# White House squatter wears lifts **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 27, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104 "2019-04-27T00:55:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/41 "2019-04-28T20:28:48Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Who cares? Do you have the list of appropriate things that Trump may be criticized for? Please share with the group so that no one fucks up again. Everything else except shoes. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/42 "2019-04-28T22:54:07Z")
Seems like having elevated heels would facilitate squatting. ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/43 "2019-04-29T01:03:06Z")
> [@](#): > > Seems like having elevated heels would facilitate squatting. He hovers… ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/44 "2019-04-29T08:56:00Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > OMG! Look at the President’s shoes. > > You know this is similar to people concerned about Obama’s “tan suit”? Here’s one big reason Trump’s actual height (without lifts) matters: the health of POTUS is always a concern. Trump used to claim he was 6’2–and he probably was, in lifts if not in his stocking feet. But his 2018 physical listed his height as 6’3. Odd, no? Why this sudden increase in height? Not coincidentally, Trump’s weight was listed as 235: for a 6’2 man, that’s considered obese. If, however, he were 6’3, he’d be just under the obese mark. Voila! He’s suddenly taller…on paper. But if he’s wearing lifts, he’s actually shorter than 6’2 and quite obese. And, of course, he’s 70, eats a lot of fast food, and eschews exercise. Doesn’t seem nearly as trivial as a tan suit, does it? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/45 "2019-04-29T14:33:49Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > If there’s one thing Obama wasn’t/isn’t, it’s insecure. The man radiates self-confidence and pure class. Frankly, I’m pretty sure that’s one of the reasons thump hates him. My God, thump probably wept and chewed nails when he saw those videos of Obama wind-surfing. 😃 “Man walks down the street in a [del]hat[/del] suit like that, people know he’s not afraid of anything.” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/46 "2019-04-29T15:59:14Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > For all the shit Trump has done, you’re going to be catty about his SHOES??? He doesn’t give a shit about possible treason and other crimes. It’s image, image, image. If he goes nuts because someone calls him on heightening, fine. That would keep him occupied for days. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/47 "2019-04-30T13:02:55Z")
_El Golfo_ Trump has copied a lot from Berlusconi: the mafia thing, the money laundering, the hair implant from the pubic hair of his velinas straight to his scalp, the fake TV shows, the \*enhanced \*colour of the skin, the tax evasion, the friendship with Putin… and also the tall man shoes, it seems. Well, today Berlusconi was hospitalized with an acute renal [colic](https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/04/30/news/silvio_berlusconi_ricoverato_san_raffaele_milano-225161014/?ref=RHPPLF-BH-I0-C8-P5-S1.8-T1). Hope _el Golfo_ Trump copies that one too: it is seldom letal, but it hurts like he deserves. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/48 "2019-04-30T13:33:52Z")
No more bunga-bunga parties? ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/49 "2019-04-30T14:21:51Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > Here’s one big reason Trump’s actual height (without lifts) matters: the health of POTUS is always a concern. Trump used to claim he was 6’2–and he probably was, in lifts if not in his stocking feet. But his 2018 physical listed his height as 6’3. Odd, no? Why this sudden increase in height? Not coincidentally, Trump’s weight was listed as 235: for a 6’2 man, that’s considered obese. If, however, he were 6’3, he’d be just under the obese mark. Voila! He’s suddenly taller…on paper. > > But if he’s wearing lifts, he’s actually shorter than 6’2 and quite obese. And, of course, he’s 70, eats a lot of fast food, and eschews exercise. > > Doesn’t seem nearly as trivial as a tan suit, does it? I doubt Trump is 6’3", but I know that there’s no way Trump is 235 lbs. I’m a quarter inch shy of 6’3" and I just stepped on the scale and it read 234 lbs. If Trump and I were dropped on the opposite ends of a seesaw, I’d probably be launched into the air. I wouldn’t be shocked if Trump was more like 265-75 lbs. I wonder if Michael Cohen threatened Trump’s tailor not to release his waist size; it’s got to be many inches more than mine. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/50 "2019-04-30T15:52:00Z")
I agree, **dasmoocher**. I’m 5’10" and around 230, and even though I have a gut, it’s not as big as the Donald’s. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/51 "2019-04-30T16:12:11Z")
Model My Diet (male version) is fun to play around with. See if you can create a profile that looks like The Donald. I put in 6’2" and 350 lbs and got something that looks like him. If you click “more options” under Body Shape you can change hair color, beard, etc. Click “update” to show your changes. I don’t think my input was saved, so have at it yourselves. > **[Weight Loss Simulator](https://modelmydiet.com/men.html)** > > Personalize your virtual model, then add your current weight and goal weight....see how different you will look! ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/52 "2019-04-30T20:19:49Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’m curious about who ties them. He sure as hell doesn’t, and I’m equally positive that Melanoma doesn’t either. So, who? Melanoma. I know I should not be laughing at that, but I can’t help myself. ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/53 "2019-04-30T20:22:50Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Trum pretends to write a book, pretends to have a high IQ, pretends to be a successful businessman, lies about his agenda, and pretends to have long fingers. It should come as no surprise that he pretends to be tall. > > It does make me feel better about him on one account. When he grabbed on to Chancellor Merkel to avoid tripping on a gentle ramp, I was afraid he was a dotard that needed medical help. Now we learn that, after all these years, he just still has trouble walking in high-heeled shoes. > 😕 Let me see if I got this right. Trump wears high-heel shoes to pretend he’s tall. Your _Tu-quoque_ is Obama wearing a tan suit … to pretend he’s not black? How many do you think he fooled? Please tell me Dumpf did not grab Chancellor Merkel in his favored grabby place. ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/54 "2019-04-30T20:28:23Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Trump’s hair [senses a Klingon](https://media.gq.com/photos/5ac68bdf0995d03672949444/16:9/w_1280,c_limit/trump-hair.jpg) nearby. Why, there’ll be no Tribble at all. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/55 "2019-04-30T23:49:09Z")
Repent! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/56 "2019-05-01T01:27:31Z")
It isn’t the shoes causing the stance. It is [Lumbar Lordosis](https://www.hudsonvalleyscoliosis.com/lordosis-treatment/). The treatment would be for him to lose weight and exercise his hip and thigh muscles to straighten his pelvis. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/57 "2019-05-01T01:52:30Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > It isn’t the shoes causing the stance. > > It is [Lumbar Lordosis](https://www.hudsonvalleyscoliosis.com/lordosis-treatment/). > > The treatment would be for him to lose weight and exercise his hip and thigh muscles to straighten his pelvis. Melania: “Over my dead body!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/58 "2019-05-01T17:44:54Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Melania: “Over my dead body!!!” Don’t worry, he’ll always have Ivana. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/59 "2019-05-01T17:56:32Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Don’t worry, he’ll always have Ivana. Ivana or Ivanka? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104/60 "2019-05-01T18:20:02Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Ivana or Ivanka? Ivanka. Sorry, messed that one up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-house-squatter-wears-lifts/833104.md?page=4)