Episode 569
Trump’s new endorsement metric: how handsome is your candidate?
Donald Trump has apparently added a new campaign qualification: how good the male candidate looks. I’m telling you, he’s out here judging shoulders, hands, feet, legs and yes, even the backside of Ohio senator John Husted like it’s a beauty contest. He’s been praising football players’ tree-trunk legs, ogling UFC physiques, and even reminiscing about Arnold Palmer’s body — honestly sounds less like politics and more like a Mr. America tryout. I joke that he’s spinning off Miss Universe into a male pageant, ’cause his commentary reads like a swimsuit round with more spray tan. We riff on the whole thing, poking fun at the absurdity and wondering when the talent portion starts — juggling, maybe?
Takeaways:
- I say Trump acts more like a male pageant judge than a campaigner, honestly.
- I highlight his weird obsession with Ohio senator John Husted’s shoulders, hands, feet, legs, and backside, publicly praising them like they're on display.
- I mention he’s praised football players' tree-trunk legs, UFC fighters' physiques, and even reminisced about Arnold Palmer's body.
- I crack a joke that he’s launching a 'Mr. America' scouting tour, not political endorsements — weird flex, right?
- We laugh about the spectacle and stress this is lighter-than-policy chatter — a weird, very public appreciation of male bodies from a presidential figure.
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:I'm Haystack.
Speaker A:And Donald Trump has apparently developed a new campaign qualification.
Speaker A:If you.
Speaker A:If you pay attention to him on the campaign trail, his number one question is apparently, how good does the male candidate look?
Speaker A:He's been praising male candidates for being beautiful.
Speaker A:He's talked about football players having tree trunk legs, openly admired the physiques of UFC fighters, and.
Speaker A:And has famously now reminisced about Arnold Palmer's body.
Speaker A:And he keeps coming back to this Ohio senator named John Husted.
Speaker A:He was, the other day was discussing John Husted's shoulders, his hands, his feet, his legs, and, yes, his backside.
Speaker A:And at this point, I'm starting to think that the President's not doing political endorsements.
Speaker A:I think Trump may be spinning off one of his old endeavors and scouting new contestants.
Speaker A:From the man who brought you the Miss Universe pageant comes the.
Speaker A:The Mr. America pageant.
Speaker B:I'm studying his body.
Speaker B:I've never studied the body of a man before.
Speaker A:Donald Trump judges contestants on their physical attributes.
Speaker B:And I looked at his ass, and then I looked at his hands.
Speaker B:He's got these claws,.
Speaker A:And he does not miss any details.
Speaker B:Then I looked at his legs and I said, man, his feet are big.
Speaker A:In order to truly appreciate a man, you need to be a man yourself.
Speaker A:This.
Speaker B:Guy, this is one hell of a physical specimen.
Speaker B:I thought I was big until I met you.
Speaker B:That's what I like,.
Speaker A:The Mr. America pageant because nothing is more manly than men.
Speaker B:Nothing wrong with it, of course.
