华盛顿：面对即将上任的民主党控制的国会，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周六（11月7日）采取了强硬姿态，向朋友兼“暴力斗士”达纳·怀特提供白宫新闻秘书一职，并下令司法部调查他的对手。
WASHINGTON: Facing an incoming Democratic Congress, US President Donald Trump struck a combative tone on Saturday (Nov 7), offering friend and "violent fighter" Dana White the White House press secretary job and ordering the Justice Department to investigate his opponents.
民主党在本周的中期选举中给特朗普领导的共和党造成惨败，并将于1月接管国会两院控制权。他们承诺将对特朗普及其政府展开强有力的调查。然而，特朗普丝毫没有表现出受挫的迹象。
Democrats handed Trump's Republicans a blowout defeat in midterm elections this week and will take control of both chambers of Congress in January. They are promising robust investigations of Trump and his administration. Trump, however, showed no signs of being chastened.
他向怀特提供了新闻秘书一职，怀特是他的忠实支持者，也是终极格斗冠军赛（UFC）综合格斗组织的负责人。
He offered the press secretary post to White, a loyal supporter who is head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts organisation.
“达纳，请接受这份工作！”特朗普在社交媒体上发帖，称怀特为“暴力斗士和战士”。周六晚些时候，怀特在伦敦参加一场拳击赛事后对记者表示，他正“马上”飞往华盛顿，并将于周一与特朗普会面。“会面后我会有更多话要说，”他说。
"Dana, please take the job!" Trump posted on social media, describing White as a "violent Fighter and Warrior." Speaking to reporters following a boxing event in London late Saturday, White said he was flying to Washington "right now" and will meet with Trump on Monday. "I'll have more to talk about after that," he said.
怀特此前分享了一张照片——可能是AI生成的——显示他站在白宫新闻发布室讲台后，配文“开启下一章”。特朗普周六还下令司法部调查民主党人涉嫌“最高级别的勒索”。
White had earlier shared a photo - possibly AI-generated - showing him behind the lectern in the White House press briefing room, captioned "On to the next chapter." Trump on Saturday also ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats for "extortion at the highest level".
“民主党人正在四处威胁许多人，”他写道，并补充说他下令司法部“调查这一犯罪行为”。
"The Democrats are going around threatening a lot of people," he wrote, adding that he was ordering the Justice Department to "look into this criminal act".
特朗普否认其政府任何人犯下了可被弹劾的罪行，并呼吁对“这些勒索者”判处监禁。
Denying that anyone in his administration had committed impeachable offenses, Trump called for prison time for "these extortionists".
强硬姿态 周六的宣布是在特朗普任命斯蒂芬·米勒为下一任白宫幕僚长一天后发布的，他形容这位强硬的高级顾问为“一位伟大的斗士”。
COMBATIVE Saturday's announcements came a day after Trump appointed Stephen Miller to be his next chief of staff, describing the combative senior adviser as "a great fighter".
米勒取代苏西·怀尔斯，后者的离职标志着共和党选举惨败后的首个人事变动。
He replaces Susie Wiles, whose departure marks the first staffing fallout from the Republican election debacle.
这些好斗的帖子呼应了特朗普在2018年遭遇较小规模中期选举失利后发表的言论，当时他说他的白宫将对任何调查采取“战时姿态”。特朗普随后在2019年和2021年两度遭弹劾。
The pugilistic posts echoed comments Trump made after a smaller midterm defeat in 2018, when he said his White House would assume "a war-like posture" against any investigations. Trump was subsequently impeached in 2019 and 2021.
自10月16日凯蒂·扎卡里亚在任职不足一周后离职以来，白宫一直没有新闻秘书。
The White House has been without a press secretary since Oct 16 when Katie Zacharia left the position after less than a week on the job.
现年57岁的怀特是UFC（终极格斗冠军赛）的总裁兼首席执行官，UFC是综合格斗界规模最大、最成功的公司，其暴力的笼斗比赛在全球播出。
White, 57, is president and CEO of the UFC, the largest and most successful company in the world of mixed martial arts whose violent cage fights are broadcast across the globe.
特朗普列出了六名UFC斗士，希望怀特将他们带到白宫担任顾问，“尽管其中一些人不是我们国家的公民”。
Trump listed six UFC fighters that he hoped White would bring to the White House as advisers, "even though some are not from our Country".
他说这些斗士包括两名俄罗斯人和一名巴西人，“我们需要这些人来保卫我们，对抗疯狂的左派”。
"We need these people to defend us against the lunatic left," he said of the fighters, who include two Russians and one Brazilian.
特朗普和怀特是老朋友，这位美国领导人经常试图将他的“让美国再次伟大”政治品牌与广受欢迎的UFC联系在一起。
Trump and White are old friends, and the US leader has often tried to associate his MAGA brand of politics with the hugely popular UFC.
在他6月的80岁生日时，UFC在白宫南草坪举办了一场血腥的笼斗比赛。自赢得第二个白宫任期以来，他还出席了在迈阿密、纽约和新泽西举行的比赛。
On his 80th birthday in June, UFC held a bloody cage match on the White House South Lawn. He has also attended bouts in Miami, New York and New Jersey since winning his second White House term.
当特朗普在2024年赢得连任时，怀特陪同这位共和党人发表了胜选演说。“犯罪行为”如果怀特正式接受，他将面临艰巨的任务。
When Trump won reelection in 2024, White appeared alongside the Republican for his victory speech. "CRIMINAL ACT"
在周二的中期选举中，民主党夺取了众议院和参议院的控制权，特朗普面临着一个彻底改变且充满敌意的政治格局。随着控制两院的委员会，民主党可以传唤官员、要求提供文件并举行公开听证会，可能让特朗普及其高级助手接受严密审查。
If White formally accepts, he will have his work cut out for him. Trump faces a radically transformed and hostile political landscape after Democrats seized both the House of Representatives and the Senate in Tuesday's midterms With control of committees in both chambers, Democrats can summon officials, demand documents and hold public hearings, potentially putting Trump and his senior aides under intense scrutiny.
可能的调查包括特朗普家族的商业和加密货币交易、涉及亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克的政府合同、联邦机构预算削减、移民执法、伊朗战争的行为以及对臭名昭著的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关文件的处理。
Likely probes include the Trump family's business and cryptocurrency dealings, government contracts involving billionaire Elon Musk, cuts to federal agencies, immigration enforcement, the conduct of the Iran war and the handling of files related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“请律师吧，”即将出任众议院监督委员会主席的罗伯特·加西亚在选举之夜结果明朗时在X平台上写道。
"Lawyer up," wrote incoming House Oversight Committee chairman Robert Garcia on X as results became clear on election night.
民主党人可以对特朗普发起第三次弹劾，尽管党领袖并未承诺这样做。
Democrats could pursue a third impeachment against Trump, though party leaders have not promised it.
虽然众议院仅需简单多数即可弹劾总统，但将其免职是一个大得多的障碍，这需要参议院三分之二多数投票通过——远超该党的多数席位。
While the House needs only a simple majority to impeach the president, removing him is a far larger obstacle that requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate - far beyond the party's majority.