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‘Girther’ movement is born as sceptics are bigly dubious of Trump’s height and weight

‘I will give US$100,000 to Trump’s favourite charity if he will step on an accurate scale’

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US President Donald Trump plays golf at West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29. Photo: Reuters
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Weight, weight, don’t tell him. From the racist notion that Barack Obama wasn’t born in America to the dangerous, completely unfounded suggestion that vaccines cause autism, US President Donald Trump has been an avid fan of conspiracy theories, but he’s now found himself at the centre of heavy debate online.

When White House physician Dr Ronny Jackson revealed Tuesday that the Filet-o-Fish-loving Trump supposedly weighed in at 108.4kg, or 239 pounds, combining with his height of 190cm, or 6-foot-3, to put him in the body mass index category of “overweight” but narrowly missing “obesity,” the internet responded with sizeable scrutiny.

MSNBC host Chris Hayes put a label on those with hefty hesitation to believe the Obama appointee’s assessment, tweeting, “Has anyone coined ‘girther’ for those who believe the president weighs more than his doctor reports?”

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Jackson told reporters in the White House briefing room that Trump has “incredible genes, I just assume,” when questioned about how it’s possible someone who eats so much fast food could be considered “very healthy,” but some still doubted that’s the case considering how he stacks up against athletes of similar size.

“Colin Kaepernick is 6’4 230. Trump is supposedly 6’3 235. Something isn’t adding up,” Matt Rogers tweeted.

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