The dumpster fire ignited when Nancy Pelosi casually called Donald Trump “morbidly obese” on live TV burns on…
It all started on Monday night, when Pelosi was asked by Anderson Cooper about Trump’s alleged use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventative treatment for coronavirus.
“I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists,” she said. “Especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group. Morbidly obese, they say. So, I think that it’s not a good idea.”
Within minutes, the words “morbidly obese” and #PresidentPlump were trending on Twitter.
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When asked about Pelosi’s off the cuff remark yesterday afternoon, Trump tried to brush the whole thing off by pretending he couldn’t care less what she had to say about him.
“Oh, I don’t respond to her,” he told reporters. “I think she’s a waste of time.”
But not five minutes later, he was red in the face ranting and raving about being called morbidly obese on live TV by the most powerful woman in the country, saying she is a “sick woman” with “a lot of mental problems.”
“She’s got a lot of problems, a lot of mental problems,” Trump raged. “They have to get their act together for the good of the country, OK?”
President Trump: "Pelosi is a sick woman. She's got a lot of problems. A lot of mental problems." pic.twitter.com/pcVUxLG3Zk
— The Hill (@thehill) May 19, 2020
Then last evening, Pelosi appeared on MSNBC’s Deadline White House, where she told Nicolle Wallace she “had no idea” Trump would be so bothered by her comment.
“I didn’t know that he would be so sensitive,” the Speaker said. “He’s always talking about other people’s … weight, their pounds.”
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Then she added this little zinger: “I think he should recognize his words weigh a ton.”
She continued, “Instead of telling people to put Lysol into their lungs or taking a medication that has not been approved except under certain circumstances, he should be saying what your previous guest mentioned, things that would help people.”
Talk about throwing fuel on a dumpster fire. Trump has not yet commented on Pelosi’s latest jab, though we’re sure he will shortly.
Quick fact check: To be considered “morbidly obese,” a person must have a body mass index of over 40. According to his February 2019 annual physical report, Trump stood 6’3 and weighed 243 pounds, putting his BMI at 30.4, which makes him obese, but not morbidly so; however, the accuracy of that report, like so many of Trump’s claims, has been questioned.
Related: Nancy Pelosi just gave the most epic clapback to a reporter who accused her of hating Trump
Diplomat-G
LOL trump is barely 6′.0″ for comparison look at photos with Justin Trudeau at 6′ 2″, Jeb Bush at 6′ 3″ or Alex Rodriques at 6′ 3″ all have photos standing next to the orange mange. trump is closer in hight to Melania trump at 5′ 11″. He is also closer to 290 than 243 as claimed, Needle Dic$ lies about even the dumbest things.
Chrisk
Ha. I looked and Trudeau is definitely taller then him. So if they lie about the little stuff you can bet the weight will be way off as well.
Cato
Calling the president a Needle Dick is completely inappropriate.
Needles have a point and are capable of penetration. Neither of these attributes apply to Trump.
woodroad34
I thought it was a stubby ‘mushroom’ d*ck….with Yeti pubs, yet. You know he creates air bubbles when he screws anything.
IanHunter
He couldn’t tell the truth if his life depended on it.
Gadfeal
That must include his inflated hair and his elevator shoes. I doubt that his weight is only 243 lbs.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Nancy, even though you said nothing that we didn’t already know was that comment really necessary? Or should I ask couldn’t you have found another way to say the man is a fool and is putting his own health and the stability of the country in danger (don’t forget that if he dies in office Rev. Pence takes over)? Personally I don’t believe he is taking anything and I find it childish on your part to fall to his level even though you sound more sophisticated than he ever could with your insult. You leave a spoiled rotten brat alone and let him sit in his corner and rot in his own misery instead of taunting him on publicly which forces him to respond with even more ignorance. Keep in mind we are the U.S. of A. and are expected to set an example for the rest of the world to follow to keep the peace, not to create even more chaos.
Cam
No, you discipline a spoiled rotten brat so they can learn better behavior.
By your logic there should be no punishment for any behavior.
alterego1980
I hear you, but honestly, f*ck him. The election is in November. She knows how much that bothers him. Let her toy with the mouse.
jayceecook
Ugh. For once I wholeheartedly actually agree with Sister here. That HAS to be one of the end of days signs.
