有一小部分特朗普政府官员因不满而辞职并公开批评前同僚，但上周，这个群体迎来了迄今为止资历最高的成员。《Axios》报道：曾任卫生部长小罗伯特·肯尼迪顾问的卡利·米恩斯表示，他因指控政府内部存在来自“一个高度集中的群体”的腐败而辞去特朗普政府职务。米恩斯在中期选举前两周离开特朗普政府，那次选举中共和党遭遇“蓝色浪潮”席卷。他是最早公开谈论其在行政部门任职经历的前政府成员之一。
There’s a small group of Trump administration officials who have resigned in frustration and publicly criticized their former colleagues, but last week, this contingent picked up its highest-profile member to date. Axios reported: Calley Means, a former adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said he resigned from the Trump administration over alleged internal corruption from a “concentrated group of people.”Means left the Trump administration two weeks before the midterm elections that saw the GOP engulfed by a blue wave. He is one of the first former administration members to speak out about his time in the executive branch.
“我离职的简单现实是，特朗普政府内部有一个非常集中的群体，他们对抗选民的意愿，坦率地说——我认为这非常清楚——是为其他原因办事，”米恩斯告诉播客主持人乔·罗根。这位前卫生与公众服务部官员补充称，这些人（包括白宫高层人员）“在许多情况下是为了让他们的家族致富。”
“The simple reality in why I left is that there is a very concentrated group of people in the Trump administration that are antagonistic to what people voted for and are, frankly, — I think it’s very clear — doing things for other reasons,” Means told podcast host Joe Rogan. The former HHS official added that these figures, including top White House personnel, acted “in many cases to enrich their families.”
米恩斯的言论确实具有挑衅性，但他几乎没有提供任何证据来支撑这些指控。尽管如此，值得注意的是，威斯康星州共和党参议员罗恩·约翰逊（将于2028年竞选连任）周末出现在福克斯新闻上，告诉观众米恩斯“详细描述了”政府内部令人担忧的腐败程度，包括“特朗普政府内部”的腐败。这些指控显然引发了一些党内纷争，这可能最终不了了之，也可能有所发展。但令我印象深刻的是司法部长托德·布兰奇的反应。
Means’ comments were certainly provocative, though he offered very little in the way of evidence to bolster the allegations. It was nevertheless notable to see Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin (who’s up for re-election in 2028) appear on Fox News over the weekend and tell viewers that Means laid out “in gory detail” concerning levels of corruption within government, including corruption “within the Trump administration.”The allegations have apparently generated some intraparty feuding, which may or may not amount to anything. But what stood out for me was the reaction from Attorney General Todd Blanche.
在CNN的《国情咨文》节目中，主持人达娜·巴什提醒这位国家首席执法官员注意米恩斯提出的指控，其中包括白宫官员将筹款置于公共卫生之上的说法。当主持人询问布兰奇这是否可能是司法部会进一步调查的事情时，这位司法部长回答：“某人在播客里说的事？不，我不听那个，绝对不。”对于一位提出腐败指控的知名特朗普政府官员，说出这种话很奇怪。我不确定米恩斯的指控是否有依据，但他曾在播客上发声并非关键细节。
On CNN’s “State of the Union,” host Dana Bash reminded the nation’s chief law enforcement official about the allegations raised by Means, including claims about White House officials prioritizing fundraising over public health. When the host asked Blanche whether this might be something the Justice Department examines in more detail, the attorney general responded, “Something that someone says on a podcast? No, I do not listen to that, absolutely not.”It was an odd thing to say about a prominent Trump administration official who has raised corruption allegations. I don’t know for certain whether Means’ claims have merit, but the fact that he spoke on a podcast is not the key detail.
此外，也不应忘记米恩斯不止接受了罗根的访谈：这位前卫生与公众服务部官员在周日早间播出的CBS新闻《面对国家》节目中提出了同样的担忧。
What’s more, let’s also not forget that Means didn’t just talk to Rogan: The former HHS official raised the same concerns during an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” which aired on Sunday morning.
既然这些内容已在全国电视播出，布兰奇将需要找新理由来假装没注意到米恩斯的腐败指控。
The fact that these aired on national television means Blanche will need to come up with new reasons to pretend not to notice Means’ corruption allegations.