2026-08-07T13:39:35.929Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：卡尼塔·艾尔、阿莱娜·特里恩、艾琳·格雷夫
发布时间：2026年8月7日，美国东部时间上午9:39
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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在2026年中期选举前，与共和党选民的愤怒情绪划清界限。他在周五发布的接受《Punchbowl News》采访时表示，他认为选民总体上是在对共和党不满，而非针对他本人。
“问题在于他们会不会投票？说实话，他们当中很多人都对共和党非常愤怒，”他说道，同时指出自己并未参选，并补充道，“他们不是在生我的气，但他们确实在生共和党的气。”
根据美国有线电视新闻网由SSRS于上月末开展的一项民调，共和党在国会通用选票测试中落后民主党8个百分点，这表明选民们呼吁对国会进行全面改组。
民主党在选民热情度上仍保持显著优势，在表示自己极有可能投票的选民中，民主党偏好领先共和党20个百分点。另有63%的美国人认为共和党对生活成本问题关注过少，而认为民主党未在该问题上投入足够时间的受访者占比为52%。
特朗普为自己辩护，驳斥了其党内批评者称他不关心国会选举、不担心失去多数席位的指责。他提到自己已为多名候选人背书并出席竞选活动，同时辩称自己不必参选，因此无需奔波竞选。
“我本可以轻松得多。我昨天不必远赴内华达州，也不必在洛杉矶发表演讲，更不必为所有人提供支持。你知道的，我日程繁忙，”特朗普说道。
他补充道：“我曾对某人说：‘等等，你不明白。我赢了。我不是在参选。’”
特朗普在采访中承诺，将由“拯救美国政治行动委员会”（MAGA Inc.）——这个拥有4亿美元资金储备的超级政治行动委员会——在中期选举中投入资金。
“我会帮助共和党人，”特朗普说。
外界对该委员会的资金存在一些担忧，因为该PAC累计募集了数百万美元，但尚未开始投入资金为共和党议员助选。特朗普辩称，他掌控着该委员会，可以按照自己认为合适的方式指挥资金使用。“我几乎可以将资金用于任何我想投入的地方，”特朗普说道。
总统的政治团队成员包括已请假离开白宫协助特朗普中期选举战略的詹姆斯·布莱尔曾表示，他们预计将在11月为共和党人提供财政支持。目前仍不清楚他们计划在此次选举中投入多少资金，以及何时开始投入。
特朗普拒绝支持瑟恩担任党团领袖
近期特朗普与参议院多数党领袖约翰·瑟恩之间的紧张关系升级，特朗普拒绝支持这位南达科他州参议员连任参议院共和党领袖。
“我不想卷入此事，”在被问及瑟恩时，特朗普在周四录制的采访中说道。
“我确实存在分歧，”特朗普在谈到他与瑟恩的关系时表示，他称瑟恩未能获得足够票数通过“拯救美国法案”并废除阻挠议事规则是“令人遗憾的”。
尽管参议院已否决该联邦选举改革法案，特朗普仍鼓动“拯救美国”的共和党选民将愤怒矛头对准共和党领袖。而瑟恩曾多次拒绝特朗普要求参议院投票废除阻挠议事规则的呼吁。
自特朗普5月尝试在初选中击败 fellow Republican 参议员约翰·康恩以来，他与瑟恩之间的分歧进一步扩大。
在采访中，特朗普对众议院议长迈克·约翰逊的评价则积极得多，称其为“出色的人选”。
Trump distances himself from voter frustration with GOP: ‘They’re not angry at me’
2026-08-07T13:39:35.929Z / CNN
By Kaanita Iyer, Alayna Treene, Aileen Graef
PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2026, 9:39 AM ET
MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY – July 31: President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at the Morristown Municipal Airport on July 31, 2026 in Morristown, New Jersey. Trump is spending the weekend at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster after holding a Cabinet meeting at Camp David. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump distanced himself from voters’ ire with Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, telling Punchbowl News in an interview released Friday he thinks voters are angry with the party more generally, but not him.
“The question is will they vote? ‘Cause a lot of them are very angry at Republicans to be honest with you,” he said, noting that he’s not on the ballot and adding, “They’re not angry at me, but they are angry at Republicans.”
Republicans are trailing Democrats on the generic congressional ballot by 8 points among registered voters, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS out late last month, indicating the electorate is agitating for wholesale changes in Congress.
Democrats also continue to hold a significant advantage in voter enthusiasm and have a 20-point advantage in preferences among those who say they are extremely motivated to vote. And 63% of Americans say the GOP is focusing too little on cost-of-living issues, compared with 52% who say the Democrats aren’t spending enough time on it.
The president defended himself from criticisms within his own party that he doesn’t care about Congress and losing the majority, pointing to his endorsements and appearances on the trail while arguing that he doesn’t have to campaign because he’s not running.
“I could do a lot easier. I don’t have to be away in Nevada yesterday. I didn’t have to be in Los Angeles yesterday making speeches. I didn’t have to be supporting all the people. I have a lot, you know, I have a busy schedule,” Trump said.
He added, “I said to somebody, ‘Wait a minute. You don’t understand. I won. I’m not campaigning.’”
Trump committed in the interview to have MAGA Inc. —his super PAC which boasts a $400 million war chest — spend money in the midterms.
“I’m going to help Republicans,” Trump said.
There’s been some GOP anxiety over the fund, as the PAC accumulates millions of dollars but hasn’t started spending to boost members of the party. Trump argued that he controls the PAC, and can direct it to spend money in whatever manner he sees fit. “I could spend it on pretty much anything I want,” Trump said.
Members of the president’s political operation, including James Blair, who has taken leave from the White House help with Trump’s midterm strategy, have said they expected to financially aid Republicans in November. It remains unclear how much they plan to spend in the effort or when they plan to start spending.
Trump declines to support Thune as leader
As tensions have grown in recent weeks between Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Trump declined to support the South Dakota senator for another term leading Republicans in the chamber.
“I don’t want to get into that,” Trump said when asked about Thune in the interview taped on Thursday.
“I do have disagreements,” Trump said about his relationship with Thune, saying it was “unfortunate” he does not have the votes to pass the “SAVE America Act” and get rid of the filibuster.
Trump riled up MAGA Republicans to direct their ire at the GOP leader to pass the federal elections overhaul bill despite the Senate having already rejected it. And Thune has repeatedly rejected Trump’s calls to have his chamber vote to nuke the filibuster.
The split between Trump and Thune has widened since Trump moved to take out fellow Republican, Sen. John Cornyn, in his primary in May.
In the interview, Trump was much more complimentary of House Speaker Mike Johnson, whom he called a “fantastic person.”
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