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Trump's rally remarks about male bodies draw mockery

Trump made the remarks about Ohio Senator Jon Husted at an October rally in Youngstown, and Fox's Brian Kilmeade has defended them as normal; the mockery continues.

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Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN After Hours at 4:47 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Daily Kos's, the jokes are ours.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAt a rally in Youngstown, Trump said he watched Senator Jon Husted's body up and down, then looked at his hands and said, quote, he's got these like claws.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDaily Kos reports that Fox host Brian Kilmeade tried to pass it off as normal on his radio show.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWith us is Tobias Marchetti-Vane, a lobbyist who represents both sides. Is it normal?

  4. Tobias Marchetti-VaneYes, completely, and also it's a grave scandal.

  5. Tobias Marchetti-VaneSpeaking only for the client, who is the Committee for Ordinary Rally Remarks, it's the most normal thing in the world.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the other client?

  7. Tobias Marchetti-VaneSpeaking only for the client, the Alliance Against Rally Remarks, it's a scandal.

  8. Tobias Marchetti-VaneI'd flip my pin to show you, but then you'd see I wear both.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTrump also said Husted's shoulder felt like a piece of steel after he tapped it. Would your first client call that normal?

  10. Tobias Marchetti-VaneNormal, yes. The Steel Shoulder Council wants it known the claws are a separate matter and they're not paying for those.

  11. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Daily Beast says the remarks have drawn widespread mockery.

  12. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDoes a man who needs to go on the radio to call something normal believe it?

  13. Tobias Marchetti-VaneNobody calls a thing normal on the radio unless it's costing somebody money.

  14. Tobias Marchetti-VaneSpeaking only for the client, and I won't say which, that's both of them.

  15. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVerdict: normal and a scandal, billed at the same rate. Which side will you invoice for this interview?

  16. Tobias Marchetti-VaneBoth.

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