Melania told Trump what wasn't presidential to do at his rallies — but he did it anyway
Making fun of a transgender bodybuilder is not presidential, according to former first lady Melania Trump. Her husband relayed the story in a Sioux City, Iowa rally on Sunday.
Donald Trump told the supporters who gathered at the event a number of rambling stories, including that he is suffering under $100 million in legal bills. But when it came to issues of LGBTQ equality and human rights, Trump said he's not allowed to make fun of a transgender bodybuilder. However, making fun of a transgender swimmer appears to be acceptable.
"Then a guy comes up who transitioned. Have you lifted before they ask? No," Trump says in his story. "Not really. Oh, you've never lifted? No. Oh, well. Ok, good luck. So he takes the barbell. Bing, bong. They end up putting 150 pounds more on it. He does it. It's gonna be hard."
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He went on to bring up the swimming records and the "young lady," identifying the correct gender. "You've heard this."
"What? Should I do this one or not?" he asks the crowd. "Because you know, our first lady hates it when I do. She, she says, she said, darling, I love you so much, but this is not presidential when you do the weightlifting, this is not presidential or when you do the swimming thing, it's not, you know, and I understand — or when you dance off the stage. She said, Sir — no, she said, Darling, I love you, but you don't dance off the stage. This is not presidential. But look, we got a year to go. Everybody loves us. I love everybody. The country's going to hell in a handbasket. Let's do a little dancing."
He went on to pivot to another comment about the current attorney general but pivoted to say, "Technically, she's probably right. But what the hell?"
He did not dance off the stage, however.
Trump has long had a war against LGBTQ rights, specifically banning any transgender individuals from serving.
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