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Trump standing next to Obama who is 6' 1" : (Original Post) Kingofalldems Jan 2018 OP
Top photo doesn't show enough to be useful. greyl Jan 2018 #1
Here's one that might do. rogue emissary Jan 2018 #4
Yep, thanks! nt greyl Jan 2018 #6
Geez, that shot is so perfect you could calibrate it. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #7
Trump is wearing lift shoes. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #9
Sure as heck appears he is Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #20
The Pope sits in a chair higher than the others (really.) fierywoman Jan 2018 #27
Yes he does. Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #38
I thought so too. Could explain why he doesn't want to walk anywhere, fierywoman Jan 2018 #26
OMG. He IS wearing lifts! Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #37
Maybe that's why he locks his bedroom door in the White House 'cuz fierywoman Jan 2018 #39
It's one reason why he's afraid to walk down stairs. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #42
How can you tell from that shot? misanthrope Jan 2018 #44
This shot demands a caption contest. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #11
so 6'3" is bullshit too. apnu Jan 2018 #13
Clearly no taller than Obama. triron Jan 2018 #14
I'd say a hair under 6 feet. fierywoman Jan 2018 #28
Trump was probably 6 foot 2, 20 years ago but has probably shrunk 1 to 2 inches. Quixote1818 Jan 2018 #33
The slob can't even be bothered to button his suit jacket or his overcoat. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #16
He likes to show off his blazing-red pecker-duster... VOX Jan 2018 #19
That'll do. Kingofalldems Jan 2018 #21
Wow. That's like the rulers on the door at the 7-11. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #25
Depends on shoe height quartz007 Jan 2018 #30
Melania HAS TO wear heels. Trump must wear lifts to be taller than her haa haa haa BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #40
Is pence glaring at Michelle? What a creep he is SammyWinstonJack Jan 2018 #46
Obama was standing on his integrity. guillaumeb Jan 2018 #2
Look at Trump's forearms in the last pic BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #3
It also emphasizes his very very small hands! sheshe2 Jan 2018 #29
The first pic has a bad perspective and in the second Trump is hunched. DetlefK Jan 2018 #5
His NY drivers license said 6' 2. And he doesn't look taller than Obama pnwmom Jan 2018 #8
Posture matters a lot. DetlefK Jan 2018 #10
The sudden 6' 3" makes him not obese. Kingofalldems Jan 2018 #22
So much for Dr Jackson's reputation. Cha Jan 2018 #32
It's easier to fudge weight than to fudge a whole inch of height. DetlefK Jan 2018 #48
They fudge an inch at least MFM008 Jan 2018 #12
He's so repulsive. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #15
Juanita Jean-He Even got His Doctor to Lie Gothmog Jan 2018 #17
Jeb is about 2 inches taller. Trump is probably 6' 1" NOT 6' 2". nt Quixote1818 Jan 2018 #31
That idiotic hair-piece-combover-whatever gives him the appearance of 2 extra inches... VOX Jan 2018 #18
weighed and measured on Mars rurallib Jan 2018 #23
In the late 60's I worked at a psychiatric hospital and there was an obese, elderly patient Vinca Jan 2018 #24
Not Even 6'1" erpowers Jan 2018 #34
Wouldn't be surprised if he is also being blackmailed. Kingofalldems Jan 2018 #35
Based on all of his pictures, he is between 6' and 6' 1". Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #43
If ShitholeNChief weighs 239 lb Cryptoad Jan 2018 #36
There's a buttmunch trumpy in that tweet thread ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #41
The first picture should not be used. Ilsa Jan 2018 #45
And if Trump is 239 pounds DFW Jan 2018 #47

greyl

(22,990 posts)
1. Top photo doesn't show enough to be useful.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:25 PM
Jan 2018

They must be out there.

Edit: I see you added a second, better photo, but best if the photo included their feet.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
7. Geez, that shot is so perfect you could calibrate it.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:31 PM
Jan 2018

Might as well have a little ruler on the wall, like the way parents mark the wall to measure kids' growth.

EDIT: OMG there is a world of fascinating shit going on in everybody's facial expressions and body language.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
20. Sure as heck appears he is
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 02:08 PM
Jan 2018

wearing lifts. Someone posted a story some time back about Trump having special built Chairs that were two inches taller than others around Conference Tables as well as the desk chair in the Oval office as to male him the focal point in the room.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
37. OMG. He IS wearing lifts!
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:32 PM
Jan 2018

You can tell by the way the middle of his foot is pointing downwards compared to his toes, which are flat. Compare how his feet look to Obama, who also has a slight lift from a normal shoe heel. Trump is wearing height-elevating shoes in this picture. His shoes have a built-up heel to make him seem taller.

fierywoman

(7,688 posts)
39. Maybe that's why he locks his bedroom door in the White House 'cuz
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 05:16 PM
Jan 2018

he doesn't want the maid to see the lifts in his shoes?

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
42. It's one reason why he's afraid to walk down stairs.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 07:10 PM
Jan 2018

I originally thought it was because he was having arthritis pain in his knees and he didn't want anyone to know. Now I see that it's because he's wearing high heels that pitch his center of gravity up and forward.

misanthrope

(7,421 posts)
44. How can you tell from that shot?
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 08:59 PM
Jan 2018

You can see the toes well but the rest of the shoe is in the shadows. His shoes appear indistinguishable from President Obama's in that photo.