Seriously though, the DNC needs to regin in Petty Pelosi because she is damaging the already fragile public opinion of the party. I guess power (and ego) does ultimately corrupt. She went from a woman of dignity and intelligence to just another sleazy mudslinger.
And I don’t care what Trump has called her or any body in the past. There is a wise saying that apparently isn’t being taught anymore but should be known to her since she is a geriatric, “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Or if you want, former First Lady Michelle Obama’s famous line, “When they go low, we go high.” Maybe MO needs to pay a visit to Petty Pelosi, tell to take a couple seats, and explain to her that behavior is “…not about solving anything…. It’s about seeking revenge on the thing that happened to you.”
Cam
@jayceecook
Except for the fact that Dems are polling ahead in enough Senate races to take over, Polling 6 points ahead in FL. Polling 9 points ahead nationally, and Trump’s 20 point lead among seniors has evaporated.
So nice try, but sitting back and not responding is what lost Dems Congress in 2010, since they stopped the fake civility they won a landslide election in 2018.
This sounds more about your issues with Pelosi rather than any actual reality.
jayceecook
@Cam Yeah, so tell me, how did those polls work out for Dems in 2016? Especially for Clinton? What happened to all those lead numbers the “experts” were spitting out on the daily back then? The same polls, lead numbers, and experts adamantly saying there was no way Trump was going to win?
And the blue wave of 2018 didn’t happen because Dems decided to be nasty, divisive, and mudslingers. It happened because they wisely put almost all their efforts into focusing on health care, particularly defending the ACA. In fact while the Republicans were all about immigration, Democrats closed the campaign by hammering GOP on health care. Why? Because that was the #1 priority of the American people at the time. That and the economy.
Nice try Cam. But this seems to be more about your desire to justify being a hateful twat than about the fact that Pelosi is using Trump’s playbook. Which is something to be concerned about. Because it will just breed more hate and keep the US political landscape in dire straits. Which is something this country can no longer take particularly now.
Gadfeal
She said nothing except a self-evident truth. She did not fat-shame him, just pointed out that someone who has several exacerbating factors in case of COVIDitis should pay heed to those who have studied the field for all their adult lives. He is clinically “obese” (“morbid” depends on the veracity and accuracy of his reported dimensions), over age 65 and doesn’t wear a mask. On a personal level, without playing a puerile “tit” for “tat”, he shouldn’t dish it out if he can’t take it in.
Cam
@jayceecook
The polls in 2016 worked out pretty close. Clinton was ahead by about 3 % nationally and struggling in the swing states which is exactly what happened.
Either you don’t know that or are trying to place a false narrative here.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
@Cam…..Clinton lost that election thanks to Russian interference, a fact too many people seem to have forgotten or weren’t aware of.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
@Janehbergman…….What part of India do you live in?
Cam
@Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
True, and FOX News attacking her 24 hours a day with other media continually picking up their stories.
When Clinton was Secretary of state she had a 65% approval rating. But you had all media running 500 stories on her e-mails and none about Trump being accused of raping a 13 year old.
truthseeker
@Cam (who uses another account of DCguy)
“FOX News attacking her 24 hours a day”
That’s why Clinton lost?? LOL. I guess when ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Vox, Washtington Post, NY Times, Yahoo, CBS, USA Today, Bloomberg, Politico, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Slate, and others attacking Trump 24 hours a day didn’t matter?
“none about Trump being accused of raping a 13 year old”
There were news stories about that but there were holes in the woman’s story which is why news networks didn’t run with it. By the way, why are so little news outlets covering Biden being accused of fingering a woman? Dr. Blasey Ford was called brave and courageous but Tara Reade got nothing.
Cam
@truthseeker
Awww, nothing enrages a right wing Trump Troll more than anybody putting out facts.
Sorry to ruin your day.
