美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Skips Annual Gathering Of D.C. Journalists For A Second Year

 

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:

President Trump¹ spent last night in Washington - that's Washington Township, Mich., where his campaign hosted a rally with thousands of supporters. And that was deliberate.

(SOUNDBITE OF RALLY)

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Is this better than that phony Washington White House Correspondents...

(CHEERING)

TRUMP: Is this more fun?

(CHEERING)

TRUMP: I could be up there tonight, smiling like I love where they're hitting you shot after shot. These people - they hate your guts².

GARCIA-NAVARRO: It was the second year in a row that Trump skipped the White House Correspondents dinner in Washington, D.C., an event traditionally attended by the president. Ronald Reagan skipped it only once after he was shot. Instead, Trump rallied his base ahead of this year's midterm elections, hitting some familiar themes. And to talk about that is NPR's Sarah McCammon. She was there, and she joins us in the studio this morning. Good morning.

SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE³: Good morning.

GARCIA-NAVARRO: So this wasn't the White House Correspondents dinner. I'm assuming you weren't wearing a gown. But it was in a town called Washington, which was clearly intentional⁴. What was President Trump's message to his supporters in Michigan?

MCCAMMON: Right, no evening gowns in Washington Township last night. And as you heard, he made a big point of not going to the White House Correspondents dinner, being in Michigan instead. That was, of course, a really important state for him in 2016. And last night, he made a big pitch to those same voters to turn out this year and elect Republicans in the midterms. Trump said voting for a Democrat⁵ is voting for open borders, crime and higher taxes. And that message seemed to be resonating with his supporters there, like Bill King (ph), who came to the rally with his wife.

BILL KING: Republican voters are going to have to show up. The left wing is jazzed up for this. They're motivated. We have to get Republicans motivated in order to keep good things happening.

GARCIA-NAVARRO: So the Trump supporters - they're still embracing his message, I guess, on taxes, immigration, the economy. Did we hear anything new from the president, though?

MCCAMMON: Well, interestingly, some of the controversies⁶ that have been swirling⁷ around in recent days seem to have sort of morphed into campaign talking points. Take Ronny Jackson. He, of course, was Trump's Veterans Affairs secretary nominee⁸ who stepped aside last week after multiple service members who'd worked with him came forward with allegations of inappropriate behavior, including mishandling of prescription⁹ drugs. Jackson and the White House have denied those allegations. But President Trump doubled down on his recent criticism of Senator Jon Tester. He's the Democrat from Montana who made the allegations public.

(SOUNDBITE OF RALLY)

TRUMP: Well, I know things about Tester that I could say, too.

(CHEERING)

TRUMP: And if I said them, he'd never be elected again.

(CHEERING)

MCCAMMON: And then a few minutes later, Trump again brought up the midterms and told supporters to, quote, "vote against guys like Jon Tester that can destroy a man with innuendo¹⁰."

GARCIA-NAVARRO: This has been a busy several days for President Trump not only on domestic issues but also foreign affairs. He's been talking a lot about that in previous days. Did that come up at all?

MCCAMMON: Yeah. He got a lot of applause from the crowd, even shouts of Nobel - like Nobel Peace Prize - when he talked about the summit between leaders of North and South Korea. And he said, people thought I was going to lead the world into nuclear war. But, quote, "strength is going to keep us out of nuclear war."

GARCIA-NAVARRO: All right. That's NPR's Sarah McCammon. Thank you very much.

MCCAMMON: Thanks.

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 guts   

v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠

参考例句：

• I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
• Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 intentional   

adj.故意的，有意（识）的

参考例句：

• Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
• His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。

5 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

6 controversies   

争论

参考例句：

• We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句

7 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句

8 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。

9 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

10 innuendo   

n.暗指，讽刺

参考例句：

• The report was based on rumours,speculation,and innuendo.这份报告建立在谣言、臆断和含沙射影的基础之上。
• Mark told by innuendo that the opposing team would lose the game.马克暗讽地说敌队会在比赛中输掉。