中期选举结果惨烈，白宫面临调整政策和人事的呼声，其中国防部长承受的压力最大。据报道，资深共和党议员和策略师已向特朗普政府施压，要求解雇这位五角大楼负责人，并迅速结束伊朗战争——这场战争被归咎于燃油价格通胀，而通胀是选民最关心的问题。他们的呼声加大了对国防部长皮特·赫格塞思日益增多的批评。
The White House faced calls for policy and personnel shakeups after brutal midterm elections, with the defense secretary under most pressure. Senior Republican lawmakers and strategists have reportedly pressed the Trump administration to fire the Pentagon chief and swiftly end the Iran war, blamed for fuel-price inflation that topped voters’ concerns. Their calls add to mounting criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
一位即将离任的共和党议员下周将寻求在众议院启动弹劾程序，不过此类努力能否在参议院获得势头尚不清楚。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在赫格塞思问题上的盘算颇为棘手：若在新一届国会于1月就任后解雇他，将需要获得民主党控制的参议院的确认。
An outgoing Republican lawmaker will next week seek to begin impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives, though it’s unclear if such efforts will gain momentum in the Senate. US President Donald Trump’s calculus on Hegseth is tricky: Firing him after the new Congress sits in January will require confirmation from a Democrat-controlled Senate.
