As a sarcastic reference to the epithet hurled at his wife, he did quip that he thought he was the “trophy husband.”
But outwardly, seriously referring to Jeri as his “trophy wife?”
No.
Actually, in the stupid "get to know the candidates" questionnaire, he refers to his "favorite possession" as "my trophy wife", in a clear tweak those who have called Jeri just that.
“As a sarcastic reference to the epithet hurled at his wife, he did quip that he thought he was the trophy husband.
But outwardly, seriously referring to Jeri as his trophy wife?
No.”
So Fred did call his wife a “trophy wife”.
Interesting.