Statements · 10/13/2026
Trump Jokes About GOP Senator’s Football-Star Past
Learning a GOP senator was a star football player prompted Trump to joke about checking out his physique.
Why it matters
The remark puts a Republican senator’s athletic background in the spotlight through Trump’s off-the-cuff humor.
- ★The GOP senator was a star football player.
- ★Trump said he had not known the senator was a great athlete.
- ★Trump joked about examining his body, saying, “I looked at his ass.”