总统特朗普似乎认为，他可以通过谈论一位选情脆弱的俄亥俄州共和党参议员的臀部有多结实，来拯救他的政治前途。
President Trump seems to think he can save a vulnerable Ohio Republican senator's ass by talking about how strong it is.
为什么这很重要：共和党人正因伊朗战争、油气价格和数据中心问题而遭到猛烈抨击。但他们却在配合特朗普对男性候选人的垂青，特朗普将其描述为一种选举策略。
Why it matters: Republicans are getting hammered over the war in Iran, gas prices and data centers. But they're playing along with Trump's ogling of male candidates, which he's described as an election strategy.
- “我很少对男人这样。我开始检查他的身体，因为我不知道他是个伟大的运动员。我上上下下地看，看着看着，我看了看他的屁股，”特朗普在俄亥俄州的一次集会上谈到参议员乔恩·哈斯特（共和党-俄亥俄州）时说。
• "I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body because I didn't know he was a great athlete. And I looked and I watched up and down and I looked at his ass," Trump said of Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) at an Ohio rally.
- “我和我妻子很有幽默感，我们知道他正在竭尽所能帮助我们赢得选举，”哈斯特告诉《axios》网站。“我们在繁忙的竞选期间确保去了健身房，以保持总统为我们设定的高标准。”
• "My wife and I have a good sense of humor, and we know he's doing all he can to help us win," Husted told Axios. "We have made sure to hit the gym during the busy campaign to uphold the high standards the president has set for us."
深入观察：在全国三周内的五场集会上，特朗普对这位处境最危险的共和党参议员进行了从头到脚的评价。
Zoom in: In five rallies over three weeks across the country, Trump gave a head-to-toe appraisal of his most vulnerable Republican senator.
- “他的屁股就像一大块肌肉，”特朗普上周在密歇根州说。
• "His ass was like a big piece of muscle," Trump said in Michigan last week.
- “然后我看了看他的腿，我说：‘天哪，他的脚真大，’”特朗普在北卡罗来纳州说。
• "Then I looked at his legs and I said, 'Man, his feet are big,' " Trump said in North Carolina.
- 民调显示，哈斯特与前参议员谢罗德·布朗（民主党）的支持率不相上下或微幅落后，共和党人视他为处境最危险的现任共和党议员。
• Polling has shown Husted narrowly behind or tied with former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), and Republicans view him as the most vulnerable GOP incumbent.
*哈斯特得到的喜爱最多，但他并不是唯一的一个。
Husted is getting the most love, but he's not alone.
- “你知道，他是个非常帅的家伙，”本月早些时候在蒙大拿州的一次集会上，特朗普谈到参议员蒂姆·希hi（共和党-蒙大拿州）时说。
• "You know, he's a very handsome guy," Trump said about Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) at a Montana rally earlier this month.
- “我喜欢白头发，我喜欢高大健壮的身材。高大健壮的家伙。”特朗普在谈到正在佐治亚州竞选参议员的众议员迈克·柯林斯（共和党-佐治亚州）时说。特朗普称他为“纯爷们”。
• "I like the white hair, I like the big, strong build. Big, strong guy." Trump said of Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who is running for Senate in Georgia. Trump called him "all man."
- “我实际上认为里克·杰克逊是一个非常帅气、温文尔雅、长相漂亮的家伙，”特朗普在谈到佐治亚州共和党州长候选人时说。
• "I actually think that Rick Jackson's a very handsome, distinguished, beautiful-looking guy," Trump said about the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Georgia.
- “看看这个漂亮的家伙，”特朗普在谈到众议院候选人埃德·加尔雷因（共和党-肯塔基州）时说。特朗普称他为：“完美选角。”
• "Look at this beautiful guy," Trump said of House candidate Ed Gallrein (R-Ky.). Trump called him: "Central casting."
字里行间：参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩（共和党-南达科他州）也加入了这场趣味调侃：“我知道哈斯特得到了大量关注，但我认为伯尼也挺养眼的，”他在周二的一场活动中开玩笑说。
Between the lines: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has also joined the fun: "I know that Husted gets a ton of attention, but I think Bernie is kinda eye-candy too," he joked during an event Tuesday.
- 图恩指的是哈斯特在俄亥俄州的同僚、共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺。
• Thune was referring to Husted's fellow Ohio Republican senator, Bernie Moreno.
- “在这方面，他们俩都很有魅力，”图恩说。
• "They both got it going on when it comes to that," Thune said.
另一面：特朗普曾对民主党参议员和候选人的长相提出质疑。
The other side: Trump has questioned the looks of Democratic senators and candidates.
- “我认为他不是个长相好看的男人，”他在谈到参议员乔恩·奥索夫（共和党-佐治亚州）时说，他经常称奥索夫为皮威·赫曼。
• "I don't think he's a good looking man," he said of Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), who he frequently refers to as Pee-wee Herman.
- 他曾称得克萨斯州民主党参议员提名人詹姆斯·塔拉里科为“长相怪异的家伙”，将其与阿尔弗雷德·E·诺曼进行对比——尽管特朗普对得克萨斯州共和党参议员提名人肯·帕克斯顿也没有好到哪里去。
• He has called Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico a "weird looking dude," comparing him to Alfred E. Neuman — though Trump hasn't been much kinder to Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton. The bottom line:
底线：特朗普本周在得克萨斯州的一次集会上辩称，“观众很喜欢”他对哈斯特身材的描述。
Trump argued at a rally in Texas this week that "the audience loved" his description of Husted's body.
- “顺便说一句，他那天支持率上升了12个百分点。他从落后变成领先，”特朗普接着说。
• "By the way, he went up 12 points that day. He went from being down to being up," Trump continued.
- “也许我也应该对肯·帕克斯顿这么做，但我不敢确定你的身材是否达标。”
• "Maybe I should do that with Ken Paxton, but I'm not sure your body is gonna qualify."