周二，吉姆·乔丹当选领导众议院共和党人，这使一位好斗的唐纳德·特朗普意识形态支持者走上前台。此人曾藐视国会关于1月6日袭击事件的传票，而共和党正试图适应失去执政权的生活。
The election of Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead House Republicans elevates a combative Donald Trump ideologue who defied a congressional subpoena over the 6 January attack, as the party tries as it tries to adjust to life out of power.
乔丹将率领一个规模缩小的共和党党团，其人数将萎缩至数十年来最小的规模之一。但这对这位俄亥俄州共和党人来说是一场胜利，三年前，他在凯文·麦卡锡被罢免后的混乱局势中，因共和党同事反复投票反对他竞选议长一职，而被迫退出有争议的议长竞选。
Jordan will lead a diminished Republican conference, as its ranks shrink to one of the smallest in decades. But it is a triumph for the Ohio Republican who was pushed out of the contentious House speakership race three years ago after his Republican colleagues repeatedly voted against his bid for the gavel in the chaotic aftermath of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.
乔丹以其极右翼政治立场和强硬的立法手段而闻名，他在特朗普推翻2020年大选结果的努力中发挥了关键作用，并始终是特朗普政府的坚定捍卫者。
Known for his far-right politics and hardball legislative tactics, Jordan played a key role in Trump’s bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election and remains fierce defender of the Trump administration.
乔丹出生于俄亥俄州特洛伊，在乡村香槟县长大，高中时赢得了四次州级摔跤冠军，后来在俄亥俄州立大学执教该项运动。他在2006年赢得国会席位之前，曾在俄亥俄州立法机构的两院任职。
Born in Troy, Ohio, and raised in rural Champaign county, Jordan won four state wrestling titles in high school and later coached the sport at Ohio State University. He served in both chambers of the Ohio legislature before winning his seat in Congress in 2006.
在华盛顿，他共同创立了众议院自由党团，这是一个经常违抗自身领导人的强硬右翼集团，并担任其首任主席。自2023年1月起担任众议院司法委员会主席期间，他领导了对拜登政府的调查，并还主持了一个关于联邦政府“武器化”的特别小组委员会。共和党人称该小组揭露了政府对社交媒体公司的压力，但民主党将其斥为阴谋论的载体。
In Washington, he co-founded the House Freedom Caucus, the hard-right bloc that regularly defied its own leaders, and served as its first chairman. As chair of the House judiciary committee from January 2023, he led investigations of the Biden administration, and he also headed a select subcommittee on the “weaponization” of the federal government. Republicans said the panel exposed government pressure on social media companies, but Democrats dismissed it as a vehicle for conspiracy theories.
他的职业生涯并非没有争议。乔丹拒绝了2022年调查美国国会大厦1月6日袭击事件的委员会发出的传票，质疑其合法性。该委员会称，他当天至少两次与特朗普通电话，并将其移交给众议院道德委员会。每当他要求他人遵守传票时，民主党人都会提及这一事件。
His career has not been free of controversy. Jordan refused a 2022 subpoena from the committee investigating the 6 January attack on the US Capitol, challenging its legitimacy. The panel said he spoke with Trump by phone at least twice that day and referred him to the House ethics committee. Democrats have raised the episode whenever he has demanded that others comply with subpoenas.
另外，乔丹还面临俄亥俄州立大学前摔跤手和工作人员的反复指控，称他当时担任助理教练，知晓——却视而不见——球队医生理查德·斯特劳斯的性侵行为。乔丹始终否认这一说法，称自己从未听说过此类虐待行为，并认为这些指控出于政治动机。多名前教练和运动员为他辩护。
Separately, Jordan has faced recurring allegations from former Ohio State wrestlers and staff members that he was aware of – and ignored – sexual abuse by a team doctor, Richard Strauss, while he worked as an assistant coach. Jordan has consistently denied the claim, saying he never heard of any such abuse and calling the allegations politically motivated. Several former coaches and athletes defended him.
乔丹发起的法案不多，但联合发起的法案超过一千项，他更以在议院席位上的好斗表现而闻名，而非立法能力。他是减税、堕胎限制和加强边境执法的坚定支持者，也是特朗普的长期捍卫者。
Jordan has sponsored few bills but co-sponsored well over a thousand, and is more known for his combative presence from then bench rather than his legislative skill. He is a firm supporter of tax cuts, abortion restrictions and tougher border enforcement, and a long time defender of Trump.
监督一直是他的专长，过去两年他一直对拜登政府行使这一权力。明年1月起，这一权力将由对方掌握，乔丹将带领本党处于被监督的一方。
Oversight has been his specialty, and for two years he wielded it against the Biden administration. Come January, it will be wielded by the other side, with Jordan left to lead the party on the receiving end.