And it’s correct, though not precisely romantic.
The revelation got here as Trump spoke about army recruitment throughout an occasion in Iowa on Thursday.
“One yr in the past, I bear in mind saying to our nice first girl, I mentioned, you realize, ‘first girl,‘” he mentioned. “I name her ‘first girl’ as a result of it makes me really feel good. ‘First girl.’ Isn’t it horrible? Saying, ‘Good evening first girl, my darling?’”
However he mentioned the pet title is essential for a purpose.
“As a result of it jogs my memory that I’m president,” he mentioned. “That’s why. Now, I mentioned, ‘First girl, it’s horrible. No person needs to affix our army drive.’”
Trump then took credit score for a bump in army enlistments, though CBS Information stories that numbers have been rebounding from pandemic-era lows since earlier than he gained final yr’s election.