在一次彻底否定其政策的选举后首次公开露面时，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普转向了一个既熟悉又令人惊讶的话题：不是他的政策或政治，而是他重塑总统任期背景城市部分区域的努力。
GARY FIELDS, LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON — In his first public appearance after an election that soundly repudiated his policies, President Donald Trump turned to a topic both familiar and, given the context, surprising: not his policies or politics, but his efforts to remake pieces of the city that is the backdrop to his presidency.
尽管特朗普偏爱项目管理，但随着民主党人控制国会，政府为改变哥伦比亚特区的城市面貌所做的工作，肯定会比他第二个任期的前两年面临更多的阻碍。
Despite Trump’s affinity for project management, though, with Democrats taking control of Congress, the work the administration is doing to change the physical face of the District of Columbia is sure to face far more roadblocks than it did for the first two years of his second term.
从肯尼迪中心的更名和翻新计划，到改造一个公共高尔夫球场，再到建造一座比自由女神像（不含基座）高100英尺（30.48米）的拱门，总统一直深度参与华盛顿特区的市容改造。民主党人已表达反对，但在权力方面，他们一直处于边缘地位。
From the renaming of and renovation plans for the Kennedy Center to remaking a public golf course and erecting an arch 100 feet (30.48 meters) taller than the Statue of Liberty without its pedestal, the president has been deeply involved in how D.C. looks. Democrats have voiced opposition but, in terms of power, have been in the wilderness.
民主党人的反对监督与总统对项目的关注之间的潜在冲突点，在他选前最后一条向美国公众发布的信息中——以及选后第一条信息中——都显而易见。
The potential collision point between an oppositional oversight from Democrats and the president’s preoccupation with the projects was evident in his last message to the American public before the election — and in his first afterward, too.
两者在一定程度上都聚焦于他的项目。周一，是林肯纪念堂前的倒影池；周三，是参观正在建设中的白宫宴会厅，他谈论了柱子、钢梁和科林斯式设计。
Both focused to some degree on his projects. On Monday, it was the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial ; on Wednesday, it was a tour of the under-construction White House ballroom, where he talked columns and steel beams and Corinthian designs.
加州民主党众议员贾里德·赫夫曼是负责内政部（该部门参与公园和联邦土地的运营）的自然资源委员会的首席民主党议员，他在过去一年中大部分时间都在调查和质疑特朗普的项目，为此刻奠定了基础。
Rep. Jared Huffman of California, the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee with jurisdiction over the Interior Department that is involved with operations at parks and federal lands, spent much of the past year probing and questioning Trump’s projects, laying the groundwork for this moment.
“我们反对那些试图将珍贵公共空间改造成特朗普花哨纪念碑的虚荣项目。我们揭露了腐败，揭发了劫持美国250岁生日的企图，要求追究责任，并提出了一套基于科学、公平、环境责任和法治的、引人注目的替代性治理愿景，”霍夫曼在一封寻求同事支持他担任委员会主席的信中表示。
“We’ve pushed back against vanity projects that seek to transform treasured public spaces into gaudy tributes to Trump. We exposed corruption, uncovered the efforts to hijack America’s 250th birthday, demanded accountability, and offered a compelling alternative governing vision grounded in science, fairness, environmental responsibility, and the rule of law,” Huffman said in a letter to colleagues seeking their support to be chairman.
作为拥有强大民主党多数席位的委员会主席，“我将确保委员会的全部调查和监督权力被用于揭露不法行为、要求追究责任并保护公共利益，”他说。
As chairman with a strong Democratic majority, “I will ensure that the Committee’s full investigative and oversight authority is leveraged to uncover wrongdoing, demand accountability, and protect the public interest,” he said.
特朗普一直在推进各种项目，这一点由弗吉尼亚州民主党众议员唐·拜尔周四在一次公开听证会上提出，当时他反对在林肯纪念堂对面的纪念桥尽头的纪念圆环建造总统计划的纪念拱门。
Trump has been rushing the various projects, a point Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer made Thursday at a public hearing when he opposed construction of the memorial arch the president has planned in Memorial Circle directly across the Memorial Bridge from the Lincoln Memorial.
“从1月3日开始的拨款程序将由民主党控制。这将是拜尔众议员介入的方式之一，”拜尔的发言人阿伦·弗里奇斯纳说。
“The appropriations process beginning Jan. 3 will be controlled by Democrats. That will be one of the ways Congressman Beyer will step in,” said Beyer’s spokesman Aaron Fritschner.
一个较少被注意到的影响将是众议院总法律顾问的任命人发生变化。众议院议长拥有这一职务，预计是议员哈基姆·杰弗里斯。
A less appreciated impact will be the change in who names the general counsel of the House. The House Speaker has that role, presumably Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
虽然民主党人已加入反对各种项目的诉讼，但作为少数党，他们的诉状不具备国会的分量。“你会看到新的多数党收回（众议院议长）迈克·约翰逊愿意让渡的权力平衡，”弗里奇斯纳说。
While Democrats have joined in lawsuits opposing the various projects, their filings don’t carry the weight of Congress as the minority. “You’ll see the new majority pulling back the balance of power that (House Speaker) Mike Johnson was willing to cede,” Fritschner said.
弗里奇斯纳说，拜尔一直是批评者，并引用了已在法庭之友简报中签名的其他议员。超过120名证人出席了国家首都规划委员会的会议，会议于周四晚间持续了9个半小时。
Beyer has already been a critic, Fritschner said, and cited other members who have signed on in amicus briefs. More than 120 witnesses were on hand for the National Capital Planning Commission meeting, which ran for 9 ½ hours late into Thursday night.
