, the party’s focus on lowering costs was “a message that resonated everywhere,” he says. “That’s a big difference than in the past.”The Democrats who won were not all his recruits — in Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed represents the progressive wing of the party and beat Schumer’s original choice for the seat, Haley Stevens, in the primary. But Schumer poured $67 million into that race to help El-Sayed and the two “talk regularly,” he said.
尽管今年战绩不俗，但他还能掌权多久仍不明朗——在有人呼吁新一代领导层之际，党还会支持他多久也不清楚。他将于2028年面临连任，而他不愿透露是否会再次竞选第六个任期。
Even with his winning record this year, it is still unclear how long he will stay in power — and how long the party will support him as some call for a new generation of leadership. He is up for reelection in 2028, and he won’t say if he’ll run again for a sixth term.
“我专注于2027年，”舒默说。他于2015年成为该党的参议院领袖。
“I’m focused on 2027,” said Schumer, who became the party’s Senate leader in 2015.
他党团内的参议员们仍然支持他，但许多人在进入新的权力时代之际也在推动变革。
Senators in his caucus are sticking by him, but many are also agitating for change as they enter a new era of power.
马里兰州参议员克里斯·范霍伦是2028年总统提名的潜在竞争者，他尚未承诺支持舒默。他周三在接受美联社采访时表示，民主党人需要就下一任领导人进行“公开而诚实的讨论”。
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen , a potential contender for the 2028 presidential nomination who has not committed to supporting Schumer, said in an interview with the AP on Wednesday that Democrats need to have an “open and honest discussion” about the next leader.
佛蒙特州参议员彼得·韦尔奇在另一次采访中说，舒默“必须做出调整、敞开大门，并考虑到对我们工作的批评”。不过，韦尔奇说，目前没有迹象表明有人挑战他的领导地位。“舒默在这次竞选中的表现非常出色，”他说。
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch said in a separate interview that Schumer “has to adjust and open things up and take into account the criticism of our efforts.”Still, Welch said, there’s no indication of a leadership challenge. “Schumer did an incredible job on this campaign,” he said.