特朗普总统在俄亥俄州参议员乔恩·赫斯特（Jon Husted）肌肉发达的体型上发表最新评价一天后，这已经成为共和党在俄亥俄州西部农村地区聚会上的一个笑话 — — 如果还没有被明确说出来的话。
A day after President Donald Trump offered his latest appraisal of Ohio Sen. Jon Husted’s muscular physique, it had already become a running joke — if not an explicitly stated one — during a GOP gathering in rural western Ohio.
“我知道总统最近一直把我当作橄榄球运动员和其他一些东西在谈论，”赫斯特在达克县共和党烤猪活动上对会心的笑声说道，现场约有300人享用了就在外面烤制的猪肉。
“I know the president’s been talking about me as a football player and a few other things these days,” Husted said to knowing laughs at the Darke County GOP hog roast, where a crowd of about 300 dined on cuts of pig barbecued just outside.
特朗普最近一次赞扬赫斯特的外貌是在周六北肯塔基州的一次集会上，该州与俄亥俄州接壤。
Trump most recently praised the physical appearance of Husted, a former college football player, during a rally Saturday in northern Kentucky, which borders Ohio.
“我检查了他的臀部，然后我看了他的肩膀。我看了他的脚。我看了他的手。我看了他的下巴线条，”特朗普说。“然后我拍了他的肩膀，感觉就像一块钢铁。我还在恢复中。”特朗普长期以来一直在谈论他身边政界人物的外貌，称赞那些给他留下深刻印象的人是“中央选角”。但他在最近几天的评论有所增加，尤其是对赫斯特的评价最为热情，赫斯特曾在1989年大学橄榄球队赢得第三级别全国冠军时效力于代顿大学。
“I examined his ass, and then I looked at his shoulders. I looked at his feet. I looked at his hand. I looked at his jawline,” Trump said. “I then patted him on the shoulder, and it was like a piece of steel. I’m still recovering.”Trump has long remarked on the appearances of the people around him in politics, praising those who impress him as “central casting.”But his commentary has ramped up in recent days and been most effusive around Husted, who played on the University of Dayton football team when they won the Division III national title in 1989.
在俄亥俄州扬斯敦的一次早些时候的集会上，特朗普表示他最近才了解到赫斯特的橄榄球背景，并从上到下打量了他，包括他的“臀部”和手。特朗普说赫斯特不常谈论自己的运动能力，但总统补充道：“祝贺你。现在他们终于知道了。”赫斯特利用自己的橄榄球背景，在与民主党参议员谢罗德·布朗（Sherrod Brown）的激烈竞争中，为在场的共和党人鼓劲，呼吁他们在选举的“第四季度”发力。
During an earlier rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Trump said he recently learned of Husted’s history with football and looked him “up and down,” including at his “ass” and hands. Trump said Husted does not talk about his athleticism much, but the president added: “Congratulations. Now they finally know.”Husted leaned on his football background to rally Republicans in attendance for the “fourth quarter” of the election against Democrat Sherrod Brown in one of the country’s most competitive races.
俄亥俄州的另一位共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺（Bernie Moreno），他在两年前击败时任现任参议员布朗，对特朗普关于赫斯特的评论作出了最直接的回应。
Ohio’s other GOP senator, Sen. Bernie Moreno, who beat the then-incumbent Brown two years ago, made the most direct reference to Trump’s comments on Husted.
“与美国总统不同，我不会评论他的身体结构，但我会告诉你们，他是一位非常、非常出色的参议员，”莫雷诺周日对人群说，“我需要他作为我的伙伴，以确保我们完成你们所有人期望的工作。” 正在竞选州检察长的俄亥俄州审计长基思·法伯也暗指了特朗普的言论。
“Unlike the president of the United States, I will not comment on his anatomy, but I will tell you that he’s a really, really good senator,” Moreno told the crowd Sunday, “and I need him there as my partner to make sure that we finish the job that all of you wanted.”Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber, who’s running for attorney general, also alluded to Trump’s commentary.
“你们听到总统谈论他的足球天赋，”他说，提到他与赫斯特德在俄亥俄州立法机构共事的时光。“是的，他是一名出色的运动员，但他更是一位卓越的立法者。” 特朗普近期关于政客外貌的调侃并未局限于俄亥俄州参议院竞选。周五在佐治亚州的一次集会上，特朗普比较了民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫及其共和党挑战者迈克·柯林斯的外貌。
“You heard the president talk about his football prowess,” he said, bringing up his shared time with Husted in the Ohio Legislature. “Yeah, he was a darn good athlete, but he was an even better legislator.”Trump’s recent riffing on politicians’ looks has not been contained to the Ohio Senate race. During a rally Friday in Georgia, Trump compared the appearances of Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and his Republican challenger, Mike Collins.
“有人说，‘[奥索夫]长得不错。’我不认为他长得不错，”特朗普说。“我实际上认为迈克·柯林斯长得不错，而且他真是个男子汉。” 特朗普还表明他愿意批评本党候选人的外貌。以肯·帕克斯顿为例，他是德克萨斯州共和党的参议员提名人。特朗普多次呼吁共和党选民放下对帕克斯顿的任何外貌顾虑，包括他的穿衣品味。
“Somebody said, ‘[Ossoff]’s a good-looking man.’ I don’t think he’s a good-looking man,” Trump said. “I actually think Mike Collins is a good-looking man, and he’s all man.”Trump has also shown he’s willing to criticize the appearance of candidates within his party. Take for example Ken Paxton, the GOP nominee for Senate in Texas. Trump has repeatedly asked GOP voters to set aside any physical reservations about Paxton, including his fashion sense.
“事实是，有些人可能不喜欢他的穿衣方式。我不喜欢，”特朗普在达拉斯的共和党中期党代会上说。“尽管今晚他在蓝色西装中看起来非常精神。”
“The fact is, some may not like the way he dresses. I don’t,” Trump said at the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas. “Although tonight he looked very spiffy in his blue suit.”