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At a Youngstown, Ohio rally for Senator Jon Husted, who is in a tight race with Sherrod Brown, the president critiqued his jawline and hands.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley, Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Scoreboard Saturday
Published 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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First reported by The New York Times: “In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies”, with reporting from New York Post.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET on Scoreboard Saturday, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley, Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Omar, California, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Trump: California officials will 'go to jail' if state ignores DOJ… (October 17).

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The New York TimesIn Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies
New York PostShocking punishment for California man who imprisoned migrants on remote weed farm: ‘Profound imbalance of power’
New York PostFamily text on sister’s phone triggered FBI raid on Ilhan Omar’s home: report

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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorHere is the latest.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorPresident Trump's midterm stumping has a new theme: at a Youngstown, Ohio rally, he said he examined Senator Jon Husted's body because he didn't know Husted was a great athlete.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHe also said Husted's hands look like claws and that he has a great jawline. That is a scouting report with no stats attached.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDays later in Georgia he called Mike Collins all man. The combine just moved to the rally circuit.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorJaxson Dart's legs like tree trunks, in May. The man has a type, and it's quarterbacks.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA California judge sentenced Georgi Antonov Tonev, forty-five, to three hundred twenty days in jail for holding migrant workers on a remote Humboldt County farm.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe only road out had a locked gate, and the workers had no key.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAfter jail he gets two years of felony probation, with a prison term of three years and four months suspended.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the New York Post reports that a family text on her sister's phone triggered the FBI raid on Representative Ilhan Omar's Washington home.

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