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艾奥瓦州苏城 —— 特朗普总统周四开场讲话时毫不隐晦。
“我知道你们不全是农民，但我爱农民，”他对台下的艾奥瓦州民众说道，还补充道，“我们一直在照顾我们的农民。”
如今仍处于这个“鹰眼之州”的收获季，而九月该州遭遇了有记录以来最严重的降雨之一。总统在该州最西部一处挤满了人的飞机机库发表讲话，周围是广阔的农田，他呼吁民众——近几个月来，除了收获延误，他们还面临着严重的经济压力。
自伊朗战争爆发以来，柴油和化肥价格大幅上涨，这对本就因去年贸易战难以出口农作物的艾奥瓦州农民来说，无疑是一记财政重拳。
总统身处该州深红第四国会选区的狂热支持者中间，该选区在2024年以超过30个百分点的优势支持特朗普，远超他在全州13个百分点的胜选幅度。但随着艾奥瓦州关键的参议院、众议院和州长竞选意外地变得竞争激烈，总统正试图在哪怕是最忠诚的地盘上提振支持率。
特朗普长篇大论地谈论了针对农民的各项计划，列出了一长串举措，呼吁农民继续支持他。
他为本周早些时候推出的收割燃料救助计划造势，该计划将提供80亿美元用于抵消高昂的柴油价格，引发了人群的欢呼。他表示，政府将动用《国防生产法案》释放1.5亿美元，以提高美国炼油产能，“生产更多柴油和汽油”。他还提到一项豁免政策，允许驾驶员购买通常仅允许非道路车辆使用的未税“染色柴油”，“让农民、卡车司机和其他任何人都能完全免税加注柴油”。
总统还提及了美萨比金属公司（Mesabi Metallics）的长期计划，该公司将于2030年前在艾奥瓦州东部建设一座钢铁厂，这是他上月宣布的一项举措。
“我以前没觉得这里会建钢铁厂，”特朗普说，“我只记得这里是农场，还有约翰迪尔拖拉机之类的东西。”
目前尚不清楚这些计划对下月的选举会产生何种影响。在全国范围内，柴油价格较上月的创纪录水平略有回落，但仍维持在每加仑6美元以上。全球原油价格也居高不下。民调显示，大多数选民将能源价格上涨归咎于伊朗战争，并对特朗普政府处理该冲突的方式感到不满。
特朗普在周四的集会上谈到了战争对能源价格的影响，称“伊朗战争结束时，油价会更低”。但他大体上为自己的伊朗战略辩护，辩称“如果他们拥有了核武器，你们不会安心的”。
总统称，今年早些时候与伊朗开战前不久的一次艾奥瓦州之行中，他注意到汽油价格很低，但他当时认定，“我必须采取行动”。
艾奥瓦州民主党人试图利用选民对战争的警惕情绪，民调显示，支持特朗普的共和党联邦众议员阿什利·辛森与民主党州众议员乔希·图雷克之间的参议院竞选势均力敌，而民主党在州长竞选中略微领先。四个众议院席位中的三个也意外地变得竞争激烈。
图雷克在本月早些时候的一场辩论中，将能源价格上涨归咎于“伊朗这场不必要的战争”。
这种局势也导致一些共和党人与总统保持距离。此前曾誓言要成为特朗普在参议院“最坚定盟友”的辛森，在与图雷克的辩论中表示，当“对艾奥瓦州有利时”，她会成为特朗普的盟友，但在“必要时也会对他提出反对”。上月，辛森表示“这场战争需要成功且迅速地结束”。
但周四特朗普与辛森之间并未出现明显裂痕。总统称她是“艾奥瓦州民众与掌控美国参议院的共产主义者之间的唯一屏障”。
“老实说，她总是打电话给我，为艾奥瓦州索要各种东西。‘先生，能不能给农民多拨点资金。’我说，‘这个女人真烦人。’不过最终这倒是件好事，我猜，”总统说道，“不过没错，她是个了不起的女性。她会表现出色的。”
近几周来，辛森一直刻意提及这些通话，强调她打算如何与总统合作为艾奥瓦州民众谋利。周四在特朗普上台发言前，她再次提到了两人的对话。
“老实说，我不确定我们通话时他是否总是开心，因为我在电话里总会为艾奥瓦州向他索要很多东西，”辛森说，“而这正是你期望我做的，对吗？”
一些参加集会的艾奥瓦民众指出，能源价格已经产生了影响，但他们仍持乐观态度。
“燃油价格现在是个大问题，但一旦燃油价格下降，情况就会好很多，”苏城居民汤姆·麦加菲告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻。他支持辛森，称“她对艾奥瓦州农民有利。她正直、诚实，支持整个艾奥瓦州”。
但对一些人来说，对战争对中期选举影响的担忧，以及对共和党前景的担忧依然存在。
支持总统的柯特·斯特拉斯曼表示，他“有点担心”伊朗战争对政治的影响，但也承认特朗普认定“这是必要之举”。
“我认为这对这次中期选举来说时机非常糟糕。我真的这么认为，”他说，“我认为这会造成一点伤害。这带来了我们本不需要的又一项挑战。”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-campaigning-ruby-red-area-iowa-midterms-12-days-away/
中期选举仅剩12天，特朗普在艾奥瓦州深红选区开展竞选活动
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Trump puts focus on farmers in Iowa visit, as Republicans struggle on once-fertile ground
2026-10-22T23:22:56-0400 / CBS News
Sioux City, Iowa — President Trump began his remarks Thursday with little subtlety.
