众议院多数党领袖史蒂夫·斯卡利斯（Steve Scalise）周日表示，他不确定特朗普总统周五禁止白宫三大新闻媒体的原因。
“我不知道他为什么这么做。我不知道背景是什么，”斯卡利斯对美国广播公司新闻频道（ABC News）“本周”（This Week）联合主播乔纳森·卡尔（Jonathan Karl）说。
特朗普总统周五宣布，他将禁止Now女士、CNN和政治的记者进入白宫。周六，来自每个组织的记者说他们是被拒绝进入白宫他们的通行证被吊销了。
特朗普在禁令声明中说，“媒体机构在报道美国总统、特朗普政府或美利坚合众国时，不应该能够不断地撰写或报道虚构和谎言。”
白宫记者协会主席在一份声明中说，“总统在椭圆形办公室明明白白地说了，把他自己计划的行动描述为‘禁止自由新闻’。”
斯卡利斯周日在“本周”节目中说：“我认为我们没有一位总统对媒体如此开放。”“听着，我一直在——你去和特朗普总统签署一项法案，他在签署法案之前做的第一件事就是他带来了媒体，每个人不仅可以拍照，还可以提问。”
特朗普对这三家新闻媒体的禁令是在一周的政治挫折后出台的。在11月高风险的中期选举之前，随着选民前往投票站，经济将成为首要问题。根据一项新的福克斯新闻频道民意调查，汽油、食品和其他商品的价格仍然是选民关心的首要问题。
当被问及选民对经济的担忧时，斯卡利斯为共和党致力于降低价格进行了辩护
“我也担心负担能力。如果你看看天然气价格，我们一直在努力降低天然气价格，”斯卡利斯说。
“汽油价格比蓝州每加仑高55美分，因为他们的许多指令和荒谬的事情抬高了成本。我们正在努力降低成本，”斯卡利斯补充道。
很抱歉，这段文本暂时无法提供译文
萨拉扎在广告中说：“总统先生，你的一些移民执法努力走得太远了。”“帮助你在2024年入主白宫的拉美裔人今天感到被背叛了。”
斯卡利斯在“本周”节目中表示，他不同意萨拉查的广告，并为政府辩护，声称美国拥有“目前最安全的边境”
“在过去的几年里，我们已经看到了西班牙裔的进步。两年前，特朗普总统在拉美裔选民中的表现好于许多共和党总统。但特朗普总统竞选的一件事是他将确保边境安全，”斯卡利斯说。
＇I don＇t know why he did it＇： House Majority Leader Scalise on partial White House press ban
House Majority Leader Rep． Steve Scalise said Sunday that he was unsure what prompted President Trump’s Friday ban of three major news outlets from the White House．
“I don＇t know why he did it． I don＇t know what the background is，” Scalise said to ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl．
President Trump announced on Friday that he would be barring reporters from MS Now， CNN and Politico from the White House． On Saturday， reporters from each organization said they weredenied entry to the White House groundsand had their passes revoked．
“Media Outlets shouldn＇t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they＇re covering the President of the United States， the Trump Administration， or the United States of America，” said Trump in the ban’s announcement．
The White House Correspondents Association president said in a statement that ＂the president said it plainly in the Oval Office， describing his own planned action as a ＇ban on the free press．’＂
“I don＇t think we＇ve had a president that＇s been more open to the press，” said Scalise Sunday on ＂This Week．＂ “Look， I＇ve been at– you go to a bill signing with President Trump， and the first thing he does before he even signs the bill is he brings in the press， and everybody gets to not only take pictures but ask questions．”
Trump’s ban on the three news outlets came after a week of political setbacks． Ahead of November’s high-stakes midterms， the economy is poised to be a top issue as voters head to the polls． According to a new Fox News poll， prices of gas， groceries and other goods remain top issues for voters．
When pressed on voters’ economic concerns， Scalise defended the GOP’s dedication to lowering prices
“I share concerns about affordability． If you look at gas prices， we＇ve been working to try to bring gas prices down，” Scalise said．
“Gas prices are 55 cents a gallon higher than blue states because a lot of their mandates and ridiculous things that they do to jack up the cost． We＇re working to bring the cost down，＂ Scalise added．
Trump also faced opposition from his own party this week on his immigration crackdown． Florida Republican Rep． Maria Elvira Salazar， a longtime ally of the president， broke with him by releasing an ad calling out adverse effects of his immigration policy on the Hispanic voting bloc．
“Mr． President， some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far，” Salazar said in the ad． “The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today．”
Scalise said on “This Week” that he didn＇t agree with Salazar’s ad and defended the administration， claiming that United States has the “most secure border right now．”
“We＇ve seen gains in the last few years amongst Hispanics． Two years ago， President Trump did better than than a lot of Republican presidents with Hispanic voters． But one of the things President Trump ran on is that he would secure the border，” said Scalise．
