特朗普视频背书新墨西哥州第二选区共和党候选人坎宁安：“新美国，前身是新墨西哥州”
圣达菲——特朗普总统10月3日发布视频，为新墨西哥州第二国会选区的共和党候选人格雷格·坎宁安（Greg Cunningham）背书，挑战现任民主党众议员加布·巴斯克斯（Gabe Vasquez）。视频中，特朗普开场说：“你们好，新美国——前身是新墨西哥州。”
特朗普在视频中重提他此前关于把新墨西哥州改名为“新美国”的说法。这一言论此前已在新墨西哥州引发争议：州长米歇尔·卢汉·格里沙姆与民主党人多次表示，州名不容谈判；共和党方面则有人认为这只是玩笑。
新墨西哥州的提前投票将于10月7日（周二）开始。第二选区覆盖该州南部，是全美竞争最激烈的众议院选区之一，巴斯克斯2024年以微弱优势连任。
新墨西哥州民主党要求州共和党公开谴责特朗普的改名言论；共和党方面尚未作出正式回应。坎宁安阵营则把特朗普的背书作为竞选的重要助力。
信息来源：KSFR公共电台（10月5日报道）
Trump Endorses GOP's Cunningham in NM-2 with Video: 'Hello, New America, Formerly New Mexico'
SANTA FE — President Donald Trump released a video Oct. 3 endorsing Republican Greg Cunningham in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District against incumbent Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez. "Hello, New America, formerly New Mexico," Trump said at the top of the video.
Trump revived his earlier suggestion of renaming New Mexico "New America." The remarks have already stirred controversy in the state: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Democrats have said the state's name is not negotiable, while some Republicans dismissed it as a joke.
Early voting in New Mexico begins Tuesday, Oct. 7. The 2nd District, covering the southern part of the state, is one of the most competitive House districts in the country; Vasquez won re-election narrowly in 2024.
The New Mexico Democratic Party demanded the state GOP denounce Trump's renaming remarks; Republicans had not formally responded. The Cunningham campaign is treating Trump's endorsement as a major campaign asset.
Source: KSFR Public Radio (Oct. 5 report)
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