唐纳德·特朗普在椭圆形办公室首次接待记者时，展示了一顶印有白色大写字母“veto”（否决）字样的帽子，这是在他所在的党派遭遇惨痛的选举失利后首次接待记者。
Donald Trump displayed a hat with the word “veto” in big white letters as he welcomed reporters into the Oval Office for the first time since his party’s crushing election defeat.
周四，这位美国总统签署了一项行政命令，宣布椭圆形办公室和内阁会议室均为国家纪念碑，这顶红色的MAGA风格帽子就摆在坚固桌上。
The red Maga-style hat was perched on the Resolute Desk as the US president signed an executive order declaring both the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room national monuments on Thursday.
在周二晚间民主党取得压倒性胜利后不到两个小时——民主党以令人瞩目的优势同时控制了众议院和参议院——特朗普先生在他的“真实社交”账户上发布了一张“否决”帽的照片。
Less than two hours after the Democrats’ barnstorming success on Tuesday night, in which they took control of both the House and Senate with impressive margins, Mr Trump posted a picture of the veto hat to his Truth Social account.
随着特朗普先生在面对巨大的民主党多数优势时将难以通过立法，华盛顿正面临政治僵局。
Washington is set for political deadlock as Mr Trump will struggle to pass legislation against a considerable Democratic majority.
这顶“否决”帽在特朗普的桌上占据了显眼位置。这位美国总统签署了一项行政命令，宣布椭圆形办公室和内阁会议室均为国家纪念碑。选举结果还引发了这样一种前景：这位美国总统可能面临弹劾程序以及一波调查，范围涵盖从政府的商业交易到五角大楼内部清洗等方方面面。
The ‘veto’ cap takes pride of place on Trump’s desk The US president signed an executive order declaring both the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room national monuments The election result also raises the prospect of the US president facing impeachment proceedings and a wave of investigations into everything from the administration’s business dealings to the purges inside the Pentagon.
不过，特朗普先生确实拥有否决国会通过的法案并送达其案头时的权力。
Mr Trump, however, does have the power to veto bills passed through Congress when they reach his desk.
在记者会上，特朗普先生谈到了伊朗战争。周三，他承认这场冲突导致了共和党人的失败，尽管他坚称，为了确保伊朗无法拥有核武器，这一损失是值得的。
During the press conference, Mr Trump discussed the Iran war. On Wednesday, he admitted the conflict had contributed to the Republicans’ defeat, although he insisted the loss was worth ensuring Iran did not have access to a nuclear weapon.
当天早些时候，万斯曾表示，这场冲突是造成中期选举全面失利的全责所在，并称这是不值得的。
Earlier that day JD Vance had said the conflict was entirely to blame for the sweeping midterms losses and said it was not worth it.
特朗普在椭圆形办公室对记者说：“如果我们必须把伊朗的事情做完，我们随时准备就绪。”他还表示，他认为在2月28日与以色列联合发动的轰炸行动之后，这个伊斯兰共和国需要“25到30年”的时间才能完成重建。
“If we have to do the rest of the Iran thing, we’re very much locked and loaded,” Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. He also said he thought it would take the Islamic Republic “25 to 30 years” to rebuild following the bombing campaign, which was launched jointly with Israel on Feb 28.