{"id":307060,"date":"2026-02-28T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/307060\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:37:07","slug":"trump-went-to-texas-to-talk-about-the-economy-and-ended-up-taking-credit-for-a-police-officers-sex-life-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/307060\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump went to Texas to talk about the economy and ended up taking credit for a police officer&#8217;s sex life instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/background_1200x675-1-30.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1200x1200 size-1200x1200 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficial White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTrump goes off script! Again!\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image of Towhid Rafid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/T033VCGFU-U09N6M4FSA2-d40d3cdbeb00-512-32x32.jpeg\" class=\"avatar avatar-32 photo wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__image \" height=\"32\" width=\"32\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>|<\/p>\n<p id=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__date-and-time__published__1051666\" class=\"wp-block-gamurs-article-metadata__date-and-time\" data-datetime=\"Feb 28, 2026 02:15 pm UTC-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: Feb 28, 2026 02:15 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"304\" data-injectable=\"true\" data-video=\"true\">President Trump took his \u201caffordability and economy tour\u201d to Corpus Christi, Texas, but things quickly went off track. The 79-year-old president ended up crediting his economic policies for improving a police officer\u2019s sex life, based on a story he shared about a New York cop he knows.<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"482\" data-current-count=\"482\" data-injectable=\"true\">Trump recounted how the officer told him, \u201cSir, it\u2019s so good. My married life has gotten so much better.\u201d When Trump asked why, the officer allegedly said, \u201cMy wife thought I was a loser. Financially, I couldn\u2019t make any money because my 401k was dying for years, and now she thinks I\u2019m the smartest financial genius ever. It\u2019s made my sex life good. It\u2019s made my life good. It\u2019s given me a tremendous boost in life, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"375\" data-current-count=\"375\" data-injectable=\"false\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/donald-trump-79-weirdly-takes-credit-for-improving-pals-sex-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Daily Beast<\/a>, Trump also asked the crowd, \u201cIs anybody unhappy with the job I\u2019m doing? Your 401ks have doubled, right? Have they doubled?\u201d He then said that anyone whose retirement savings haven\u2019t gone up is a \u201closer.\u201d These claims about a booming economy were central to his message ahead of the November midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>    Trump\u2019s Texas visit came despite White House aides urging him to stay focused and on-message    <\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"432\" data-current-count=\"807\" data-injectable=\"true\">This Texas trip was Trump\u2019s first public appearance since his State of the Union address. It also came just days before a Senate primary in Texas on March 3, featuring incumbent Senator John Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Congressman Wesley Hunt, all competing for the Republican nomination. Trump has been making bold moves on multiple fronts lately, including<a href=\"https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/politics\/irans-internet-goes-dark-as-donald-trump-ramps-up-military-pressure-in-the-middle-east\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> ramping up military pressure in the Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"269\" data-current-count=\"269\" data-injectable=\"false\">The visit followed a White House strategy meeting where top aides, led by Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, warned officials to keep Trump focused on the economy and affordability, specifically to counter his tendency to go off script. In Corpus Christi, he did exactly that.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump claims a tough policeman told him his sex life is better and his wife no longer treats him like a dog thanks to the stock market under President Trump. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q84uHow1Ww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Q84uHow1Ww<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/2027507100843397263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">February 27, 2026<\/a>     <\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"381\" data-current-count=\"381\" data-injectable=\"false\">Beyond the sex life anecdote, Trump complained again about the 2020 election being rigged, teased the idea of running for a third term, and launched an attack against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. He also suggested he might nominate Texas Senator Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court, telling the crowd, \u201cHe is such a pain in the a\u2013, but he\u2019s so good and so talented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"432\" data-current-count=\"813\" data-injectable=\"true\">While Trump boasted about the economy, official figures from his own Commerce Department showed a different picture. Economic growth had slowed to an annual rate of 1.4 percent, down sharply from the previous quarter\u2019s 4.4 percent and below expectations. Inflation has also picked up, with the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rising 2.9 percent over the year in December 2025, its highest level since March 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-characters=\"461\" data-current-count=\"461\" data-injectable=\"false\">This was not the only unusual story Trump has told recently. Earlier this month, during a press conference about the Supreme Court striking down his tariff policies, he shared a story about a steel factory president from Georgia who allegedly told him, \u201cPresident, I\u2019d love to kiss you\u201d, a gesture Trump said he did not want. Trump has also drawn attention for<a href=\"https:\/\/attackofthefanboy.com\/politics\/hollywood-is-calling-trumps-role-in-the-warner-bros-sale-horrifying-and-the-backroom-allegations-are-damning\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> his alleged role in the Warner Bros sale<\/a>, which Hollywood has strongly criticized.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tAttack of the Fanboy is supported by our audience. 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