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elleng

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Reply to slingsam (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2025, 08:24 PM

Aug 2025

William Howard Taft is generally considered the heaviest U.S. president. He weighed between 280 and 325 pounds during his presidency. There are also accounts of his difficulty fitting in the White House bathtub, which led to the installation of a larger one, according to Wikipedia.

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Is Dim Don our fattest ever President? [View all] slingsam Aug 2025 OP

No. elleng Aug 2025 #1

And being buried in a piano crate mr715 Aug 2025 #8

I don't know if this was true or a rumor BlueKota Aug 2025 #9

Taft also used to fall asleep Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #11

Taft may have him beat n/t Stargleamer Aug 2025 #2

No ITAL Aug 2025 #3

Taft is probably his only competition. tritsofme Aug 2025 #4

No. William Howard Taft was the fattest at 330 lbs. Ocelot II Aug 2025 #5

William Howard Taft weighed 340. House of Roberts Aug 2025 #6

No. Taft at 332... Wounded Bear Aug 2025 #7

The Felon weighs more than 237 Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #12

definiately not accurate iemanja Aug 2025 #14

James Madison weighed only 122 pounds? How tall was he? LeftInTX Aug 2025 #17

5'4", the shortest president. Ocelot II Aug 2025 #18

But someone recently said that he lost a lot of weight, speculated Ozempic question everything Aug 2025 #10

Yes, a bit, but he hasn't been as large/fat as Taft. elleng Aug 2025 #13

NO ...Grover Cleveland was big too, weighed more than Trump. nt Raine Aug 2025 #15

To give you an idea how much Taft ate hardluck Aug 2025 #16

He has the fattest ego. Emile Aug 2025 #19

No he is not, just the sloppiest. Photos of Howard Taft show a large gentleman in tailored 3-piece suits... Hekate Aug 2025 #20