美国国家公共电台 NPR--Donald Trump is officially running for president in 2024

Donald Trump¹ is officially running for president in 2024

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Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow³ the 2020 presidential election results and inspired a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, announced Tuesday night that he has launched a 2024 presidential bid.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Former President Trump announced another campaign last night. He played up his actions during his last time in the White House, and he made only a passing reference to the way he left the White House.

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DONALD TRUMP: Three years ago, when I left office, the United States stood ready for its golden age.

INSKEEP: Those four words - when I left office - were as close as Trump came to mentioning his rejection⁴ of his election defeat, the January 6 attack on the Capitol and his departure afterward⁵ with many documents marked classified. Our colleague Danielle Kurtzleben was watching the event. Danielle, good morning.

DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE⁶: Good morning.

INSKEEP: What was the setting?

KURTZLEBEN: Well, he gave the speech at the club he owns, at Mar-a-Lago, and it was a very Trumpy (ph) event in a pretty Trumpy setting, right? It was a big, glitzy ballroom⁷ with a lot of American flags and, of course, "Proud To Be An American" playing as Trump took the stage. And furthermore, the speech would be familiar to anyone who has seen a Trump rally over the last few years. He did a lot of touting/exaggerating his accomplishments⁸ as president. But then again, compared to his usual rallies, it was quite a bit lower energy. Here's one clip.

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TRUMP: Our victory will be built upon big ideas, bold ambitions and daring dreams for America's future. We need daring dreams. It is not enough merely to complain or oppose. We don't want to be critics. We don't want to be complainers. I never wanted to be a critic. I never respected critics. They tell people what's wrong, but they can't do it themselves.

KURTZLEBEN: Now, you might be scratching your head because, of course, Trump is a critic. That's what a lot of his fans like about him. And he did a lot of criticizing Joe Biden in that speech, for example. But with lines like that one, there was just an odd sense of him at least pretending he was pulling his punches. It was quite subdued⁹.

INSKEEP: Well, did that subdued tone in the room reflect the subdued moment for his party?

KURTZLEBEN: You know, it's hard to say. I mean, when he scheduled the speech, many people were predicting big Republican wins last week. Now, instead, as you reference there, Republicans had a disappointing midterm. For example, they failed to capture the Senate. And in the speech, Trump said that Republicans had won the House, which still isn't true, though the party is expected to win the House narrowly. That call just hasn't been made yet. But one thing he did in the speech was downplay just how disappointing the midterm was for the GOP, particularly for candidates he boosted. I'm thinking here, like, Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake or Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz. And, of course, some of those high-profile losses contributed toward the GOP failing to win the Senate. So given all of that, part of his challenge in the speech was just to give a reason why he thinks he could win.

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TRUMP: The total effect of the suffering is just starting to take hold. They don't quite feel it yet, but they will very soon. I have no doubt that by 2024, it will sadly be much worse, and they will see much more clearly what happened and what is happening to our country. And the voting will be much different.

KURTZLEBEN: So he had a pretty dark message there, that bad times are ahead, and when they come, I will be ready to swoop¹⁰ in.

INSKEEP: Did he mention prosecutors¹¹ who, for all we know, might be ready to swoop in?

KURTZLEBEN: Sort of. He referenced the raid on his home at Mar-a-Lago this summer where the Department of Justice uncovered classified documents in his possession post-presidency. And Trump said that that raid shows he was unfairly targeted. Now, a Trump presidential run certainly wouldn't end those investigations¹², but it would very much complicate¹³ them.

INSKEEP: OK. So he makes himself the first person in the 2024 race. But is he likely to be the only person on the Republican side?

KURTZLEBEN: Oh, of course not. There are plenty of people who are making the typical pre-campaign moves. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seen as the biggest threat. But then you have Mike Pence. He has a book coming out. And in Iowa, I recently saw former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former White House press secretary and now Arkansas Governor-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders both speak. Now, it's easy to overestimate¹⁴ Trump's weakness right now in the immediate¹⁵ aftermath of the midterm elections. I mean, think about how many times people have counted Trump out, said he's cooked and he has stuck around because let's also just think about how much he has changed the Republican Party. I mean, keep in mind that for all of the GOP's losses in the midterms, there were people who are a lot like Trump who have embraced his politics, like Ron Johnson in Wisconsin or J.D. Vance in Ohio, who did win.

INSKEEP: Well, we've been hearing, of course, you and I, from a lot of voters in Trump's party during this election season that just passed. We spoke¹⁶ with them in many places and heard a lot of opinions of Trump. I want to hear some of them. This is from Roman Kozak, a Republican in Beaver¹⁷ Falls, Pa., who has an open mind, it seems, in the primary.

ROMAN KOZAK: But if President Trump is the general election nominee¹⁸, then yeah, I'd vote for him.

INSKEEP: We also heard an Ohio woman who asked us to use only her first name, Glenda (ph). She said Trump made her a Republican. When you say Trump changed the Republican Party, she's part of that, but she can't vote for him again.

GLENDA: I don't - after the January 6, I just don't trust him. I don't. I do not trust him now.

INSKEEP: What else do you hear out there?

KURTZLEBEN: You know, I have asked a lot of Republican and conservative-leaning voters over the last year or so, who do you want to run for president in 2024? And I'm going to play one woman for you who's emblematic¹⁹ of what I've heard a lot. Her name is Ruth Streck. I spoke to her on her front porch in Neenah, Wis., this summer. You're going to hear a little bit of traffic in the background. Here's what she said about Trump.

RUTH STRECK: I think Trump did so much for this country, and no one can take that from him.

KURTZLEBEN: So she, like a lot of Republicans, really, really likes Trump. But she also said Ron DeSantis would be her first choice because she just doesn't know if Trump would be able to win.

STRECK: People couldn't get beyond his personality and his tweeting. And, you know, just what can I say? I don't know how to defend that. I thought he did wonderful, but I don't think that he could be elected again without the support of the entire Republican Party. That's my strong feeling.

KURTZLEBEN: And I have heard that kind of a response over and over. There are these Republican voters who very much liked Trump as president, would support him if he were the nominee, maybe even, you know, happily support him. But they aren't necessarily enthusiastic about him being the nominee. There's a sort of respectful thank you, but maybe someone else tone.

INSKEEP: NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben, thanks as always.

KURTZLEBEN: Yes, thank you.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

4 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

5 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 ballroom   

n.舞厅

参考例句：

• The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
• I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。

8 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

10 swoop   

n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击

参考例句：

• The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
• We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。

11 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

12 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

13 complicate   

vt.使复杂化，使混乱，使难懂

参考例句：

• There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
• These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。

14 overestimate   

v.估计过高，过高评价

参考例句：

• Don't overestimate seriousness of the problem.别把问题看重了。
• We overestimate our influence and our nuisance value.我们过高地估计了自己的影响力和破坏作用。

15 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

16 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

17 beaver   

n.海狸，河狸

参考例句：

• The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
• A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。

18 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

19 emblematic   

adj.象征的，可当标志的；象征性

参考例句：

• The violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities. 这种暴力行为正标示了我们市中心贫民区的状况。
• Whiteness is emblematic of purity. 白色是纯洁的象征。 来自辞典例句