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Is Trump the most obese octogenarian ever? (Original Post) biocube Wednesday OP
My mom was heavier than Trump Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #1
Probably not, and definitely not the most obese president ever. Ocelot II Wednesday #2
Not even close. And that's the LEAST of what is wrong with him. nt Maru Kitteh Wednesday #3
Well... PJMcK Wednesday #4
The most obtuse? Yes. 2MuchNoise Yesterday #5
I mean, no... Happy Hoosier Yesterday #6

Fiendish Thingy

(24,010 posts)
1. My mom was heavier than Trump
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:41 PM
Wednesday

And she lived to be 86.

Of course, the last couple of years she was pretty much housebound, and wasn’t in charge of a nuclear superpower (but could have done a better job than the current one).

I guess my point is, Trump is such a seriously flawed individual, attacking the low hanging fruit of his weight is, IMO, just plain lazy.

Ocelot II

(131,182 posts)
2. Probably not, and definitely not the most obese president ever.
Wed May 13, 2026, 08:42 PM
Wednesday

That would be 340-lb. William Howard Taft (who only made it to 73). It's not all that unusual for elderly people to be overweight or obese, and in some cases being overweight might actually be beneficial. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2317296-people-over-80-with-overweight-bmi-may-have-lower-mortality-rates/ But Trump is clearly the most obese octogenarian president ever.

Happy Hoosier

(9,612 posts)
6. I mean, no...
Thu May 14, 2026, 09:39 AM
Yesterday

I know fat-shaming is still in fashion, even here at at DU, but obviously no. My wife's grandma live to 90 and she was MUCH bigger than Trump.

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