Donald Trump Says He ‘Fell in Love’ With Tim Scott During Rally Speech

Donald Trump told a South Carolina rally that he had “fallen in love” with Senator Tim Scott, delivering the line while praising the Republican’s speech. The comment came during an October 21 event at T. Ed Garrison Arena in Pendleton, where Trump was speaking to supporters. Trump qualified the remark by saying that he did not often fall in love with a man, then named Scott. He added that Scott had given a great speech and said he had watched it on the way to the rally. Scott also addressed the crowd, asking whether Greenville was Trump country. The speech followed several recent moments in which Trump discussed the appearance of male politicians. At a rally in Youngstown, he described examining Ohio Senator Jon Husted after learning about his college football background, and made comments about Husted’s build and hands. At a later event, Trump continued with more remarks about Husted’s physique. Trump also compared Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff with Republican Mike Collins at an event in Georgia, saying he considered Collins better-looking. The article reports that the comments have become a recurring feature of Trump’s rally speeches. On The Daily Show, comedian Ronny Chieng mocked the remarks, joking that Trump was making similar comments at every rally. Chieng contrasted the detailed descriptions of other men with Trump’s comparatively straightforward praise of Scott. The account focuses on the president’s public comments and the comic reaction to them; it does not report any response from Scott to Trump’s declaration.