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2026年3月20日星期五，华盛顿白宫南草坪，总统唐纳德·特朗普在登上“海军陆战队一号”离开前接受记者采访，国务卿马尔科·卢比奥在一旁聆听。（美联社照片/朱莉娅·德马雷·尼金森）
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总统唐纳德·特朗普正在重塑科罗拉多州共和党初选格局，他向其中一名候选人及其丈夫提供了政府职位，条件是他们退出竞选，同时他恢复了对现任议员的支持——就在上个月，他还称该议员为“党内路线动摇者”（RINO）。
周五，特朗普表示他与竞选科罗拉多州第3选区席位的希望·谢佩尔曼（Hope Scheppelman）及其丈夫史蒂文（Steven）会面，“讨论了以不同于目前竞选美国国会席位的方式为国家服务的各种机会。”
“希望和史蒂文是我们美国海军的杰出爱国退伍军人，也是我们‘让美国再次伟大’（MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN）历史性运动的忠实支持者。因此，我自豪地宣布，他们将离开竞选之路，加入我的政府，具体职位待定，”[特朗普在社交媒体上写道]，并补充说他们决定不应阻碍共和党众议员杰夫·赫德（Jeff Hurd）的竞选。
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特朗普曾将支持作为施加影响力或威胁与自己意见相左的国会议员的工具，但尽管特朗普兑现了威胁，众议院议长迈克·约翰逊（Mike Johnson）却展示了总统也可能改变主意的一面。
两位知情人士透露，约翰逊向白宫有力地陈述了支持赫德的理由，赫德所代表的选区在2024年大选中特朗普以约10个百分点的优势获胜，竞争激烈。
“议长大力支持杰夫，他一直是一位优秀的同事和众议院共和党核心会议的出色成员，”其中一位消息人士表示。
谢佩尔曼及其丈夫将在政府中担任什么职务目前尚不清楚。白宫未回应对谢佩尔曼夫妇具体职务、为何同时向其丈夫提供职位以及总统是否直接以职位为交换要求他们退出竞选的置评请求。
谢佩尔曼在声明中宣布她暂停竞选，并以特朗普的“退出请求”为由，称这是由于众议院共和党人席位微弱。她呼吁赫德“纠正他天真的投票记录，支持特朗普总统”，并誓言如果赫德今年秋天确实获胜，她将在2028年再次参选。
这对特朗普而言是一个重大转变。今年2月，他因赫德“对其关税政策缺乏支持”而公开撤回了对他的支持，称他“是少数让我和我们国家失望的立法者之一”，随后他给予谢佩尔曼“完全且绝对的支持”。
另一位知情人士告诉美国有线电视新闻网，约翰逊向总统表示他必须支持赫德，而总统告诉他自己理解且不会反对这一决定。
特朗普明确表示，他的决定是为了防止民主党候选人获胜，他写道：“现在是时候团结起来对抗那些想要摧毁我们伟大国家的人，投票支持杰夫·赫德。”
“我感谢特朗普总统的支持，并感谢他为团结科罗拉多州第三选区的共和党人所做的努力。总统和我有着相同的目标：确保边境安全、实现美国能源主导地位以及帮助工薪家庭，”赫德[在X平台上部分写道]。
赫德是[投票有效废除特朗普对加拿大关税的六名共和党人之一]，而总统曾试图在中期选举中通过[撤回支持]来惩罚赫德。特朗普曾在Truth Social平台上警告反对关税的后果：“任何在众议院或参议院的共和党人，只要投票反对关税，在选举时都将承受严重后果，其中包括初选！”
这一转变表明，在中期选举前，共和党人对每一场竞选都极为重视，尤其是议长，他正致力于维持众议院微弱的多数席位。
在失去特朗普的支持后，赫德告诉美国有线电视新闻网的马努·拉朱，他所在选区的制造商和农业生产者“绝对”受到关税的影响，他们的担忧影响了他的投票。
“在华盛顿特区没有人会为我投票，只有科罗拉多州第三国会选区的选民会这么做，”赫德当时表示。
当被拉朱问及是否担心特朗普的愤怒时，赫德说：“我做正确的事，至于后果如何，我们拭目以待。”
赫德最终在未提及关税问题的情况下重新获得了特朗普的支持。尽管关税对特朗普仍是巨大打击且仍是关键议题，但白宫的大部分讨论都围绕伊朗战争和中东下一步行动展开。
当特朗普撤销对赫德的支持时，他强调此举非常罕见，并表示“收回支持对我来说是一个艰难的决定”。
特朗普曾收回对阿拉巴马州众议员莫·布鲁克斯（Mo Brooks）的支持，也曾撤回对佐治亚州众议员玛乔丽·泰勒·格林（Marjorie Taylor Greene）的支持，而后者最终辞职。
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Trump reshapes a key US House race by offering a candidate and her husband roles if they drop out
2026-03-20T20:39:11.976Z / CNN
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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President Donald Trump is reshaping a Colorado Republican primary by offering one of the candidates a role in his administration and returning his endorsement to the incumbent, whom he called a “RINO” just last month.
