Donald Trump has put on 14 pounds since his last physical in April 2025, according to a new White House medical memo released late on Friday, pushing the 79-year-old US president to the brink of clinical obesity and prompting his doctor to advise him to lose weight and exercise more.
For context, Trump's weight has been a point of fascination and speculation throughout his political career, not least because he has long insisted he is in 'excellent health.' His latest figures now place him close to where he was in 2020, during the final year of his first term, when he weighed 244 pounds. Back then, he was already over the line into the obese category. This time, the White House again chose to highlight reassuring language from the presidential physician, even as the small print told a more awkward story.
