Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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59/100
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The Ohio senator who has been the subject of President Donald Trump’s constant praise for his physique has revealed how he feels about the comments.
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he → reveal → comments
Twice in recent days, Trump took time during rally speeches to talk about Republican Jon Husted’s “ass.”
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Trump → take → ass
While appearing Saturday on Fox News, Husted was asked about his reaction to Trump’s comments.
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Husted → appear → comments
“Well, I have to tell you, when I woke up the next morning after hearing that, I told my wife, I’m like, ‘Hey, I think I got to get down to the gym and keep up my reputation!
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I → have → reputation
So, I gotta keep working out,'” Husted said.
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Husted → got → ?
The Republican in a tight race added that he is part of an athletic family, as he played college football and his wife runs marathons.
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wife → add → marathons
“Well, it got you a lot of headlines.
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it → get → headlines
Maybe some that you didn’t expect, but certainly a lot of press,” Fox host Aishah Hasnie quipped.
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Hasnie → expect → press
At rallies in North Carolina and Ohio, Trump talked about Husted’s body.
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Trump → talk → body
“But I looked at his ass, and then I looked at his legs,” Trump said.
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Trump → look → legs
“I said, ‘His ass, s***, it’s like, it’s like a pile of muscle.
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it → say → muscle
Then I looked at his legs, and I said, ‘Man, his feet are big.’
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feet → look → legs
Then I looked at his shoulders, and I tapped him on the shoulder, and it actually hurt my hand.
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it → look → hand
He’s like a piece of steel.
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He → ’ → steel
I said, ‘This guy’s a monster!’”
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guy → say → ?
Trump comments were mocked both online and by TV pundits.
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comments → mock → pundits
CNN’s Anderson Cooper ran a montage of the president talking about other officials’ bodies during one show this week.
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president → run → show
The clips included several politicians.
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clips → include → politicians
At one point, it showed Trump calling Georgia Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nominee Greg Dolezal a “good-looking guy.”
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Trump → show → Dolezal
“You’re not allowed to say that about women or men anymore.
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You → allow → women
It’s the end of your political career.
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It → ’ → career
But he is a good-looking guy,” Trump said.
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Trump → say → ?
Cooper then ended with a quip of his own about Husted and Trump’s comments.
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Cooper → end → Husted
According to the latest CNN poll of polls, he’s down five points,” Cooper said.
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Cooper → accord → polls
Husted is running against Democrat Sherrod Brown in a competitive Ohio race.
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Husted → run → race
A Cook Political Report poll released this week found Brown up on Husted, 49 percent to 43 percent.
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Brown → release → Husted
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