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President Donald Trumps claimed height and weight got a reality check when an MS NOW host lined him up next to two NFL stars with similar measurements.
The White House claimed that the 79-year-old president weighs 224 pounds and is 6′3″ tall after his physical in April 2025. While that means the president is overweight with a BMI of 28, many believe his height was inflated and his weight lowballed.
The Weeknight host Michael Steele put it to the eyeball test Monday night, comparing a photo of the president side-by-side with two athletes of similar listed sizes: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf, 28, and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, 28.
Ive found it interesting that the president always likes to sort of place himself in this physical space that
strains credulity, Steele said, before adding with a chuckle, Theres a great picture of Trump side-by-side with athletes who supposedly carry the same dimensions as the president, lets just put it that way.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-body-gets-humiliating-side-021937246.html
I'm 5' 11" and weigh about the same but I don't have his girth. There's no way that's an accurate weight.
Jerry2144
(3,329 posts)Its in kilograms. 224 kg is probably closer to his weight, especially if you factor in the density of the rocks in his cranial cavity
nitpicked
(1,985 posts)The heaviest contestant was listed at 197 kg, and the lightest around 123 kg.
I don't think HE is sumo-sized. To be generous, I'd guesstimate 6'1" and 250 pounds. This would be "obesity" but not severe obesity.
MustLoveBeagles
(17,434 posts)He's probably 5'11. That's still considered tall, but that's not good enough, he still has to lie.
Weight's a little trickier. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess he has little to no muscle tone. Muscle weighs more, so he can look huge but not weigh as much. Having said that, I believe his real weight is higher than the official number.
canetoad
(21,075 posts)I went through my whole life with a height of 167cm - 5'5½". Couple of years ago was measured at doctor - 165cm. Now im around 164. If I'm shrinking, trump is too.
MustLoveBeagles
(17,434 posts)I will at some point.
mountain grammy
(29,251 posts)but now I'm 4 inches shorter. Will never win the battle.
As for trump... he's lying as usual. just making stuff up.
DFW
(60,491 posts)Just like Donald Trump.