8月15日下午，美國總統川普在新澤西州莫里斯敦市機場發表簡短講話，並回答記者提問。關於目前香港如火如荼的放送中運動，川普稱他擔心香港，不願看到暴力鎮壓。川普還說，如果習近平按照他的辦法做，他打賭，習近平可以在15分鐘內解決香港問題。川普說他很快會與習近平通話。

川普在新澤西州莫里斯敦市機場答記者問 來源：視頻截圖

以下是相關中英文問答：

Q How concerned are you about a violent crackdown by the Chinese in Hong Kong?
問：您對中國人在香港的暴力鎮壓有多大擔憂？

THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I am concerned.  I wouldn』t want to see a violent crackdown.  I put a little bit of a memo out last night.  He』s a man I like a lot.  I get along with him very well — President Xi.
總統：好吧，我很擔心。我不想看到暴力鎮壓。我昨晚發了一點備忘錄。他是我很喜歡的人。我和他相處得非常好 – 習主席。

And I said that I would be willing to bet that if he sat down with the protesters — a group of representative protesters — I bet he』d work it out in 15 minutes.  I bet he』d work it out very quickly.  I know it』s not the kind of thing he does, but I think it wouldn』t be a bad idea.  I really believe if he sat down — they have a certain little leadership pool.  If he sat down with that leadership pool, I』ll bet he』d work something out very quickly.
而且我說，我願意打賭，如果他（習近平）和抗議者 – 一群有代表性的抗議者 – 坐下來，我打賭他會在15分鐘內解決問題。我打賭他很快就會解決問題。我知道這不是他做的那種事，但我認為這不是一個壞主意。我真的相信如果他坐下來 – 他們有一個小領導班子。如果他與那個領導班子坐在一起，我敢打賭他很快就能解決問題。

It really seems like things — it could be worked out pretty easily.
它看起來很像 – 事情可以很容易地得到解決。

Q  Did you talk to Xi directly?  Was that who you talked to in China?
問：您有沒有和習直接對話？（習）是您跟中國通話的那個人？

THE PRESIDENT:  I will speak to him.  We have a call scheduled soon — President Xi.  We』ll be speaking to him very soon.  I really believe he can work it out.  I know him well.  If he wants to, he can work that out in a very humane fashion.  He can work something that everybody is happy.  Thank you.
總統：我會和他談。我們很快就會通電話了 – 習主席。我們很快就會和他通話。我真的相信他能解決這個問題。我很了解他。如果他願意，他可用非常人性化的方式解決這個問題。他可以做一些每個人都很高興的事情。謝謝。

責任編輯：黎辰