特朗普总统周五正式表态支持共和党全国委员会（RNC）主席乔·格鲁特斯竞选连任。此前，共和党在周二的中期选举中遭遇大面积失利。
President Trump formally backed Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters’s reelection bid on Friday following the party’s widespread losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
特朗普在Truth Social的帖文中写道：“乔·格鲁特斯应当重回共和党全国委员会主席之位，继续建设我们的党，并成为我们‘让美国再次伟大’、确保选举自由公正的可信赖伙伴。各地共和党人都应支持他在共和党全国委员会继续履行使命。”
“Joe Gruters should return as Chairman of the RNC to continue to build our Party, and be a trusted partner as we MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and ensure Free and Fair Elections. Republicans everywhere should support him as he continues his mission at the RNC,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
特朗普称格鲁特斯“百分之百秉持美国优先”，并指出党内基层都爱戴他。他说：“作为主席，乔把共和党全国委员会打造成一台高效、专注而强大的机器，未来许多年将继续为美国优先议程赋能。”
The president called Gruters “100 [percent] America First,” and noted the party’s grassroots love him. “As Chairman, Joe turned the RNC into an efficient, focused, and powerful machine that will continue to empower the America First Agenda for many years to come,” he said.
特朗普此次背书之前，共和党全国委员会联合主席、另一位特朗普盟友凯西·克罗兹比宣布，她将在明年1月挑战格鲁特斯的职位。
Trump’s endorsement comes after RNC co-Chair K.C. Crosbie, another Trump ally, announced she would challenge Gruters for his role in January.
克罗兹比在宣布挑战格鲁特斯的信中写道：“周二的结果是一次严重挫折。民主党将控制国会两院，而我们在长期倚重的地方失利了。我们必须诚实地交代原因。选民关注的是生活成本和国家的方向。我们在实地运营、选民接触和选举诚信基础设施方面的改进很有价值，但并未回应这些关切，也没有带来我们所需的结果。”
“Tuesday’s results were a serious setback. Democrats will control both chambers of Congress, and we lost in places we have long counted on,” Crosbie wrote in a letter announcing her challenge to Gruters.
民主党在中期选举中取得大范围胜利，赢得关键摇摆州，翻转多个红州，并在州议会中取得多数席位。据《国会山报》的合作机构DDHQ数据，截至周五，民主党在参议院以54比44占多数，在众议院席位争夺中以253比158领先。
“We owe ourselves an honest account of why. Voters were focused on the cost of living, and the direction of the country. Our improvements in field operations, voter contact, and election integrity infrastructure were valuable, but they did not address those concerns or deliver the results we needed. Democrats scored widespread victories in the midterm elections, winning key battleground states, flipping a number of red states, and gaining majorities in state legislatures. Democrats hold a 54-44 majority in the Senate as of Friday, and led 253-158 for seats in the House, according to The Hill's partner DDHQ.