As usual, Donald Trump is off somewhere doing a campaign rally and riffing at length about whatever pops into his strange brain. On Monday, the location is Cleveland, and the topic is … something:

Trump on his time in Ohio as a young business guy: "I won't tell you...but I on occasion would be known to sneak into Kentucky, because I liked Kentucky. I like Kentucky for all the wrong reasons, but I like Kentucky. I like it." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 5, 2018

Hmm. Hmm. What? First of all, the big Ohio city that borders Kentucky is Cincinnati, not Cleveland. Second, Kentucky is known for bourbon—and, per a Slate staffer who grew up on the Ohio side, for having lower prices at its liquor stores—but by all accounts Trump has never been a drinker, even when he was younger, so it’s probably not that. So what does he mean?

Hypothesis: He was making an insinuation about the women of Kentucky being … solicitous … with their … physical affections.

Evidence:

• The locally popular phrase “Gettin’ lucky in Kentucky” refers to sexual intercourse that takes place in Kentucky. The “-tucky” suffix is also used in areas that border Kentucky to indicate lower-class status.

• Two Slate-related sources attest that the Covington, Kentucky, area across the Ohio River from Cincinnati has (or at least at one point had) a reputation as a regional destination for debauchery.

• Trump is a sex creep.

Seems like a solid theory.

Incidentally, Ohio is where the guy who coordinated helicopter service for Trump casino high rollers in the 1980s was initially charged with cocaine trafficking before the case was transferred mysteriously to Trump’s sister’s courtroom in New Jersey. Ohio, land of intrigue.