Mayor enjoying transformation via ‘Queer Eye’

decriminalized marijuana and created a $15 minimum wage for employees.

The episode doesn’t reference Trump but is subtitled “Make Ted Great Again.”

Terry is happy that he could highlight Clarkston — a major home for refugees — as “a welcoming place for immigrants” and a city that “leads with compassion.”

“That’s sort of the antithesis of what we’re seeing in the news or on Twitter from the president right now,” he said.

As a result of the show, Terry’s house has been renovated so he can host dinner parties; his wardrobe has been upgraded; and his public speaking has improved, thanks to the state speech champion brought in by Brown.

The mayor seemed game to do anything to improve himself, even attempting a rap battle.

“That was so awkward,” Terry recalled. “I didn’t know what I was doing. They did a decent job of editing it. It was embarrassing, but I told Bobby: ‘I’m a politician. I embarrass myself on a daily basis. This is no different!’”

Although the $40,000 in home renovations were “free,” Uncle Sam deemed them taxable income.

Terry said he feels more confident and more respected since the makeover. In the past, he said, he would hem and haw when asked about his ambitions after his two terms as mayor of Clarkston. But Brown helped him to embrace what he wants, he said.

If Stacey Abrams doesn’t win the gubernatorial election on Nov. 6, for example, he plans to run in 2022. Otherwise, Terry might seek an appointed position with Abrams.

A congressional seat is a possibility, too, he said, although he views Congress as so dysfunctional that it might end up being an exercise in frustration.