Trump says he ‘made the mistake’ of ‘studying’ GOP senator’s ‘anatomy’

President Trump on Tuesday quipped that he made “the mistake” of “studying” Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) “anatomy,” after his remarks about the senator’s backside made headlines last week.

“So I’m studying him, and I made the mistake of saying that I started off by studying his a–,” Trump told supporters during a rally in Lubbock, Texas, for Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R). “I just want to say. And then I looked at his feet and they were massive. Then I looked at his hand. ‘See these hands,’ he said.”

The president added that Husted’s hands were “fine” but that his fingers were “like sausages” and that his own hand hurt from shaking the senator’s.

“It was like hitting steel,” he continued, with rally attendees laughing. “But I made the mistake of studying his anatomy and explaining it to the audience, and the audience loved it.”

He acknowledged the press around his remarks, saying the “fake news” media wanted to know what Trump was doing “talking about a man’s anatomy.”

“After that, it was to see where the power came from, because he was a violent tackler,” Trump said, referring to Husted’s time as a defensive back for the Flyers at the University of Dayton.

The president has made several remarks about the Ohio Republican’s build in recent weeks, saying at a rally in North Carolina last week that he looked at Husted and said, “His a‑‑ is like, it’s like a pile of muscle.”

Husted leaned into the praise Tuesday, joking to supporters at a campaign event that he “was in the weight room” in anticipation of Trump’s return to the Buckeye State on Wednesday.

“I don’t want to let him down,” the senator added.

Trump has long remarked on people’s appearances. He has joked at rallies, White House events and elsewhere that his comments on women’s appearances could have him “canceled.” But the notes about men’s physiques have raised the eyebrows of commentators on both sides of the political spectrum.

Husted is locked in a tight race against former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who lost to Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) in 2024.

The Hill’s election partner Decision Desk HQ predicted on Tuesday that Brown has a 56-percent probability of defeating Husted in the Nov. 3 election.

The president has been on a campaign blitz to stir up GOP support in red states in the final week before the November midterm elections, looking to ensure that congressional Republicans maintain their hold on Capitol Hill. Democrats are favored to win back control of the House next week, with a narrow path to victory in reclaiming the Senate.