It’s possible that he was earnestly praising Ivanka’s poise and graceful handling of an otherwise unfriendly reception. Or maybe, as a fellow public personality, he genuinely appreciated the manner in which she held the microphone on stage.

Or, as some have suggested on Twitter, he was making a sophomoric and frat-bro reference to the phallic shape of the microphone? Many on social media seem to think that’s the case, and given Watters’ history as an up-and-coming provocateur, it is certainly a reasonable assumption — perhaps, even, the most logical conclusion.