Ex-GOP lawmaker doubles down on declare Trump smells – ‘of armpits, ketchup and butt’ | EUROtoday

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Former GOP lawmaker Adam Kinzinger has revealed new particulars about Donald Trump’s alleged unhealthy odour, claiming that he reeks of a mixture of a number of unsavoury scents together with “armpits, ketchup, a butt”.

Speaking on The MeidasTouch Network on Thursday, Mr Kinzinger reignited the claims across the former president’s “not good” scent and launched right into a prolonged description of it.

“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,” he stated.

“That’s kind of that. I’ve been amazed that everybody is just kind of learning about this now,” he added.

The Independent has reached out to a Trump spokesperson for remark.

Claims across the former president’s alleged odour erupted final week when the previous Illinois Republican consultant tweeted: “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.”

A Trump spokesperson instructed The Independent on the time: “Adam Kinzinger farted on live TV and is an unemployed fraud.”

They added: “He has disgraced his country and disrespects everyone around him because he is a sad individual who is mad about how his miserable life has turned out.”

Whiffs of the allegation permeated social media, with the hashtag #TrumpSmellsBad trending on X.

One consumer posted a parody video of Trump loyalist, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, placing up a poster that learn: “Trump smells but not as bad as I do!”

Another posted a pretend video of Mr Trump holding up a t-shirt that reads “I stink” together with his mugshot on it, suggesting it could possibly be a “last-minute stocking stuffer.”

Another consumer identified {that a} 1988 Spy Magazine entry referred to the actual property mogul as “Donald ‘Stinky’ Trump.”

The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump PAC, then additionally seized on the chance to launch a foul advert with the caption: “Is that you Donald? #TrumpSmells.”

The advert begins with scenes of dumps, waste, and dung — with flies swarming round it — and is punctuated by a refrain of coughs, sniffles, and vomiting.

The video then reveals rubbish being picked up and piled up on the streets of New York.

Then, whereas that includes the facade of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, a reporter’s voice booms, “Claiming the former president smells bad.”

Comedian Kathy Griffin can then be heard saying, “The Donald has a distinct smell. It’s like body odour with a scented makeup product.”

While exhibiting different smelly merchandise, like moldy cheese, somebody might be heard sniffing earlier than saying, “Ew, Donald. Is that you?”

The advert is named “Limburger,” a cheese recognized for its pungent odour.