Critics spotted a 'boxy bulge' beneath Donald Trump's suit jacket as he gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a tour of Marine One during a state visit on Thursday, 24 September. The outline prompted online jokes, including one commenter's suggestion that Trump's backside was '400 percent larger than Xi'. The figure was a punchline, with no supporting measurements in the supplied account.
For context, speculation about Trump's clothing and posture had already circulated for several weeks after similar box-like shapes were noticed at rallies in Long Island and Texas earlier this year. Those earlier observations concerned his appearance. The supplied account does not establish that the outlines had a common cause.
