As ridiculous as the sound bite comes across, he’s actually not wrong about this. As someone who grew up playing baseball, I can tell you with 100% certainty that I could sling a can of soup MUCH farther and with much more velocity than a brick. The difference in weight, size and shape may be subtle, but it really would make a difference.
So there you have it, he’s actually said something that I’m in total agreement with him on. It only took three and a half years into his presidency and him doing a deep dive into the projectile qualities of bricks versus cans of soup.