Trump, who owned the Miss Universe pageant, touts how handsome GOP candidates are, even praising parts of their body. ‘Look at this beautiful guy’

President Donald Trump has a new pitch for Republican candidates: they’re easy on the eyes.

“Look at this beautiful guy,” Trump said at a Saturday rally in Kentucky, referring to U.S.

House candidate Ed Gallrein, a former U.S.

Navy SEAL with an angular face who stood nearby the stage.

“Central casting.” That’s a common refrain from Trump, who owned the Miss Universe beauty pageant and grew his clout on the reality television show “The Apprentice” before entering politics.

Aesthetics have long been part of the president’s measuring stick, either as a source of praise or target for ridicule.

Now, Trump is deploying his handsomeness appraisals as he boosts Republican candidates in a midterm election which already includes debates over which candidates are more masculine.

The outcome will determine whether Republicans keep control of Congress or Trump faces emboldened Democratic opposition in Washington.

Soon after Trump touted Gallrein’s beauty on Saturday, he mentioned Sen.

Jon Husted, the Ohio Republican running for reelection, and described him as “a perfect person, good-looking guy.” “I examined his ass,” said Trump, eliciting laughter.

“I never did that with a man before.

I examined his ass.

And then I looked at his shoulders.

I looked at his feet.