Donald Trump asks if Jason Aldean would have "a wife as beautiful as his wife" if he "couldn't sing"

At a midterm rally in Perry, Ga., on Oct. 24, President Donald Trump made an offhand joke about country singer Jason Aldean’s marriage after Aldean introduced him. Aldean and his wife, Brittany, had met Trump on the tarmac before the event. About 17 minutes into the speech, after discussing Venezuela and Greenland, Trump turned to the couple and linked Aldean’s musical career to his marriage, adding that the singer needed to keep succeeding professionally. Trump called the Aldeans his friends; Aldean, a vocal Trump supporter, has said he has Trump’s personal phone number. The exchange drew attention online after a clip circulated on social media.