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(24,010 posts)And she lived to be 86.
Of course, the last couple of years she was pretty much housebound, and wasnt 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)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.
Maru Kitteh
(31,982 posts)PJMcK
(25,119 posts).. hes the biggest asshole in history.
2MuchNoise
(857 posts)Happy Hoosier
(9,612 posts)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.