“I know you’re not all farmers, but I love farmers,” he said to the crowd of Iowans, adding, “we’re taking care of our farmers.”
It’s still harvest season in the Hawkeye State, after a September marked by some of the heaviest rains the state has ever seen. Speaking from a crowded airplane hangar surrounded by sprawling fields on the state’s westernmost side, the president appealed to people who have faced a serious squeeze in recent months beyond the harvest delays.
Diesel and fertilizer prices have surged since the Iran war began, a financial blow to Iowa farmers who were already struggling to export crops due to last year’s trade wars.
The president was surrounded by fervent supporters in the state’s ruby-red 4th Congressional District, which voted for Mr. Trump by more than 30 points in 2024 — exceeding his 13-point statewide win. But as key Senate, House and gubernatorial races have grown surprisingly competitive in Iowa, the president is looking to boost support in even the most devoted of places.
Mr. Trump talked at length about programs focused on farmers, highlighting a laundry list of initiatives as he made a pitch for farmers to continue to support him.
He touted the harvest fuel relief program unveiled earlier this week, which will offer $8 billion to offset high diesel prices, to cheers from the crowd. He said the administration will be using the Defense Production Act to release $150 million to increase American refining capacity to “produce more diesel and more gasoline.” And he pointed to a waiver that lets drivers buy untaxed “red-dyed” diesel that is normally only permitted for off-road vehicles, “allowing farmers, truckers and anyone else to fill up diesel totally tax-free.”
The president also referenced a longer-term plan for the company Mesabi Metallics to build a steel plant in eastern Iowa by 2030, an announcement he made last month.
“I don’t think of you as a steel plant place,” Mr. Trump said. “I think of you with a farm and the John Deere tractors and everything.”
It’s unclear what impact those programs will have on next month’s elections. Nationwide, diesel prices have eased slightly from their record levels last month, but they remain stuck above $6 per gallon. Global crude oil prices are also stubbornly high. And polls show that most voters blame the Iran war for surging energy prices and are unhappy with the Trump administration’s handling of the conflict.
Mr. Trump addressed the war’s impact on energy prices during Thursday’s rally, saying, “When the war in Iran ends, oil is going to be even less.” But he largely defended his Iran strategy, arguing that “if they had a nuclear weapon, you wouldn’t be very comfortable.”
The president said he noticed the low price of gasoline during a trip to Iowa shortly before the start of hostilities with Iran earlier this year, but decided, “I had to do something.”
Iowa Democrats have tried to capitalize on voters’ wariness with the war, as polls show a neck-and-neck Senate contest between Trump-allied Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, and a slight Democratic edge in the race for governor. Three of the four House contests have also grown surprisingly competitive.
Turek blamed “the unnecessary war in Iran” for energy prices during a debate earlier this month.
The dynamic has also caused some Republicans to put distance between themselves and the president. Hinson, who previously vowed to be Mr. Trump’s “top ally” in the Senate, said during a debate with Turek that she would be Mr. Trump’s ally when it’s “important for Iowa” but could “push back on him when necessary.” Last month, Hinson said “the war needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end.”
But there was no visible rift between Mr. Trump and Hinson on Thursday. The president called her “all that stands between the people of Iowa and communists controlling the United States Senate.”
“Frankly, she’s always calling me and asking me for things like for Iowa. ‘Sir, could you give a little bit more money to the farmers.’ I said, ‘This woman is such a pain.’ But ultimately that’s nice, I guess,” the president said. “But no, she’s a fantastic woman. She’s going to be great.”
Hinson has made a point of referencing those calls in recent weeks, as she’s emphasized how she intends to work with the president for Iowans. When she took the stage before Mr. Trump on Thursday, she once again mentioned their conversations.
“I’m not sure, frankly, that he’s always happy when we’re talking because I ask him for a lot of things for Iowa when we’re on the phone,” Hinson said. “And that’s exactly what you would expect me to do, right?”
Some Iowans who attended the rally noted that energy prices have left a mark, but were optimistic.
“The fuel prices are a big thing right now, but once the fuel prices come down, that’s going to make it a lot better,” Sioux City resident Tom McGaffey told CBS News. He was supportive of Hinson, saying, “She’s good for Iowa farmers. She’s fair, she’s honest, she just supports all of Iowa.”
But for some, concern over the war’s implications for the midterms, and the outlook for Republicans, persisted.
Curt Strathman — who supports the president — said he’s “kind of worried” about the political impact of the Iran war, but recognizes that Mr. Trump concluded “it needed to be done.”
“I think it was bad timing for this midterm election. I really do,” he said. “I think it’s going to hurt a little bit. I think it presents another challenge, which we didn’t need.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-campaigning-ruby-red-area-iowa-midterms-12-days-away/
Trump campaigning in ruby red area of Iowa with midterms 12 days away
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