Jon Husted Jokes He and His Wife Are Training After Trump’s Body Compliment

Sen. Jon Husted has found a humorous way to respond to President Donald Trump’s much-discussed compliment about his physique. In a video interview, Husted was asked how he felt now that attention around the remark had died down. He said he takes compliments from the president well and appreciated hearing something positive during a political campaign, when, as he put it, people were saying mean things about him. The conversation then turned to whether Husted and his wife had laughed about the comment in private. Husted replied that the two of them had taken the responsibility seriously—and joked that they had been spending time at the gym doing lunges and squats. The exchange drew laughter from the interviewer, who suggested Husted might make use of his physical assets in a future career and even floated the idea of modeling. Husted played along, but said he thought he was a little past his prime for that kind of work. Asked which physical feature of Trump’s he admired in return, the senator declined to offer an answer, saying he would keep it to himself. He then thanked the interviewer and wrapped up the conversation. The lighthearted back-and-forth turned a political campaign remark into a joking discussion of exercise and possible modeling. Husted’s response stayed good-humored: he acknowledged the president’s compliment, credited it as a welcome positive moment amid campaign criticism, and used the question about his wife to deliver the workout punchline.