Trump brutally mocked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper with on-air montage of president complimenting men’s bodies

CNN host Anderson Cooper used his Wednesday program to poke fun at President Donald Trump's repeated, detailed praise of the physical appearance of Republican men, with Ohio Sen. Jon Husted the latest target. Cooper opened with a Seinfeld clip about a vanity plate reading "ASSMAN" and then ran a montage of Trump's remarks, noting that a new CNN poll puts the president's approval at 32 percent, according to The Independent.

At rallies in Youngstown, Ohio, and Greenville, North Carolina, Trump described Husted's backside, legs, feet and shoulders, saying he had never studied a man's body before. The montage also included Trump calling Ed Gallrein, Mike Collins, Rick Jackson, Greg Dolezal, Tim Sheehy and Bill Hagerty good-looking or handsome, along with comments about quarterback Jaxson Dart, kicker Harrison Butker and Arnold Palmer. Cooper observed that with midterms under two weeks off, nobody could predict where it might lead. He also joked about Trump's habit of calling him "Allison Cooper," and said Husted trails by five points in CNN's poll of polls.

Husted joined the Senate in January 2025 to fill the seat vacated by JD Vance. The Drudge Report also mocked the remarks, coloring headline links like a pride flag.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →