
國務卿回應:會盡可能出席對家人重要的活動
華盛頓郵報抨擊美國國務卿魯比歐搭乘政府專機前往母校佛羅里達大學觀看兒子安東尼參加的美式足球比賽,私人行程已讓政府支付超過120萬美元。魯比歐回應稱會繼續盡可能出席對他和家人重要的活動。國務院助理國務卿強生與前白宮新聞顧問亞當斯在社群媒體批評該報導,強調魯比歐依法必須搭乘軍用飛機,沒有需要道歉的地方。
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美國國務卿魯比歐基於安全考量不得搭乘民航客機,私人出行時必須向政府償還相當於經濟艙機票的費用,但官員所需支付的金額僅涵蓋實際成本的一小部分。
《華盛頓郵報》11日抨擊美國國務卿魯比歐,稱他造訪母校佛羅里達大學(University of Florida)看美式足球比賽時必須搭乘政府專機,而他兒子安東尼(Anthony Rubio)正是該校美式足球隊成員。對此魯比歐回應說,會繼續盡可能出席對他和家人重要的活動。
根據《福斯新聞》(Fox News)報導,《華盛頓郵報》11日刊登的文章標題名為「搭乘昂貴軍用專機,魯比歐幾乎不會錯過任何一場佛羅里達州的足球賽。」該文章將魯比歐的行程描述為「納稅人的負擔」,並指出他的私人行程已讓政府付出超過120萬美元(約台幣3952萬元)的費用。
文章指出,魯比歐基於安全考量不得搭乘民航客機。當他因私人原因出行時,必須向政府償還相當於經濟艙機票的費用。文章補充,政府官員償還相關費用的情況很少對外公開,但官員所需支付的金額僅涵蓋實際成本的一小部分,因此偶爾會引發外界對共和黨與民主黨任命官員的質疑和爭議。
針對《華盛頓郵報》報導,魯比歐辯護說「我一直在努力,也會繼續盡可能出席對我個人及家人而言重要的活動。」
美國國務院助理國務卿強生(Dylan Johnson)也在X上批評該報導,稱文章內容不足以構成新聞,也沒有任何值得大作文章的地方。強生強調,國務卿依法必須搭乘軍用飛機,魯比歐完全沒有任何需要道歉的地方,且只要工作允許,魯比歐就會繼續盡可能出席家人的活動。
前白宮新聞顧問亞當斯(Pat Adams)同樣在社群媒體上發文說「《華盛頓郵報》試圖將魯比歐搭機前往觀看兒子足球比賽的行為,炒作成一樁醜聞。但魯比歐依法必須搭乘政府專機,且大多數父母都會盡一切可能親自到場觀看孩子比賽。《華盛頓郵報》報導簡直荒謬至極。」

Tainan mayoral candidate Chen Tingfei of the Democratic Progressive Party rode a train to Anding and Xincheng on the 12th to vote. She talked about long-term care and sports policies, emphasizing that in the future, the energy of central long-term care should be transformed into the system Tainan needs, and that sports athletes should be taken care of like treasures. She hopes that the next Olympic light will be cultivated in Tainan.

Former Kuomintang legislator Ding Shouzhong and former examination dean Guan Zhong hosted the "Commemorating the Birthday of the Founding Father and Cross-Strait Peace Initiative Conference", and former Legislative Yuan Wang Jinping attended to support the event. Guanzhong criticized Taiwan's declining influence in U.S.-China relations and the government for not letting the people know the harm caused by the war; Ding Shouzhong read out the "Cross-Strait Peace Initiative" signed by more than 200 blue-camp experts and scholars, advocating giving priority to peace, resuming dialogue, deepening cooperation, and moving towards political consultation.

People's Party MP Lin Zhenyu said that under the general direction of Blue and White, the People's Party looks forward to seeing candidates who are truly capable of leading Taipei City forward, and the hen-grabbing phenomenon will not occur in the People's Party. Zhou Yuxiu, secretary-general of the Popular Party, led a number of parliamentarians and candidates to participate in the peace-of-mind parade organized by Chiang Wanan’s team.

Toshiaki Mori, the former deputy speaker of the Yokohama City Council in Japan and the current chairman of the Yokohama City Election Management Committee, together with former council member Tomokazu Nakao, paid a visit to Kaohsiung City Council Speaker Kang Yu-cheng this morning. The two sides exchanged experience in the electoral system and election affairs. Toshiaki Mori presented Daruma and the International Horticultural Expo mascots and expressed his determination to support Taiwan's democracy. The two city councils of Kaohsiung and Yokohama have become sister councils since 2000 and have exchanged visits for a long time. Kang Yucheng looks forward to the two city councils getting together again in 2027 when Yokohama holds the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Summit and the International Horticultural Expo.

With 16 days to go until the nine-in-one election, the chairman of the Central Election Committee, You Yinglong, held a press conference to remind people of voting matters. Preliminary statistics on the number of people voting in Taiwan are 19,579,655, and the number of people voting in the referendum is 20,007,484; in Taipei, 2,031,822 people, and New Taipei, 3,435,219 people.

Changhua County Speaker Xie Dianlin, a member of the Kuomintang, was detained on suspicion of paying for election meals at public funds and fraudulently defrauding public funds under false pretenses. The court ruled to extend the detention ban for another two months. His mother, former legislator Zheng Rufen, said she would discuss with lawyers and file a protest. Xie Xinlong was granted a 10 million yuan bail.