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Over the years, there have been wide-spread rumors that Donald Trump has a certain signature aroma that has rarely been described as being good, which the former president has taken great offense at. On December 16, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. threw his take on this subject into the mix via a now viral social media post, writing, "I’m genuinely surprised how people close to Trump haven’t talked about the odor. It’s truly something to behold. Wear a mask if you can." And he doubled down on that in a recent interview on The MeidasTouch Network.

On the subject of a Trump spokesperson firing back at Kinzinger's claim with, “Adam Kinzinger farted on live TV and is an unemployed fraud," Kinzinger went in even harder.

Trying his hand at Smell-O-Vision, the former GOP lawmaker went into greater detail about the way Trump smells, saying, "It’s not good. The best way to describe it . . . take armpits, ketchup, a butt and makeup and put that all in a blender and bottle that as a cologne. That’s kind of that. I’ve been amazed that everybody is just kind of learning about this now."

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

From a dominance-oriented right-wing “alpha male” point of view, that would be a bonus. A strong odour is a way of asserting dominance and marking territory, and personal hygiene is for betas.

His UK counterpart, Boris “Big Dog” Johnson, apparently had a habit of not changing his socks every day, to the point where it was noticeable. There’s something about people who see themselves as “alphas” imposing their odours on underlings.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 7 points 10 months ago

I don't even care if this is agitprop, it gave me a little chuckle and I'm in no position to deny myself a little joy

[–] Chessmasterrex@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would imagine his diet could make him smell that way. From what I understand certain foods, like garlic, if consumed consistently for a period of time can make a person's sweat garlicky.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Insofar as I recall he eats fast food out of fear of being poisoned, chugs diet coke, and wears adult diapers, though the last one is rumor that is very likely true rather then well documented fact.

So with that diet and lifestyle in mind puzzle pieces start to come together.

[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

He says it's out of fear of being poisoned, but he routinely tells incredibly obvious lies.

I think he just eats like the worlds most spoiled toddler because he wants to and picked the excuse with the most self-importance and bravado.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I can believe that none of the sycophants in Trump's orbit would tell him that he smells. Or any other kind of criticism, for that matter.

One does not simply criticize one's meal ticket.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

So he's a 15 year old teen boy who doesn't use antiperspirant because he doesn't sweat or stink and he just took a shower two days ago how bad could it be?

Don't forget never flossing. I brushed my teeth! Then ate again and drank soda before bed. Huh? A water flosser blasts out half a ribeye and and other gunk even after brushing? Whatever, I'll just get another crown.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Sounds about right. That guy looks like the type that eats no real fruits and vegetables, nothing but the worst of the carnist/SAD selections. So, yeah....checks out.

I always figured he might be the type to slap on some anal gland secretions, oops, I mean, "cologne", to cover it up.

[–] catch22@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

Trump spokesperson firing back at Kinzinger's claim with, “Adam Kinzinger farted on live TV

[–] PeckerBrown@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

So that's what treason smells like.

[–] MightBe@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Let's discuss whether this kind of article should be allowed in the future, since this violates rule 2, it's only very tangentially relevant to politics.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

I think there could be a reasonable discussion in the context of his mental competence. Worsening personal hygiene is a red flag for dementia, etc.

That said, the "hurr hurr smells liek butt" level of rhetoric is probably unproductive and shouldn't be condoned.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

If I wanted to see a bunch of adult politicians throwing kindergarten insults at each other I'd watch cspan.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

The fact that the only traction the Lincoln Project has gotten against Trump among the GOP is to point out that he smells bad just goes to show how strong his hold on the GOP is. But yeah rule 2 and such.

[–] xangadix@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Still, it made me smile

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