Donald Trump couldn’t stop himself from thirsting over the men graduating from the United States Coast Guard Academy, even though he has a problem with “good-looking men.”
The 79-year-old president delivered the commencement address at the academy in New London, Connecticut on Wednesday (May 20). It marked his second time speaking during graduation after he did so in 2017.
“I want to check him out,” Trump said about one of the graduates.
While speaking, he invited at least two of the male graduates to join him on the podium and made sure to compliment them on their physical appearances.
“Get up here. I want to see this guy,” he said while urging one of the graduates to join him. After shaking his hand he said, “I hate good-looking men.”
The Republican continued, saying, “We also have the only cadet who earned a perfect score on every single fitness test — now we’re talking fitness,” he said. “This guy must be something. I think we’ll have to invite him up. I want to check it out.”
“I want to check him out. Woah,” he said as the man walked to the stage. “We’re not going to fight with him. I’m not fighting him. This is not UFC. Please understand that, Thomas. Look at this guy. Look at the muscles on this guy.”
He added, “I just hit him on the shoulder, I hurt my hand. It’s like hitting a rock.”
The New York Times noted that Trump also invited a woman onstage. “If I didn’t invite her up,” he said, “they’d accuse me of discrimination.”
This isn’t the first time the president has weighed in on someone’s looks.
The president has made a habit on commenting on people’s physical appearances, often as an insult. He’s referred to female reporters as “ugly” and “piggy,” a move that was defended by the White House as evidence of Trump‘s honesty.
In April, he also alluded to Vice President JD Vance‘s weight, saying that he was “looking for a heavyset gentleman” in the crowd for an Easter luncheon at the White House.
“He’s lost weight,” Trump told the audience at the time. “He got a little thinner. And I’m looking for a heavyset gentleman and now I find a perfect-looking specimen.”
Trump also complimented Fox News host Dana Perino on her appearance during an interview in March. He made the comment despite saying that it could signal the end of his career in politics.
“And you haven’t changed. You have not changed. I’m not allowed to say this… It’s the end of my political career. But you may be even better looking,” Trump said.
He continued, adding, “So I don’t know what you’re doing… But I will not say that because it will end my political career. You’re not allowed to say a woman is beautiful anymore. You know that Jesse [Watters]? You have to be careful.”
While he didn’t want to fight the Coast Guard graduate, Trump went viral earlier this year after asking if he could beat a mega-famous musician — who was also a martial arts champion — in a fight.
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