Your other half is a/ a bloke and b/ in the early stages of dementia?
a/ I'm delighted you trust us enough to come out like that. :-)
b/ I'm really terribly sorry. :-(
Trump is simply a second hand car salesman.. These guys are all accommodating , will switch opinions, whichever way their audience is leaning and embellish at will, in order to push the deal over the line..