委员会以 8 比 4 的表决结果，批准了这座高 250 英尺（76 米）的拱门，启动了一个即时程序，除非法官介入，否则可能很快开始施工。
The commission gave the 250-foot (76-meter) arch its final approval on an 8-4 vote, starting an immediate process that could lead to construction beginning quickly, absent a judge’s intervention.
这次远程电话会议听证会多次崩溃，评论区几乎一边倒地表达负面意见，出席作证的证人发表了充满激情的三分钟发言，反对建设这座拱门，称其将破坏附近阿灵顿国家公墓的庄严氛围。
The remote, call-in commission hearing — which crashed repeatedly and was accompanied by a nearly universally negative comment section — drew witnesses who gave impassioned, three-minute comments opposing an arch they said will destroy the solemnity of nearby Arlington National Cemetery.
然而，特朗普任命的委员会主席却对这座高耸的纪念碑大加赞赏，并称赞特朗普想要建设它。
The Trump-appointed chairman of the commission, however, launched into a gushing appraisal of the towering monument and lauded Trump for wanting to build it.
美国联邦地区法官塔尼娅·楚特坎正在审议三名退伍军人和一名建筑史学家提出的动议，要求在诉讼解决前停止任何施工。哥伦比亚特区和弗吉尼亚州于周六提起的另一起诉讼已与现有诉讼合并审理。哥伦比亚特区和弗吉尼亚州请求发布临时限制令。
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is considering a motion from three veterans and an architectural historian to stop any work until the lawsuit is resolved. A separate lawsuit filed Saturday by the District of Columbia and Virginia has been consolidated with the existing one. D.C. and Virginia have asked for a temporary restraining order.
周三在宴会厅建设工地的考察中，特朗普谈到了宴会厅、东波托马克高尔夫球场、拟建于西波托马克公园的美国英雄国家花园以及这座拱门。这四个项目都曾或正处于诉讼之中。
At Wednesday’s ballroom construction site tour, Trump spoke about the ballroom, the East Potomac Golf Links and the National Garden of American Heroes proposed for West Potomac Park and the arch. All four have been, or are currently in, litigation.
其中，高尔夫球场项目已演变成超出潜在建设范围的事态。美国联邦地区法官安娜·雷耶斯表示，她计划启动“正式调查”，以调查特朗普政府律师在关于该项目的法律纠纷中是否违反了职业道德底线。
One of them, the golf course, has turned into an undertaking beyond the potential construction. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes has said she plans to open a “formal inquiry” to investigate if attorneys for the Trump administration violated ethical boundaries during a legal dispute about that project.
代表多起诉讼原告的“捍卫民主前进”组织总裁兼首席执行官斯凯·佩里曼表示，控制权的转移意味着，那些已提起诉讼并挑战政府的组织现在将得到国会的加入。
Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which is representing the plaintiffs in several of the lawsuits, said the switch of control means the organizations that have filed lawsuits and challenged the administration will now be joined by Congress.
她表示，像她所在的组织将继续在法庭上挑战政府，但“现在重要的是，美国人民现在有了一个不仅仅是停留在法庭上的工具。”佩里曼补充说：“我们希望并预计国会将履行其宪法职责，制衡行政部门的过度行为。”她说，这包括对资助计划和来源的听证会和调查。
Organizations like hers will continue challenging the administration in court, she said, but “the important thing now is that the American people now have a tool that’s not just in the courts.”Added Perryman: “We hope and we anticipate Congress will fulfill its constitutional duty of checking executive branch excesses.”That includes hearings and investigations into funding plans and sources, she said.
关于这些项目工程的估算信息一直很少，即使在法庭上也是如此，有时评估数字是在证词中零星透露的。例如，有一个数字与高尔夫球场的防波堤有关，其费用将超过3亿美元。国会为肯尼迪中心的翻修拨款2.57亿美元。
Information about estimates for work on the projects has been slim, even in court, with assessments trickling out during testimony in some cases. One number, for example, revolves around the seawall at the golf course, which would exceed $300 million. Congress appropriated $257 million for the renovation of the Kennedy Center.
美联社的数据显示，截至周四，即将到来的国会将有54名民主党参议员和237名众议员，而目前在任的共和党参议员和众议员分别为44名和147名。白宫未回应置评请求。
Associated Press numbers show that as of Thursday, the incoming Congress will have 54 Democratic senators and 237 representatives, compared to 44 Republicans and 147 representatives now in office. The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
可能影响哥伦比亚特区的另一个领域是州长职位的变动。得克萨斯州、佐治亚州、爱荷华州和内华达州都将在周二的选举后迎来民主党人执政。他们占了特朗普在2025年8月下令动员的国民警卫队成员的600多人。
Another area that could impact the District of Columbia is the change in governorships. Texas, Georgia, Iowa and Nevada all have Democrats coming into power as a result of Tuesday’s elections. They account for more than 600 National Guard members who are part of the mobilization that Trump ordered in August 2025.
在庆祝美国250周年之际提供部队的民主党人因其参与而受到广泛批评，并在几个月前撤走了他们的部队和飞行员。目前有近3100人驻扎在该市，比上个月略有增加。
Democrats who provided troops during the celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary were roundly criticized for their participation and removed their troops and airmen months ago. Nearly 3,100 are stationed in the city now, up slightly from last month.