Donald Trump's carefully curated image of physical vigour came under fresh scrutiny on Monday night, when MS NOW host Michael Steele questioned the White House's claim about the President's height and weight by comparing him on air to two NFL players with near-identical listed measurements.
The White House announced after Trump's April 2025 physical that the 79-year-old President is 6ft 3in tall and weighs 224 pounds, giving him a body mass index of 28, which is classified as overweight but not obese. The figures were quickly met with scepticism from critics and medical commentators, many of whom argued that the numbers appeared flattering, both in terms of his height and his weight.
