The classy adult aura of the Republican presidential primary just keeps getting better and better. Donald Trump is using the time between the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries to publicly mock Marco Rubio for his copious sweating. Part of Trump’s mockery is disguised as a presidential-fitness argument:
"When we get in with Putin we need people that don’t sweat. Let me tell you. No, it’s true. We gotta have people that don’t sweat," Trump said of Rubio a rally in Greenville, South Carolina. "Can you imagine Putin sitting there and waiting for the meeting and this guy walks in and he’s like a wreck? No, you got to have Trump walk into that meeting folks, we’ll do very nicely."
Donald Trump may have short fingers, but by God he won’t let Putin see him sweat. Unsurprisingly, though, Trump isn’t just talking foreign policy implications. He’s also just trying to make us cringe thinking about Rubio:
"No, he was standing right there, no, he was soaking wet, I’m telling you," he continued. "He was wet. I say 'What the hell’s going on over here?' I thought he just came out of a swimming pool, he was soaking. I look, I said, 'Wow, are you OK?'”
Gross. Doesn’t exactly make you want to shake Rubio’s hand, does it? But be honest: As a Democrat, aren’t you jealous of the serious way the Republicans are engaging in policy discussion and addressing their differences?