Trump rallies for Mike Rogers – and Nicki Minaj’s derriere – in Michigan

At a Sunday rally in Port Huron, Michigan, President Donald Trump campaigned for Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, whose contest against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is described as extremely close as both parties fight for control of Congress in the midterms. Much of the attention, though, went to Trump's remarks about physiques. He singled out the rapper Nicki Minaj, who appeared with him after traveling on Air Force One, and told the crowd her backside was impossible to overlook. He then said he hoped she was not offended, adding that the campaign has valued her support for years, according to The Guardian.

The comments followed his earlier praise of Ohio Senator Jon Husted's body, made about a week before in Kentucky, where Trump described closely studying the former college football player's build and called him a great athlete. Trump dismissed the resulting coverage as fake news and said he was only joking, and that he had just discovered Husted's athletic past. He also complimented the looks of Ed Gallrein, the Kentucky Republican running to replace Representative Thomas Massie.

The White House did not answer a request to explain the remarks. At a Saturday event for El-Sayed, former President Barack Obama mocked Trump's White House renovations.

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