Oh, and precious, if you’re going to pull the “Uses other screename” line, you may want to remember the other screename you USUALLY use when you make that accusation, otherwise you give away all of your screenames too easily and it isn’t as much fun for us to catch you. (Eye Roll)
Kangol2
@Truthseeker, according to your logic concerning Tara Reade and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, we should also then hear from the twenty-five plus women who have accused Don the Con of rape, sexual assaults, forcible kissing, groping, and so on, right? Right? Why aren’t they being given a hearing? You do realize that Don the Con still has pending lawsuits against him, right? And that one of the women is still waiting to get his DNA to test it against the ejaculate and other DNA he left on her skirt after raping her years ago.
Shouldn’t he turn it over to her at the very least? I bet you never trouble your mind at the allegations by twenty-five plus women against Drumpf the Traitor, and that includes the woman who, as @Cam noted, alleged the Tangerine Tyrant raped her when she was 13 years old. She dropped her lawsuit after death threats; there was another witness and “holes” didn’t puncture the suit, threats against her did.
truthseeker
@Kangol2
I never said we should hold hearings every time there is an accusation and I’ve never said “Believe All Women”. Joe Biden and liberals have said that. I have always said we should look at facts from both sides. I merely said that no major news networks are calling Tara Reade brave and courageous and the pushers of the “Believe All Women” hashtags are now silent on this issue.
Plus we have heard from those women you named. They’ve done the rounds on countless news networks.
I’m merely wondering why everyone who said to “Believe All Women” don’t believe Tara Reade but believe every other woman and why they would still want to proceed with nominating someone who embodies many of the things they criticize Trump for
mudgeguy
“Keep in mind we are the U.S. of A. and are expected to set an example for the rest of the world to follow to keep the peace, not to create even more chaos”
ummm… You are kidding right? Expected by whom?
Kangol2
Let’s not forget that Don the Con has called this woman all kinds of names, for years. For years. He has insulted her looks, her intelligence, her age, you name it. She has been and remains the most powerful woman in the US government, and it cannot run without her participation, however much the Treasonous Tangerine Tyrant wants it to.
It also is perfectly reasonable for her to express concern that the President of the US–not Uzbekistan, not Moldova, not Guinea-Bissau, etc.–is essentially claiming to be poisoning himself, or lying about doing so, for some strange reason.
Does he have Covid19 and is thus treating it with a powerful and dangerous drug? Does he not have Covid19 and is thus taking what is essentially a form of poison? Does he not have Covid19 and is he just lying, in which case, he’s clearly mentally unstable AND is endangering the lives of countless Americans (who may follow his model or who may get ill because they need the drug to treat other illnesses)? Pelosi is the Speaker of the House, and third in line to become President, but even setting that aside, as a leader of Congress she should care if the President is dangerously diagnosing and treating himself using junk science.
I know people want to make this about an interpersonal spat, but the health of the President of the US affects quite a bit, domestically and internationally. She and everyone else should be questioning what the hell that imbecile is doing, particularly when it comes to claiming to be taking unproven medical treatments. What’s next, he’s going to start drinking silver?
skyboy63
He is morbidly obese. He also attacks her and other women on a regular basis. Let’s face it , Donald Trump is a piece of sh*t. Let’s not pretend otherwise.
Joe
6’3″, 243… I laugh!
clinton email server
Give that treasonous grifter hell, Nancy.
WSnyder
So Barron must be, what 6’6″, 6’7″? Look at some current pics of Trump, his wife and Barron and you’ll see the youngest Trump ‘soaring’ over his mom and dad. So this claim Trump is 6’3″ is bogus. Like everything else, Trump plays loosey-goosey with his numbers, adding 4″+ to his height, 6″+ to his dick size, minus 10″ to his waist, minus 50 to his weight and adds 10 Billion to his wallet.
Heywood Jablowme
Trump Tower is 58 stories tall and Trump has long declared that his apartment is on the 66th floor. This is even on many legal documents.
I like to imagine him floating above the roof like a big fat 300 pound blimp.
trsxyz
Touche my dear! But it’s a little disingenuous for her to say she was surprised at how sensitive Trump would be to the comment.
Onecaddy13
WOW!!!
scotty
she’s not wrong.
justgeo
Use your eyes who needs a scale to see the morbid?
James
TRUMP WEIGHS 245 POUNDS……. THAT’S A LAUGH. I WEIGH 245 POUNDS AND TRUMP IS MUCH BIGGER THAN ME. TRUMP WEIGHS AT LEAST 300 POUNDS.