Quixote1818

(28,955 posts)
33. Trump was probably 6 foot 2, 20 years ago but has probably shrunk 1 to 2 inches.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:26 PM
Jan 2018

He is certainly no taller than 6 foot 1 at best.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
19. He likes to show off his blazing-red pecker-duster...
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 02:01 PM
Jan 2018

Someday soon that necktie that #45 drags on the pavement is going to get tangled up in something— machinery, lighting, automobile doors...

As if that dolt would know.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
25. Wow. That's like the rulers on the door at the 7-11.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:10 PM
Jan 2018

Ain't no fucking way that guy is even 6'1". And he's got a full inch of... whatever that is... on top of his head.

 

quartz007

(1,216 posts)
30. Depends on shoe height
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:18 PM
Jan 2018

Doctor's office does not make you take shoes off while taking weight and height measurements.

Some people wear taller heeled shoes than others.
So photographs are not final proof.

 

BoneyardDem

(1,202 posts)
40. Melania HAS TO wear heels. Trump must wear lifts to be taller than her haa haa haa
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 05:22 PM
Jan 2018

and at 6'1" Obama looks taller than Trump. Which means, donald is obese

 

BoneyardDem

(1,202 posts)
3. Look at Trump's forearms in the last pic
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:27 PM
Jan 2018

he has absolutely no muscle tone whatso ever. Just flab over bone.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
5. The first pic has a bad perspective and in the second Trump is hunched.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:29 PM
Jan 2018

I tried to measure Trump's height by comparing him to Melania's height. He really could be 6'3".

pnwmom

(108,990 posts)
8. His NY drivers license said 6' 2. And he doesn't look taller than Obama
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:32 PM
Jan 2018

when they stand side by side -- in numerous pictures.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
15. He's so repulsive.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:48 PM
Jan 2018

I am so tired of seeing his image everywhere, day after day. Everywhere you turn, there he is. And I don't even watch that much television, but screens are everywhere, even at work.

Gothmog

(145,481 posts)
17. Juanita Jean-He Even got His Doctor to Lie
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:51 PM
Jan 2018

Trump and his doctor are lying about his height http://juanitajean.com/he-even-got-his-doctor-to-lie/

Following up on JJ’s earlier post: Trump even has to brag about his height. During the campaign, he boasted that he’s 6? 3?. During the briefing on his health today, the doctor reported that he’s 6? 3?. Oh, and that he weighs 239 lbs. At those stats, Trump’s body mass index (BMI) is 29.9 which classifies him as “overweight”. The BMI that would classify him as obese? 30. Trump’s driver’s license says that he’s 6? 2?. I actually met him about 10 years ago during a pro-am golf tournament, and I can assure you he’s not 6? 3? and would be on his toes to be 6? 2?.



It gets better. It gets a lot better. Jeb Bush actually IS 6? 3?. Here’s a picture of Jeb and Trump side by side at one of the debates:

VOX

(22,976 posts)
18. That idiotic hair-piece-combover-whatever gives him the appearance of 2 extra inches...
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 01:54 PM
Jan 2018

And Obama kept his hair closely buzzed.

Just like everything about #54: A LIE.

Vinca

(50,300 posts)
24. In the late 60's I worked at a psychiatric hospital and there was an obese, elderly patient
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 02:49 PM
Jan 2018

who believed she was 18 years old and drop dead gorgeous. Don reminds me of her.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
34. Not Even 6'1"
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:26 PM
Jan 2018

According to those pictures and a few others that have been posted he is not even 6'1". It is getting harder and harder to take the doctor seriously. Based on some of the things he was saying at the press conference and the fact that he claimed that Donald Trump was 6'3" when it was easy to prove that information wrong it is beginning to seem that this doctor will say whatever the Trump Administration wants him to say.

Kingofalldems

(38,468 posts)
35. Wouldn't be surprised if he is also being blackmailed.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:28 PM
Jan 2018

Or was threatened to be busted down to captain.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
43. Based on all of his pictures, he is between 6' and 6' 1".
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 07:25 PM
Jan 2018

But 6' 3"? No fucking way. That's crazy.

I know it seems like a dumb thing to talk about, but it is important. He is clearly lying about something so stupid as his height and weight, which we can all see is false. So why should we trust him on anything he says or does?

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)
36. If ShitholeNChief weighs 239 lb
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:32 PM
Jan 2018

I weigh 139 lb. He is 300+!

I guess that Naval Sawbones got big deposit in an off shore bank account!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
41. There's a buttmunch trumpy in that tweet thread
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 06:10 PM
Jan 2018

trying to 'splain it all away by comparing the weight of fat to muscle. "It's OK because my orange god is 239lbs of pure lard!"

Ilsa

(61,696 posts)
45. The first picture should not be used.
Wed Jan 17, 2018, 09:17 PM
Jan 2018

Trump is further away from the camera and consequently, will look smaller in height and width. The second picture showsa better comparison of height, I think.

My guess is that DOTUS is about 6'1".

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