作者：利奥·布里塞诺 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月17日 美国东部时间上午7:50
拜登和奥巴马政府的一名前高级官员近日引发轩然大波，她似乎誓言在民主党重新掌控国会和白宫后，对一些公司进行政治报复。
来自路易斯安那州的共和党参议员约翰·肯尼迪上周谴责了民主党人（如苏珊·赖斯）可能在重新掌权后实施的政治报复计划，并辩称两党都应避免利用政府权力施压政治对手。
“赖斯女士所说的就是‘报复’，”肯尼迪在提及赖斯上月在播客中发表的言论时表示。赖斯曾担任拜登的国内政策委员会主任。
在2月接受Vox媒体采访时，赖斯警告称，那些与总统唐纳德·特朗普优先事项保持一致的公司未来可能会遭到民主党人的唾弃。
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肯尼迪上周在参议院听证会上听取发言（2022年9月13日，华盛顿特区）。(埃里克·李/彭博社通过盖蒂图片社)
“我要引用她的话，”肯尼迪说。“‘说到精英阶层，也就是企业利益、律师事务所、大学、媒体，他们的日子不会好过。’”
在那次播客露面中，赖斯承诺民主党不会很快忘记其立场。
“那些与特朗普对立并在选举中获胜的人，会让他们付出代价，”赖斯说。
赖斯补充道：“无论你是律师事务所、大学、媒体机构、大公司还是大型科技企业，都需要着眼长远，而非急功近利，后者造成了如此大的损害。”
肯尼迪表示，他认为赖斯的言论令人不安。
“赖斯女士似乎在暗示，在美国当今社会，利用法律起诉和骚扰政治对手是可以接受的。我觉得这种说法从她这样的地位（人物）口中说出，令人震惊。”
赖斯曾在拜登政府担任职务，同时也是前总统奥巴马的联合国大使，截至发稿时未回应置评请求。
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2022年8月24日，美国国内政策顾问苏珊·赖斯在白宫每日新闻发布会上发言。(奥利维耶·杜利耶/法新社通过盖蒂图片社)
肯尼迪将政治报复描述为近年来在拜登政府时期开始的做法，特别是在当时的司法部长梅里克·加兰任内，他对特朗普展开了调查——当时特朗普正在竞选重新夺回总统职位。
2021年，加兰任命特别检察官杰克·史密斯调查特朗普是否在2020年大选后干预权力交接，以及特朗普卸任后是否不当处理机密信息。
肯尼迪回忆称，当时他就认为加兰和拜登开创了一个他们日后会后悔的先例。
“我记得当时想：他们放出了自己无法控制的‘精灵’。”肯尼迪说。
尽管他主要关注赖斯等民主党人的言论，但肯尼迪表示，他反对两党继续进行政治报复，并指出[特朗普也多次被指控]滥用政府权力对付政治对手。
[特朗普坚称共和党人“喜欢”司法部针对杰罗姆·鲍威尔，称他“无法控制”这看起来像报复]
2026年3月2日，美国总统唐纳德·J·特朗普在华盛顿监控针对伊朗的“史诗狂怒行动”军事行动，身后可见美国国旗。(白宫通过X账号/阿纳多卢通过盖蒂图片社)
特朗普因司法部对前国家安全顾问、特朗普批评者约翰·博尔顿、纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯（曾牵头对特朗普在纽约的起诉）以及抵制特朗普推动的政策变革的美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔等人物展开调查而受到批评。
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“我知道有些人会说，‘特朗普总统也在做同样的事。’如果这是真的，我也不喜欢。”肯尼迪说。
“两个错误加起来不等于正确。拜登总统当时那么做是错的，现在这么做也是错的。”
利奥·布里塞诺是福克斯新闻数字版国会团队的政治记者。他曾是《世界杂志》的记者。
GOP senator condemns Susan Rice for what appears to be threat of payback against Trump allies | Fox News
By Leo Briceno | Fox News
Published March 17, 2026 7:50am EDT
A former top official in the Biden and Obama administrations recently caused a stir after she appeared to vow political retribution against companies once Democrats regain control in Congress and the White House.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., last week condemned plans for political retribution he believes Democrats, such as Susan Rice, hope to enact when they regain power and argued that both parties should refrain from using government power to pressure their political opposition.
“What Ms. Rice is talking about is payback,” Kennedy said, referring to comments Rice, who served as Biden’s domestic policy council director, had made on a podcast last month.
In a media appearance Rice gave with Vox in February, she warned that companies that had aligned themselves with President Donald Trump’s priorities could face Democratic scorn down the road.
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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., listens during a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.(Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“I’m going to quote [her],” Kennedy said. “‘When it comes to the elites, you know, the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities, the media, it’s not going to end well for them.’”
In that podcast appearance, Rice promised that Democrats would not quickly forget their posture.
“They’re going to be held accountable by those who come in opposition to Trump and win at the ballot box,” Rice said.
“I think whether you’re a law firm, whether you’re a university, whether you’re a media entity, whether you’re a big corporation, whether you’re big tech, you need to play a long game, not this short game that has been so detrimental,” Rice added.
Kennedy said he found Rice’s comments troubling.
“What Ms. Rice seems to be saying is that it’s okay in America today to [use the law to prosecute] and harass your political enemies. I find that astounding coming from a person of her statue,” Kennedy said.
Rice, who in addition to her Biden administration role was former President Barack Obama’s ambassador to the United Nations, could not be reached for comment.
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U.S. Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2022.(Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images)
Kennedy framed political retaliation as a practice that in recent years started under the Biden administration and, in particular, with then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, who launched probes of Trump while he was campaigning to recapture the presidency.
In 2021, Garland appointed Special Counsel Jack Smith to [investigate whether Trump had interfered] with a transfer of power after the 2020 election and whether Trump had mishandled classified information following his presidency.
Kennedy recalled thinking that Garland and Biden had set a new precedent they would regret.
“And I remember thinking at the time: They have unleashed spirits they cannot control,” Kennedy said.
Although he primarily focused on remarks from Democrats like Rice, Kennedy said he opposes continued political retaliation from across both parties, noting that [Trump has received his fair share] of accusations of weaponizing the government against political opponents.
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Trump has received criticism for investigations opened by his Department of Justice (DOJ) into figures like former national security advisor and Trump critic John Bolton, New York Attorney General Letitia James, who helped spearhead [prosecutions against Trump in New York,] and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who has resisted policy changes Trump has pushed.
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“And I know some are going to say, well, ‘President Trump is doing the same thing.’ If that’s true, I don’t like that either,” Kennedy said.
“Two wrongs don’t make a right. It was wrong then when President Biden did it; it’s wrong now.”
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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