Sen. Jon Husted doesn’t mind being the butt of President Trump’s jokes — but now he’s got a reputation to uphold.
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he → mind → reputation
Husted (R-Ohio) joked Saturday that Trump’s unexpected praise about his physique has inspired him to hit the gym after the president repeatedly marveled at his physique during campaign rallies.
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president → joke → rallies
On Sunday, Trump doubled down his admiration for Husted’s physique saying he went up in the polls “after he said the A-word” and after he looked at his body.
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he → double → body
Husted still trails Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the polls by about 3 points
Husted responded on Sunday, too, saying he’s admired by the president’s praise.
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he → trail → praise
“When I woke up the next morning after hearing that, I told my wife, I’m like, ‘Hey, I think I got to get down to the gym and keep up my reputation!
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I → wake → reputation
So, I gotta keep working out,’” Husted told Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie.
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Husted → got → Hasnie
“I don’t do this with men very often,” Trump said at a rally earlier this month.
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Trump → do → rally
“I started examining his body, because I didn’t know he was a great athlete.
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he → start → body
And I looked and I watched up and down.
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I → look → ?
I looked at his ass.
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I → look → ass
And then I looked at his hands.
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I → look → hands
He’s got these, like, claws.
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The senator was responding to Trump telling rallygoers in Youngstown, Ohio, and he had sized up Husted’s backside and legs — and was impressed with what he saw.
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he → respond → what
But I looked at his ass,” Trump said, drawing laughter from the crowd.
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Trump → look → crowd
“And then I looked at his legs.
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I → look → legs
It’s like a pile of muscle!”
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It → ’ → muscle
Husted, 59, is a former University of Dayton football star who helped lead his team to a DIII national championship.
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who → lead → championship
Husted took Trump’s crack about his body in stride.
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Husted → take → stride
“We’re an athletic family.
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We try to stay in shape,” he said.
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he → try → shape
“I had a great joy of playing college football, and my wife’s a marathon runner, and we’re just trying to be a healthy family.
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we → have → football
But, Trump wasn’t finished admiring Husted’s physique.
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Trump → finish → physique
The president revisited his body inspection during a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, this weekend offering an even more detailed breakdown of his muscular build.
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president → revisit → build
“I’ve never studied the body of a man before.
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It’s not my thing.
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Nothing wrong with it — of course,” Trump told the crowd, before reiterating that he had examined Husted’s backside and legs.
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he → tell → backside
Trump also marveled at the senator’s shoulders, claiming he tapped Husted and hurt his own hand in the process.
“He’s like a piece of steel,” Trump said.
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Trump → marvel → steel
I said, ‘This guy’s a monster!’”
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guy → say → ?
The unusual praise has thrust Husted into the spotlight as he battles Democrat Sherrod Brown in one of the country’s closely watched Senate races.
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he → thrust → races
Brown leads Husted 52% to 47% in a Fox News poll, with the contest shaping up as a key fight for control of the Senate.
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contest → lead → Senate
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