2026年3月11日 上午10:02 UTC / 路透社
肯塔基州希伯伦，3月11日（路透社）- 伊朗战争爆发第十二天，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普正重新将焦点转向国内议题，于周三前往肯塔基州，以推动其经济计划，此时共和党人敦促他解决民众对生活成本上涨的日益担忧。
总统此次竞选行程是自美国-以色列对伊朗发动军事行动以来的首次。这为特朗普在11月中期选举前强化其经济主张提供了机会，届时共和党将捍卫美国国会参众两院的微弱多数优势。
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特朗普计划在肯塔基州北部和邻近的俄亥俄州辛辛那提市的两场活动中发表讲话。白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特无法说明特朗普为何选择特定前往这些地方，但肯塔基州这个选区也是共和党众议员托马斯·梅西的家乡，他是特朗普的批评者，经常与党内意见相左。
梅西曾高调推动要求特朗普政府司法部就与已故性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关的文件处理问题增加透明度。
特朗普已支持将在5月党内初选中对阵梅西的共和党候选人。
在公开讲话中，特朗普预计将重点阐述其降低部分处方药成本的努力，这是共和党试图解决选民经济担忧的关键卖点。
这是特朗普在全国范围内发表的一系列推销其经济政策的演讲中的最新一场，但这些演讲常被其海外政策（最近是伊朗战争）所掩盖，而伊朗战争已导致汽油价格飙升。
旅行组织AAA的数据显示，肯塔基州和全国范围内的平均汽油价格较上月上涨了61美分。
特朗普本周早些时候在社交媒体上发文称：”短期油价在伊朗核威胁被消除后将迅速下跌，这是非常值得的代价，只有傻瓜才会有不同想法！”
肯塔基州尤宁市67岁的退休焊工比尔·昆克尔告诉路透社，他担心伊朗战争和特朗普的关税计划将如何继续影响这个以物流和制造业闻名的地区。
他补充说：”我投票给特朗普是因为他承诺会让我们摆脱所有这些战争。这也是我同意梅西观点的原因之一——这不能成为一场永无止境的战争。”
梅西在接受采访时表示，他欢迎特朗普来到自己的选区，因为他们拥有许多相同的支持者。
“我一直小心翼翼地从不侮辱总统，不使用贬低性称呼。如果我在政策上与他有分歧，我会明确表达但仅限于此，”他说。
特朗普支持前海军海豹突击队员、农民埃德·加尔雷恩，称其为”高素质人士”，以对抗他所谓的”不可靠”的梅西。加尔雷恩的竞选团队表示他将出席总统的活动。
“对梅西的不满情绪日益增长，部分原因是他不支持总统，”肯塔基州尤宁市退休联邦政府雇员、政治评论员拉里·马祖凯利表示。
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As Iran war rages, Trump pivots to cost of living in Kentucky trip
March 11, 2026 10:02 AM UTC / Reuters
HEBRON, Kentucky, March 11 (Reuters) – Twelve days into the Iran war, U.S. President Donald Trump is refocusing on domestic issues, traveling to Kentucky on Wednesday to promote his economic plans as Republicans urge him to address rising concern over the cost of living.
The president’s campaign trip is his first since the start of the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. It offers Trump a chance to sharpen his economic message ahead of the November midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending narrow majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.
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Trump is due to deliver remarks at two events in northern Kentucky and nearby Cincinnati, Ohio. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt could not say why Trump had chosen to go to those places in particular, but the Kentucky district is also home to Republican U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Trump critic who has frequently broken with his party.
Massie led the high-profile push for more transparency from Trump’s Justice Department’s handling of files connected to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump has endorsed the Republican candidate who will face off against Massie in the party’s primary in May.
In his public remarks, Trump is expected to focus on his efforts to lower some prescription drug costs, a key selling point for Republicans trying to address voters’ economic concerns.
It is the latest in a series of speeches Trump has delivered around the country to sell the American public on his economic policies, but they have often been overshadowed by his policies abroad, most recently the war in Iran, which has caused gas prices to soar.
Gas prices are up 61 cents on average in both Kentucky and nationwide compared to last month, according to travel organization AAA.
“Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay,” Trump posted earlier this week, “ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!”
Bill Kunkel, a 67-year-old retired welder in Union, Kentucky, told Reuters he is concerned about how the Iran war and Trump’s tariff program will continue to affect an area known for logistics and manufacturing.
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“I voted for Trump because he was going to get us out of all of these wars. That is one of the reasons why I agree with Massie – it can’t just be a forever war,” Kunkel added, referring to Massie’s criticism of Trump’s decision to go to war against Iran.
Massie said in an interview that he welcomes Trump to his district as they share a lot of the same supporters.
“I’ve taken care to never insult the president, to never call him names. If I have a policy disagreement with him, I articulate it and keep it to that,” he said.
Trump has endorsed Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL officer and farmer Trump calls “high-quality,” to take on Massie, a man Trump calls “unreliable.” Gallrein’s campaign said he will attend the president’s event.
“There is growing dissatisfaction with where Massie is, and part of it is not supporting the president,” said Larry Mazzuckelli, a retired federal government employee and political commentator from Union, Kentucky.
Reporting by Bo Erickson, editing by Ross Colvin and Howard Goller
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