President Trump claimed Friday that his economic policies and the roaring stock market saved the “sex life” of an NYPD officer whose wife previously treated him “like a dog.”
“This wonderful, tough policeman from New York — he’s taking good care of us — and he said, ‘Sir, it’s so good. My married life has gotten so much better,’” Trump told rally-goers in Texas.
Trump quoted the cop as telling him: “My wife thought I was a loser financially. I couldn’t make any money because my 401(k) was dying for years. And now she thinks I’m the smartest financial genius ever. It’s made my sex life good… it’s given me a tremendous boost in life.”
The president’s colorful account reappropriated his frequently told laugh-line about rising stock values making husbands appear to be geniuses to their spouses.
“So this is a big, tough cop. He said, ‘My wife treated me like a dog, and now she admires my financial genius, and I haven’t done anything. My 401(k) has gone through the roof,’” Trump went on.
“So I said, ‘Thank you very much.’ But everybody’s there, right? Everybody’s up. Has anybody gone down with their 401(k)? Becuase if you do, you’re a loser.”
The president was appearing in Corpus Christi — a major port and refineries hub — to argue that his policies had increased oil and gas production, lowering costs for American consumers.
“Nobody’s ever seen a one-year turnaround like we had,” Trump said.
“We were a laughingstock one and a half years ago, and now we’re hot. We’re hot — I was gonna say like that person in the audience, but I won’t say that, because that could be career ending.”
