# is the president gaining weight? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 17, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370 "2017-03-17T01:34:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/61 "2017-03-24T05:28:29Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The camera adds 10 lbs. The rest is added by all the fast food. He eats cameras? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/62 "2017-03-24T05:39:00Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > He eats cameras? He Leica food. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/63 "2017-03-24T05:45:35Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > I try very hard not to wish him ill - and heaven knows I WOULD be glad if he was able to actually accomplish anything as president. anything useful or good, I mean. > > I am a Buddhist wanna-be and, frankly, not very good at it. but I try to look at him in a gentle, non-judgmental light. so far, it’s not going well. > > meanwhile, when I see photos, he looks _bigger_. I’m Christian, and there’s been discussion as to whether we should pray for him. Of course we should. Doesn’t say HOW we should pray, of course. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/64 "2017-03-24T12:45:35Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > He Leica food. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/65 "2017-03-24T14:45:25Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I’m Christian, and there’s been discussion as to whether we should pray for him. > > Of course we should. Doesn’t say HOW we should pray, of course. 😃 There is a better land, far far away. (How I might pray for Trump–if I really believed.) ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/66 "2017-03-25T02:22:53Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > There is a better land, far far away. (How I might pray for Trump–if I really believed.) One could probably change this quote from _Fiddler on the Roof_: Leibesh: Rabbi! May I ask you a question? Rabbi: Certainly, Lebisch! Leibesh: Is there a proper blessing… for the Tsar? Rabbi: A blessing for the Tsar? Of course! May God bless and keep the Tsar… far away from us! ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/67 "2017-03-26T14:29:07Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > All I know is his suit jackets are fucking _huge_. [I always wondered what happened to the suits sported by David Byrne in the 80s.](http://40.media.tumblr.com/f275401e79e63dd6977aede39c4eadf0/tumblr_mvt8sxqGdF1t0rm9xo1_250.png) ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/68 "2017-04-01T19:33:35Z")
check out the cover on [the latest New Yorker](https://www.queerty.com/latest-new-yorker-cover-will-trump-reaching-twitter-3-2-20170331)! that’s going to leave a mark 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/69 "2017-04-01T19:37:52Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > check out the cover on [the latest New Yorker](https://www.queerty.com/latest-new-yorker-cover-will-trump-reaching-twitter-3-2-20170331)! > > that’s going to leave a mark 😃 Only if he sits on you. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/70 "2017-04-03T14:52:12Z")
His suits are about two sizes too big, they look like they are off-the-rack from Men’s Warehouse. I’m a woman of size and used to wear too-large suits because I thought they hid bulk; about a decade ago a knowledgeable Talbot’s saleswoman got me into my correct suiting sizes and I (think) I look a lot better. And I surely am not a billionaire (well, he probably isn’t either), but he certainly could afford a tailor? I do think he’s gained weight over the past year and the billowy, ill-fitting clothes make him look even larger. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/71 "2017-04-03T15:34:13Z")
Trump has in the past mentioned, on several occasions, that he always buys his suits off the rack; he just didn’t like the idea of wasting money on tailored suits. It’s visibly obvious that a properly fitted suit makes a hell of a difference, and you might think it weird Trump won’t drop a few thousand on a decent suit but will gild everything in his apartment, but people are funny about what they think is a waste of money and what isn’t. As to whether he’s gaining weight, it has to again be borne in mind that Trump is quite old, the oldest person ever elected President for the first time. At his age, he doesn’t have to necessarily change his eating habits or golf habits to see a weight change. Another health issue could result in sudden weight gain - congestive heart failure, for instance, causes fluid retention and swelling in a manner not easily distinguished from ordinary weight gain if you’re just looking at someone standing there. Or a hundred other things. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/72 "2017-04-03T16:34:11Z")
i would have preferred a President with gravitas rather than gravity. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/73 "2017-04-12T22:41:09Z")
[this photo](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C859eBWW0AEVjFZ.jpg)from twitter; he looks bigger all the time!! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/74 "2017-04-12T23:00:16Z")
Maybe he has alternative mass? :o ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/75 "2017-04-13T01:33:22Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > His suits are about two sizes too big, they look like they are off-the-rack from Men’s Warehouse. > … > I do think he’s gained weight over the past year and the billowy, ill-fitting clothes make him look even larger. I saw a hardback book about Trump in a book store recently. I don’t catch the title or the author. But the intent of the book was “Trump is our Savior” On the cover he was drawn wearing a suit & tie, but with a cartoon superhero look. The steely gaze, thick chest and V-shaped torso. Kinda like this: [https://previews.123rf.com/images/dagadu/dagadu1204/dagadu120400091/13281555-Superhero-cartoon-character-Stock-Vector-man.jpg](https://previews.123rf.com/images/dagadu/dagadu1204/dagadu120400091/13281555-Superhero-cartoon-character-Stock-Vector-man.jpg) but with much more of a mob boss vibe. It may be as simple as in Trump’s mind, bigger is always better. An oversized suit makes him look oversized. He’s big; you’re not. And that’s all the far his ego-addled mind has thought about it. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/76 "2017-05-23T23:53:40Z")
lookit [this photo](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170523/5272a31a2ed4db36a6c719dd2f8775c7.jpg) Biffster posted a link to in the clusterfuck thread, I swear he is up to four chins! I really want to know how much he has gained. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/77 "2017-05-24T00:06:14Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I saw a hardback book about Trump in a book store recently. I don’t catch the title or the author. But the intent of the book was “Trump is our Savior” On the cover he was drawn wearing a suit & tie, but with a cartoon superhero look. The steely gaze, thick chest and V-shaped torso. Kinda like this: [https://previews.123rf.com/images/dagadu/dagadu1204/dagadu120400091/13281555-Superhero-cartoon-character-Stock-Vector-man.jpg](https://previews.123rf.com/images/dagadu/dagadu1204/dagadu120400091/13281555-Superhero-cartoon-character-Stock-Vector-man.jpg) but with much more of a mob boss vibe. > > It may be as simple as in Trump’s mind, bigger is always better. An oversized suit makes him look oversized. He’s big; you’re not. And that’s all the far his ego-addled mind has thought about it. That’s why he really fired Comey; Comey towered over Trump and Trump felt immasculated.😃 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/78 "2017-05-24T01:21:03Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > [this photo](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C859eBWW0AEVjFZ.jpg)from twitter; he looks bigger all the time!! :eek: Awwww, there’s just more of him to hate. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/79 "2020-05-19T14:09:30Z")
Pelosi mistakenly says he’s morbidly obese. [From a February health report:](https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20190215/physical-shows-trump-is-obese-but-in-good-health) "Last year the 72-year-old, 6-foot 3-inch Trump weighed 239 pounds, but in a year he has gained 4 pounds and is now 243 pounds. That puts him at a body mass index of 30.4, which crosses the 30 BMI clinical threshold for obesity. “While BMI is not a perfect assessment of one’s health, when someone is clinically obese and has other risk factors, that significantly raises the concern for having heart problems,” CNN chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explained." BUT!!! That article also says he already had been diagnosed with heart disease. Why the hell would he take hydroxychloroquine? He probably isn’t, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370/80 "2020-05-19T14:41:59Z")
He’s pretty fat - a lot fatter than 243 pounds, of course - but he was pretty fat before, so I’m not sure he’s gaining weight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-president-gaining-weight/782370.md?page=5)