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　　据美国CNN当地时间10月18日报道，即将离任的黑莉当天在一场以“政治人物在演讲中开玩笑”出名的筹款晚宴上表现抢眼。

　　上月，美国总统特朗普在联合国大会发表演讲，一开场便自夸“过去两年不到的时间里，本届政府取得的成就几乎前无古人……真的。”然而话音刚落，却无人附和鼓掌，反而出现哄笑声。

　　黑莉在晚宴上说道，“实际上，总统早上给我打电话，提了很多‘好’建议。他说，如何笑声停下了，吹嘘一下他的政绩就行。”

　　她补充了一句：“不得不说，这招在联合国反正挺好用。”

　　不仅特朗普被充作了“笑料”，陷入“印第安人（Indian）风波”的民主党参议员沃伦也没逃过去。印度裔的黑莉打趣道，“事实上，当总统发现我是印度裔美国人（Indian-American）时，还问我是不是和沃伦来自同一部落。”【在英文中，Indian既可做“印第安人”一解，也可意为“印度人”，黑莉在此是玩了上双关戏法——网注】

　　“总统建议我，如何笑声停下了，吹嘘一下他的政绩就行。不得不说，这招在联合国真挺好用。”直到辞职后，大家才知道美国常驻联合国代表黑莉也很“皮”。 她还在晚宴上打趣道，特朗普被“Indian”搞蒙，误以为“印度裔”的黑莉是“印第安人”，还问她是不是和沃伦一个部落？

　　作为目前美国外交中的明星人物，以及美国总统特朗普本人的“心腹爱将”，尼基·黑莉在国会中期选举即将到来前选择辞职的消息不仅令美国政坛震动，而且引发无数的追问：为什么？

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　　数周前，我和红衣主教多兰一起吃早餐。我问他，怎样才能提高增加出席人数……他说，“你为什么不辞去联合国大使一职？”你没告诉我你是开玩笑的！

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　　联合国有193个成员国，其中180个无时无刻不在生美国的气。尽管我们存在种种分歧，但193个成员国有个共识——每个国家都有付钱给保罗·马纳福特（特朗普竞选团队经理被指“秘密收受钱财”）。

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　　人们总是问我怎么称呼我——州长、大使、尼基。你怎么叫都行，就是别叫我“匿名”（《纽约时报》曾刊登某高官匿名撰写的反特朗普社评，有人猜测是黑莉）。

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　　总统对伍德沃德的书（“水门事件”报道者之一伍德沃德出版新书《恐惧：白宫中的特朗普》）很生气，真的很生气。这本书把他比作5年级学生。很多民主党人抓住了机会，直到他们意识到自己败在了5年级学生手下。

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　　最近一项调查称，总统91%的新闻头条是负面的，剩下的9%是真·负面。

　　Outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley showed off her sense of humor during a speech at a high-profile charity dinner in New York City on Thursday night.

　　Haley was the keynote speaker at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, an annual white-tie gala that benefits Catholic charities and is hosted by by the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

　　President Donald Trump, Winston Churchill, and former President John F. Kennedy have spoken at the dinner in years past, which traditionally resembles more of a stand-up routine.

　　In front of a crowd of about 700, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Haley poked fun at Trump, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions among others.

　　Here are some of the jokes that got the biggest laughs Thursday night:

　　1. "A couple of weeks ago I had this great breakfast with Cardinal Dolan, and I asked him if there was anything I could do to really boost attendance. ... He said, 'Why don't you resign as UN ambassador?' You didn't tell me you were kidding!"

　　2. "Jeff Flake was going to be here, but he wanted to give the FBI a week to look into it."

　　3. "With all of our differences, there is still one thing that unites all 193 [UN member] countries. At one point, every single one of them was paying Paul Manafort."

　　4. "People always wonder if I felt different or isolated as an Indian-American growing up in rural South Carolina. Actually, there was a benefit. It totally prepared me for being a Republican in New York."

　　5. "I am still someone who gets very excited about Halloween, but in this toxic environment, even this causes political arguments. Bernie Sanders wants free candy for everyone. Mitch McConnell calls it a typical Democrat giveaway program. The President says its going to be the best Halloween ever -- nothing like it ever before, huge!"

　　6. "As a member of the UN delegation, I do have diplomatic immunity ... an exemption from prosecution, or as Mayor de Blasio calls it, a sanctuary city! Oh look, I got the mayor a drink up on stage -- no ice!"

　　7. "People ask me all the time what they should call me -- governor, ambassador, Nikki. You can call me anything, just don't call me anonymous."

　　8. "I saw Jeff Sessions earlier today -- not in New York. I saw him on LinkedIn looking for a job. Actually, we both were."

　　9. "I saw when recently [President Barack Obama] said that we're not supposed to use the FBI or the Justice Department to punish political enemies. Comey, McCabe and Strzok said, now you tell us! Turns out what President Obama meant to say -- 'That's what we use the IRS for.'"

　　10. "The President got really mad about Woodward's book, really mad. The book compared him to a fifth grader. A lot of Democrats seized on that, until they realized, they got beat by a fifth grader."

　　It wasn't all jokes for Haley, though, on Thursday night. At one point, she turned serious and appeared to call out Trump's political antagonism.

　　"In our toxic political environment, I've heard some people in both parties describe their opponents as enemies or evil," Haley said. "In America, our political opponents are not evil."

　　New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said in atweetthat this comment was "why folks in the West Wing were so annoyed with the showy Haley departure — they knew she would take shots [at] Trump from the outside. Started early."

　　Thursday night's speech was the first major public appearance Haley has made since she announced last week her intention to resign from her post at the end of the year.

　　The move sparked discussion about whether Haley might be intending to run for president, perhaps even challenging Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, but Haley shot down those rumors during a press conference at the White House — going so far as to say she intended to help campaign for the president.

　　However, her resignation was seen by many as a way for Haley, who has become a highly respected figure, to distance herself from the chaos of the Trump administration so that she can pursue higher office later on.

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