Trump Explains Sizing Up ‘A*s’ of Republican Senator: ‘I’m Studying His Body’

President Donald Trump offered an eyebrow-raising explanation for why he was examining the “a*s” of Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH), insisting he was “studying his body.”

Trump’s first reference to Husted’s “a*s” came during a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, last week, when he gleefully told the crowd he had begun “examining” Husted’s body after recently learning that the senator was a former All-American defensive back at the University of Dayton.

“I looked, and I watched up and down. I looked at his a*s, and I looked at the whole – and then I looked at his hands. Look at his hands. He’s got these, like, claws,” the president marveled on Oct. 12.

On Tuesday, Trump traveled to Greenville, North Carolina, to support the state’s Republican Senate candidate, Michael Whatley, where he told the audience that Husted was “losing by a lot” before his Ohio speech.

“By the time I finished, they did a poll,” the president claimed. “He’s leading by two.”

Trump made sure to reference his newfound familiarity with Husted’s body once more, explaining:

So, he’s over here. I’m over here, and I’m studying his body. I’ve never studied the body of a man before. It’s not my thing. Nothing wrong with it — of course. [laughs] I always precede it by saying, “Nothing wrong,” but it’s never been my thing, to be honest with you.

But I looked at his ass, and then I looked at his legs. I said, “His a*s, sh*t, it’s like, it’s like a pile of muscle.” Then I looked at his legs, and I said, “Man, his feet are big.” Then I looked at his shoulders, and I tapped him on the shoulder, and it actually hurt my hand. He’s like a piece of steel. I said, “This guy’s a monster!”

Watch the clip above on C-SPAN.

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