Is Trump the most obese octogenarian ever?

[biocube]

What a lucky SOB.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. My mom was heavier than Trump

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]

2. Probably not, and definitely not the most obese president ever.

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]

3. Not even close. And that's the LEAST of what is wrong with him. nt

[PJMcK]

4. Well...

.. he’s the biggest asshole in history.

[2MuchNoise]

5. The most obtuse? Yes.

[Happy Hoosier]

6. I mean, no...

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.