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周三，当被问及有关其亲密盟友、得克萨斯州共和党联邦参议院候选人肯·帕克斯顿的泄露音频时，特朗普总统打了太极。音频中，帕克斯顿曾对捐赠者表示，达拉斯最近举行的共和党中期大会结束后，“所有人的民调支持率都在下滑”。
特朗普在椭圆形办公室表示，他“没听说过”帕克斯顿的这番言论，并补充道：“但我可以告诉你，那场大会棒极了，想必你们也知道。” 随后他吹嘘了大会的收看人数，并辩称这场为期两天、主打共和党候选人、重点宣传特朗普政绩的活动“极大地帮助了其他候选人”。
帕克斯顿的这番言论被泄露给了《纽约时报》，该报于周三刊发了这段音频。哥伦比亚广播公司新闻尚未独立核实该音频的真实性。
在节选的音频中，有人问帕克斯顿：“你觉得他是不是有点拖后腿？” 目前尚不清楚这个问题指代的是谁。据《纽约时报》称，这段录音频是在南德克萨斯州一场有游说者和捐赠者参与的私人活动中录制的。
帕克斯顿回应道：“说实话，我们举办那场大会的时候，我们的民调支持率下滑了。所有人的民调支持率都下滑了。现在情况确实不太妙。”
对此，帕克斯顿的发言人尼克·马杜克斯称，这是“被操纵的胡言乱语，目的是编造一个根本不存在的故事”，并指出一项内部民调显示，帕克斯顿以3个百分点的优势领先其民主党对手詹姆斯·塔拉利科。
特朗普原定于周四在得克萨斯州登顿市进行竞选活动，目前尚不清楚帕克斯顿是否会到场。总统此次到访该地区之际，当地正面临暴雨和洪水威胁。天气预报显示，周三将有风暴形成，当天下午晚些时候到傍晚早些时候，达拉斯-沃斯堡地区将迎来阵雨和雷暴。
今年9月，特朗普在达拉斯主持了一场史无前例的两晚中期大会，旨在为共和党候选人造势，毕竟本届选举环境对共和党不利。尽管人们原本以为得克萨斯州联邦参议院共和党候选人会成为这场活动的焦点，但在与现任参议员约翰·科宁激烈的初选过后，帕克斯顿在许多共和党人中的支持率一直不温不火。科宁是共和党重要的筹款人。
特朗普长期以来一直与科宁不和，总统在最后时刻背书了长期盟友帕克斯顿。帕克斯顿在 runoff 中击败了连任四届的参议员科宁，引发了得克萨斯州政坛地震。
在大会上，特朗普曾表示帕克斯顿“可能穿着不得体”“说话可能不太完美”“可能不是他见过的最帅气的人。但他补充道，帕克斯顿是“美国最出色的司法部长，他理应成为你们的下一任联邦参议员”。
自1994年以来，得克萨斯州从未选出过民主党籍的全州公职人员，而民主党近年来在几轮选举中，尽管推出了资金充裕的热门候选人，但均以失败告终。但特朗普的低支持率——尤其是在西班牙裔选民中——以及帕克斯顿颇具争议的过往，让民主党人今年重新看到了胜选的希望。
近期民调显示，帕克斯顿落后于塔拉利科。塔拉利科周三远程出席了一场活动，但并未提及帕克斯顿的相关言论。
得克萨斯州民主党周三发表声明称，帕克斯顿“除了自己谁都不忠诚”，并将这番言论“令总统感到难堪。
周三被问及这段音频时，科宁说了句“哎哟！”。当哥伦比亚广播公司新闻进一步追问时，他补充道，帕克斯顿从未在公开民调中领先，并警告称：“整体选举环境都很艰难。”
“我不知道会发生什么，但自1994年以来，我们在得克萨斯州就没选出过民主党人，我认为我们正面临风险，”科宁说道。他还告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，如果他是候选人的话，他不认为自己会面临民调“下滑”的类似情况。
尼科尔·基利恩对本文亦有贡献。
Trump deflects on leaked audio of Ken Paxton calling Texas midterm convention a drag on his poll numbers
2026-09-30T18:14:00-0400 / CBS News
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Updated on: September 30, 2026 / 6:15 PM EDT / CBS News
President Trump deflected on Wednesday when he was asked about leaked audio of his close ally, Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who reportedly told donors that “everybody’s numbers are down” after the recent GOP midterm convention in Dallas.
Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office that he “hadn’t heard that” about Paxton’s comments, adding: “But I can tell you that the convention was amazing, as you probably know.” He then touted the convention’s viewership and argued that “other people were helped greatly” by the two-day event, which touted Republican candidates and focused heavily on Mr. Trump’s record.
Paxton’s comments were leaked to The New York Times, which published the clip on Wednesday. CBS News has not independently verified the audio.
In the excerpt, Paxton was asked, “Do you feel like he’s a little bit of a drag?” although it’s unclear who the question was referring to. It was recorded during a private event with lobbyists and donors in South Texas, according to the Times.
Paxton responded: “So to be honest with you, the numbers — when we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.”
In response, Paxton spokesperson Nick Maddux said it was “manipulated nonsense to create a story that doesn’t exist” and pointed to an internal poll that showed Paxton leading his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, by three points.
Mr. Trump is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Denton, Texas, on Thursday, although it’s unclear if Paxton will be there. The president’s visits to the area are slated to happen as the region faces the threat of heavy rain and flooding. Storms are forecast to develop on Wednesday, with some showers and thunderstorms moving into the Dallas-Fort Worth area late that afternoon and into the early evening.
In September, Mr. Trump headlined an unprecedented two-night midterm convention in Dallas that was intended to drum up support for GOP candidates as Republicans head into a hostile election environment this cycle. While it may have seemed like the GOP candidate for Senate in Texas would be the star of such an event, support for Paxton has been muted among many Republicans after the bruising primary with incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, a key party fundraiser.
Mr. Trump has long sparred with Cornyn, and the president issued an 11th-hour endorsement to Paxton, a longtime ally. Paxton came out ahead of Cornyn, a four-term senator, in a runoff, triggering an earthquake in Texas politics.
At the convention, Mr. Trump said Paxton “may not dress right,” “may not talk exactly perfectly” and “may not be the best-looking guy I’ve ever seen.” But he added that Paxton is “the greatest attorney general in America, and he deserves to be your next senator.”
There has not been a Democrat elected statewide in Texas since 1994, and Democrats have recently flamed out in the past few cycles with exciting candidates who were also prolific fundraisers. But Mr. Trump’s low approval ratings — especially among Hispanic voters — and Paxton’s polarizing past have given Democrats renewed hope this year.
Recent polls have shown Paxton trailing Talarico. Talarico appeared at an event virtually on Wednesday but did not mention the Paxton comments.
The Texas Democratic Party issued a statement on Wednesday saying Paxton is “loyal to nobody but himself” and calling the comments “embarrassing to the president.”
When asked Wednesday about the audio, Cornyn said “whoops!” When pressed further by CBS News, he added that Paxton has not led public polls and warned, “it’s a tough environment, period.”
“I don’t know what’s going to happen, but we haven’t elected a Democrat since before 1994 in Texas, and I think we’re at risk,” Cornyn said. He also told CBS News that he does not believe he would have been in a similar situation, with his numbers “dropping,” if he were the nominee.
Nikole Killion contributed to this report.
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