特朗普总统在中期选举前向每位美国成年人许诺发放5000美元支票，但附带了一个关键条件：共和党必须获胜。
President Donald Trump dangled the promise of $5,000 checks to every American adult before the midterm elections, with a key stipulation: Republicans had to win.
这并非他唯一的此类承诺，所有承诺都与共和党获胜挂钩，其中几项涉及对参议院控制权至关重要的州。在10月的大规模集会巡回中，他誓言将：解决北卡罗来纳州的水污染诉讼，在肯塔基州投资建设药品制造设施，让农民常用的一种燃料在堪萨斯州和爱荷华州更易获得，并继续向阿拉斯加提供联邦援助。
And it wasn’t the only such promise he made, all tied to Republican wins and several in states critical to Senate control. During his extensive October rally tour, he vowed to: settle water contamination lawsuits in North Carolina, invest in a drug manufacturing facility in Kentucky, make a fuel commonly used by farmers more readily available in Kansas and Iowa and to continue federal help in Alaska.
如今，一股决定性的“蓝色浪潮”冲垮了共和党对国会的控制权，白宫对这些承诺不予置评。当被问及5000美元支票及其他特朗普誓言的最新进展时，发言人马修·米德尔顿含糊作答，吹嘘过去的成就。
Now that a blue wave decisively washed out Republican control of Congress, the White House isn’t commenting on those promises. Asked about updates to the $5,000 checks and other Trump vows, spokesperson Matthew Middleton responded vaguely, touting past accomplishments.
米德尔顿在一份声明中说：“展望未来，总统将与任何愿意推动强化经济解决方案的人合作。我们希望民主党人将美国人民利益放在首位，并加入我们的行列。”
“Moving forward, the President will work with anyone willing to advance solutions that strengthen our economy. We hope Democrats will put the American people first and join us in that effort,” Middleton said in a statement.
当被追问特朗普是否已正式放弃5000美元支票这一想法时，白宫未予回复。
Pressed on whether Trump has officially scrapped the idea for the $5,000 checks, the White House did not reply.
自大选以来，特朗普本人未公开评论或被问及任何承诺，包括在两次公开露面中吹捧白宫舞厅，以及将内阁会议室和椭圆形办公室指定为国家地标。在共和党失去参众两院控制权已成定局后，他本周还接受了多次电话采访。
Trump himself hasn’t publicly commented or been asked about any of the promises since the election, including in two public appearances touting the White House ballroom and designating the Cabinet room and Oval Office national landmarks. He’s also had several phone interviews this week after it was clear Republicans were losing control of both chambers of Congress.
他在集会上称共和党必须在11月获胜选民才能拿到支票，此番言论当时备受批评，许多人怀疑他即使共和党获胜也不会兑现，批评者将这一承诺斥为赤裸裸的贿选企图。
His comments at rallies that Republicans had to win in November to get their checks were highly criticized at the time, as many doubted he would follow through — even if Republicans did win — and critics dubbed the promise as an unsubtle attempt at bribing the electorate.
“在共和党领导下，我们的国家发展得如此之好，只有我能在这里做出这个承诺。对某些人来说，这可能是我要说的最重要的事，”特朗普在蒙大拿州卡利斯佩尔说。“如果共和党能赢得众议院和美国参议院，我将给美国所有成年公民每人每年5000美元，只有共和党总统才能做到这一点，因为民主党做不到。”甚至共和党议员也批评这一承诺，即将卸任的参议员汤姆·蒂利斯称其为“花招”，无法解决实际问题。
“Our country is doing so well under Republican leadership that only I can make this promise here. This might be, for some people, the most important thing I’ll say,” Trump said in Kalispell, Montana. “If Republicans can win the House of Representatives and the US Senate, I am going to give all adult citizens of the United States of America, $5,000 a year, and only a Republican president can do that because Democrats can’t.”Even GOP lawmakers were critical of the promise, with outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis calling it a “gimmick” that wouldn’t solve real problems.
福克斯新闻主播劳拉·英格拉姆9月也问特朗普，为什么不马上发放支票。他回答“他们做不到”，然后再次抨击民主党。
Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham also asked Trump in September why he wouldn’t just give the checks right away. He responded “they can’t” and then criticized Democrats again.
总统经常试图将他的誓言描绘成只有共和党明年仍控制国会两院多数席位时才能实现的事情。他没有说明为何在过去两年里未能实现这些目标，也没有说明在共和党仍控制两院的未来几个月里是否会实现。
The president frequently tried to portray his vows as something he could only accomplish if Republicans still had majorities in Congress next year. He didn’t address why he hadn’t accomplished those goals in the past two years, or whether he would in the next couple of months, while Republicans still control both chambers.
有时他的说法——即一笔关键资金会在民主党控制下似乎凭空消失——讲不通。其中一项承诺涉及将共和党获胜与勒琼营水污染赔偿索赔挂钩。
And sometimes his claims — that a pot of critical money would seemingly evaporate under Democratic control — didn’t make sense. One of those promises involved tying a Republican victory to settlement claims for water contamination at Camp Lejeune.
“如果我们赢得众议院和参议院，我将指示司法部尽快解决所有剩余的合法索赔，把这件事从账面上划掉，彻底了结。这已经拖了好几年了，”特朗普10月20日在北卡罗来纳州格林维尔说。
“If we win the House and the Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible and get it off the books and get it finished. It’s gone on for years,” Trump said in Greenville, North Carolina, on October 20.
“如果我们不赢，就没有钱，”他接着说。“如果我们赢了，你们就能拿到。这件事终于要结束了——那个持续了这么多年的噩梦。”当时，一位白宫发言人表示：“特朗普总统是唯一能为勒琼营水污染受害者带来了结和正义的人”，并引用了他的完整发言，称政府一直在“为我们伟大的退伍军人而战”，并已发放了10亿美元现金赔偿金。
“If we don’t win, there’s no money,” he continued. “If we do win, you’re getting it. It’s going to be finally over with — that nightmare that’s been going on for so many years.”At the time, a White House spokesperson said, “President Trump is the only one who can bring closure and justice to victims of water contamination at Camp Lejeune” and pointed to his full comments, where he said that the administration had been “fighting for our great veterans” and delivered $1 billion in cash settlements so far.
尽管白宫和特朗普表示他想与民主党合作，但该政府此前曾扣留给民主党执政州的灾害援助，并于7月承认取消了在2024年总统大选中投票给卡玛拉·哈里斯的州的清洁能源拨款。
While the White House and Trump said he wants to work with Democrats, the administration has previously withheld disaster aid from Democratic-led states and admitted in July that it canceled clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential campaign.
特朗普在竞选途中曾开玩笑说，除非他的参议员人选迈克尔·沃特利获胜，否则他不会向北卡罗来纳州提供飓风灾害资金。
Trump had joked on the campaign trail that he wouldn’t give North Carolina hurricane disaster funding unless his Senate pick, Michael Whatley, won.
“现在，如果迈克尔输了，我就不发钱，”特朗普说，并补充道：“不，我只是开玩笑。”大约一个月后，副总统万斯在为沃特利举行的集会上宣布，政府将向该州额外提供8.58亿美元灾害救济资金。
“Now, if Michael loses, I’m not sending it,” Trump said, adding, “No, I’m only kidding.”About a month later, Vice President JD Vance announced at his own rally for Whatley that the administration was sending an additional $858 million in disaster relief to the state.