Trump refers to CNN's Anderson Cooper by a woman's first name

Former President Donald Trump is referring to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper by a woman's first name

NOVI, Mich. -- Former President Donald Trump has many times referred to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper pinch a woman's first sanction successful caller days arsenic nan Republican statesmanlike nominee focuses his closing connection connected a hypermasculine entreaty to men.

On a Friday greeting station connected Trump’s societal media tract Truth Social, nan erstwhile president referred to 1 of nan astir salient openly cheery journalists successful nan U.S. arsenic "Allison Cooper.”

Trump made nan subtext moreover much definitive later Friday during a rally successful Traverse City, Michigan, wherever he criticized a municipality hallway Cooper hosted pinch Vice President Kamala Harris.

“If you watched her being interviewed by Allison Cooper nan different night, he’s a bully person. You cognize Allison Cooper? CNN clone news,” Trump said, earlier pausing and saying successful a mocking voice: “Oh, she said no, his sanction is Anderson. Oh, no."

On Saturday, Trump repeated nan sanction during different Michigan rally. “They had a municipality hall,” Trump said. “Even Allison Cooper was embarrassed by it. He was embarrassed by it.”

In referring to Cooper pinch a woman’s name, Trump appeared to move to a stereotype heterosexual group person agelong deployed against cheery men. Such rhetoric evokes nan trope of cheery men arsenic effeminate and comes arsenic Trump intends to thrust up his entreaty among men successful nan last stages of his bid to return to nan White House.

The erstwhile president connected Friday recorded a three-hour question and reply pinch Joe Rogan, a erstwhile mixed martial arts commentator whose podcast is wildly celebrated among young men. On Oct 19, Trump kicked disconnected a Pennsylvania rally discussing legendary golfer Arnold Palmer’s genitalia.

The Trump run did not respond to a petition for comment. A typical for Cooper declined to comment.