Trump Finds Awkward (Best?) Way To Gas Up Embattled Republican

President Donald Trump has been using campaign rallies to talk up the physique of Ohio Republican Sen. Jon Husted, and he now says there was a political purpose behind it. According to the Daily Caller, Trump said at an Oct. 12 rally that he looked closely at Husted's backside after NFL figure Jon Gruden told him Husted had played college football. He then retold the episode at a North Carolina rally, calling the senator's rear a "pile of muscle."

On Oct. 25, Trump again praised Husted before turning to rapper Nicki Minaj, a supporter who was in the audience, and complimenting her figure in similar terms. The Daily Caller also points to a 2024 rally where Trump described golfer Arnold Palmer as all man and claimed that other pros marveled at him in the shower.

At a rally Wednesday, Trump offered his reasoning. He told the crowd he had been sizing up Husted's athletic ability, and he claimed the senator's standing jumped by many points in a single day as a result. The Daily Caller's columnist suggests the praise may help make a candidate more appealing to some voters, perhaps suburban women.

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