Trump says he must be ‘careful’ not to break Taft’s record as heaviest president
President Donald Trump discussed in a recent podcast his need to be cautious about his weight because he doesn’t want to surpass former President William Howard Taft’s record as the heaviest U.S. president. Trump, who is 6’3″ and weighs around 238 pounds, referenced Taft’s weight of approximately 300 pounds, noting Taft was nearly 6 feet tall and a fan of baseball and hot dogs. Trump has previously commented on weight loss drugs, mentioning he has never taken such medication but probably should, and advised people to stay in good shape. during the episode, he also praised former presidents like Jimmy Carter and criticized Barack Obama, doubting his basketball skills and joking about his golf preferences. The podcast was recorded ahead of America’s 250th birthday, and trump read a children’s book about sports enjoyed by U.S. presidents. The discussion also touched on his overall health and media coverage questioning his weight and health status.
President Donald Trump told second lady Usha Vance in a newly released podcast episode he has to be “careful” to not “supersede” former President William Howard Taft’s “record” for being the “heaviest” United States president.
Trump appeared as a special guest on Vance’s podcast, “Story Time with the Second Lady,” on Friday, ahead of America’s 250th birthday on Saturday, to read a children’s book titled Presidents Play, which focuses on a variety of sports that former U.S. presidents liked to either participate in or watch.
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“He was a large man, very large,” Trump said, referring to Taft. “He loved baseball. He would go to baseball games. [He] loved the hot dogs at the baseball games. He was our heaviest president, and I have to be careful because I don’t want to supersede his record. A thing like that would be possible if I allowed it to happen.”
Taft, who was the 27th president and nearly 6 feet tall, weighed around 300 pounds, according to the Supreme Court of Ohio. Trump, who is 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighs around 238 pounds, according to his May 2026 physical.
Trump’s weight and overall health have been major focal points for the left-wing media throughout his second term. The White House denied a recent report by STAT News that speculated a 79-year-old man who was given an experimental weight loss drug from Eli Lilly was Trump.
Trump has previously made comments on weight loss drugs such as GLP-1s, referring to it as the “fat shot,” and told the New York Times in January that he has never taken the “fat drug” but “probably should.”
“For all of you out there watching, keep yourself in good shape, right?” Trump added.
“Like you. You’re in such good shape,” he said, referring to the second lady.
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While Trump was complimentary of several former presidents during the video, he couldn’t resist taking a few shots at former President Barack Obama.
“Jimmy [Carter] as a tennis player, Barack Hussein Obama as a basketball player. I don’t know if he was a good basketball player. I tend to doubt it,” he said. “Actually, his favorite sport is golf, but he won’t be in the Masters anytime soon.”
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