On Friday, Trump said that he met with Hope Scheppelman, who is running for Colorado’s 3rd District, and her husband, Steven, “to discuss various opportunities to serve our Country in a different capacity than her current run for the United States Congress.”
“Hope and Steven are wonderful and patriotic Veterans of our U.S. Navy, and loyal supporters of our Historic MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN Movement. Therefore, I am proud to announce that they will be leaving the Campaign trail in order to join my Administration, in a capacity to be determined,” [Trump wrote on social media], adding that they decided nothing should impede GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd’s race.
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Trump has used his endorsement as a tool to exert power or threaten members of Congress who go against him, but despite Trump making good on that threat, House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared to demonstrate how the president can also be convinced to change his mind.
Two sources familiar with the matter said that Johnson made a strong case to the White House to support Hurd, who represents a competitive district that Trump won by about 10 points in 2024.
“The Speaker advocated vigorously for Jeff who has been a great colleague and great member of the House Republican Conference,” one of the sources said.
It’s not clear yet what roles Scheppelman and her husband will serve in the administration. The White House did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on what capacity the Scheppelman’s will be serving, why her husband was also offered a role and whether the president directly offered them jobs in exchange for stepping out of the race.
In a statement, Scheppelman announced she suspended her campaign and cited Trump’s “request to withdraw,” due to the slim GOP majority in the House. Calling on Hurd to “correct his naive voting record and support President Trump,” she vowed to run again in 2028 if indeed Hurd wins this fall and fails to do so.
It was a significant flip for Trump, who in February publicly withdrew his endorsement of Hurd based on “lack of support” for his tariffs, calling him “one of a small number of Legislators who have let me and our Country down.” He then gave Scheppelmam his “Complete and Total Endorsement.”
Another source familiar told CNN Johnson shared with the president he had to stand by Hurd, and the president told him he understood and wouldn’t object to that.
Trump made clear that his decision was fueled by preventing a Democratic alternative from winning, writing, “It is time to stand together against the people that want to destroy our Great Nation, and vote for Jeff Hurd.”
“I’m grateful for President Trump’s support and appreciate his efforts to unify Republicans in Colorado’s Third District. The President and I share the same goals: securing the border, American energy dominance, and helping working families,” Hurd [wrote in part on X].
Hurd was [one of the six Republicans] who voted to effectively repeal Trump’s tariffs on Canada, and the president attempted to punish Hurd in the midterms by [pulling his support.] Trump warned of the consequences of going against his tariffs, [writing on Truth Social], “Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!”
The change shows just how important each race is being treated by Republicans ahead of the midterms, and the Speaker specifically, who is working to maintain a thin majority in the House.
After losing Trump’s endorsement, Hurd told CNN’s Manu Raju manufacturers and agricultural producers in his district were “absolutely” hurting from tariffs, and their concerns weighed on his vote.
“No one here in Washington, DC, votes for me. It’s the people back in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District,” Hurd said at the time.
Asked by Raju if he was concerned about Trump’s wrath, Hurd said, “I do the right thing, and what the consequences are, we’ll have to see.”
Hurd ultimately regained Trump’s endorsement without any mention of tariffs. As much as tariffs were a huge blow to Trump — and still remain a key issue — much of the conversation from the White House has revolved around the Iran war and next steps in the Middle East.
When Trump stripped Hurd’s endorsement, he emphasized how rare it was and how “Taking back an Endorsement is a difficult decision for me.”
Trump has taken his endorsement back from Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks and he also withdrew support for Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who ultimately resigned.
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