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TheBlackAdder

(28,167 posts)
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:18 AM May 2020

Heel Lifts: I'm just putting it out there. Trump says he's 6' 3" but he matches Obama's 6' 1" height

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Yet, in certain pictures and poses he is taller, he leans forward like a minotaur. His shoes have an odd front rise.

I think the dude wears heel lifts to make himself look taller than other people, when he needs to do so.

Just putting it out there for much better sleuths to research.

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Heel Lifts: I'm just putting it out there. Trump says he's 6' 3" but he matches Obama's 6' 1" height (Original Post) TheBlackAdder May 2020 OP
I didn't think there was any doubt Poiuyt May 2020 #1
Yeah, his weird stance. Aristus May 2020 #2
Or? SeattleVet May 2020 #7
+1, uponit7771 May 2020 #10
Both! lol Cha May 2020 #20
Bones spurs. It must be bone spurs, like he told the U.S. Army! machoneman May 2020 #36
Women wear far higherheels than the lifts that you suggest Trump is wearing Ms. Toad May 2020 #3
trump is probably not even 6'. find pictures of him next to jeb bush who is 6'3". bullimiami May 2020 #4
Here's a detailed discussion of the issue, with lots of photos: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #5
Remove the @ from your Medium links: tblue37 May 2020 #11
Interesting point about the knee wrinkles! nt SunSeeker May 2020 #17
Everything about trump is "Demoonstrably False".. Cha May 2020 #22
Lifts or not, he lies and exaggerates about everything. Why not his height as well? unblock May 2020 #6
Somethings wrong with him? yortsed snacilbuper May 2020 #8
Compare his shoes to Trudeau's Ex Lurker May 2020 #12
What a steep upward angle the top of his foot takes, like a woman's foot in high heels! SunSeeker May 2020 #19
That was what I noticed as well misanthrope May 2020 #26
Trudeau has cool feet.. trump's look Cha May 2020 #23
In past photos, I'd never clearly seen the lift shoes. This pic clearly shows the high instep...... machoneman May 2020 #40
He also said MFM008 May 2020 #9
That's right.. antoher lie. Cha May 2020 #24
239 kilos... Wounded Bear May 2020 #27
His lower half MFM008 May 2020 #34
And, his bloated head.. Cha May 2020 #35
Only if he's 5'6". GoCubsGo May 2020 #42
After a couple cans of hair spray, he might add a couple inches to his height... Rollo May 2020 #13
I'm not sure what his gun-toting base thinks is trump's most manly feature Blue Owl May 2020 #14
He looks ridiculous MustLoveBeagles May 2020 #16
fake hair too Celerity May 2020 #15
How about a warning next time?n/t bluecollar2 May 2020 #18
lol.. I liked it.. shows what he really looks like without Cha May 2020 #25
Everything is fake about Shitler, including his fake tan. SunSeeker May 2020 #21
fake Oscar Mayeyer Wiener also trueblue2007 May 2020 #28
Stormy knows the real Donald. SunSeeker May 2020 #29
Wait a minute, he keeps getting taller. Doreen May 2020 #30
They said he would "grow as president." sop May 2020 #31
Like most children do. Doreen May 2020 #32
his forward stance is more due to his spanx for men. think girdle. pansypoo53219 May 2020 #33
Figure in all the stresses on his anatomy: Buns_of_Fire May 2020 #37
The Lysol Huffer has also in the past claimed to be a so-called germophobe as well. Hugin May 2020 #38
He also under reports his weight by 100 lbs. Vinca May 2020 #39
I know they say these were Mae West's shoes... Hugin May 2020 #41
No kidding. GoCubsGo May 2020 #43
And 6' 3" across his midsection... TheCowsCameHome May 2020 #44

Ms. Toad

(33,992 posts)
3. Women wear far higherheels than the lifts that you suggest Trump is wearing
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:27 AM
May 2020

And I have yet to see a woman wearing heels leaning forward like a minotaur.

While he may be wearing lifts, I don't think his posture has anything to do with his shoes.

bullimiami

(13,076 posts)
4. trump is probably not even 6'. find pictures of him next to jeb bush who is 6'3".
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:31 AM
May 2020

He is well shorter. Even with his lifts.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
5. Here's a detailed discussion of the issue, with lots of photos:
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:32 AM
May 2020
In the past several days, it’s been reported that Donald Trump has been “standing weird”. Although the President’s leaning-forward posture has been displayed in the past, recently this stance has been used more consistently. Why? What are the body language ramifications?

Donald Trump is standing with this posture — primarily because he has specially crafted, ‘lift shoes’. His added 2.5–3.5 inch heel-height causes him to lean forward. This configuration is accentuated by his obesity....

Notice also the knee-wrinkle on each man’s pants. Trudeau is listed as 6'2", but his knee-wrinkle is much higher than Trump’s (by approximately 6–8 inches). While there exists slight variations of extremity proportions from person-to-person, Trump’s knee-wrinkle corresponds to someone of considerably shorter stature.

SUMMARY: Donald Trump’s forward-leaning posture is caused by his use of lift-shoes. This odd stature is further exacerbated by his obesity.
https://medium.com/DrGJackBrown/body-language-analysis-4382-why-is-donald-trump-leaning-forward-29a69fa4e742

Cha

(296,848 posts)
22. Everything about trump is "Demoonstrably False"..
Mon May 18, 2020, 01:52 AM
May 2020

Of course this is too.. the FAKE potus from Fakeville.

In the above photo, taken on the morning of his inauguration, Trump is clearly approximately 0.5 inch shorter than President Obama (Obama’s feet are further apart, which effectively lowers his height a bit, relative to Trump).

Thank You!

SunSeeker

(51,512 posts)
19. What a steep upward angle the top of his foot takes, like a woman's foot in high heels!
Mon May 18, 2020, 01:40 AM
May 2020

While the top of Trudeau's foot is pretty flat.

What a vain, insecure phony Trump is.





misanthrope

(7,408 posts)
26. That was what I noticed as well
Mon May 18, 2020, 02:18 AM
May 2020

There's another photo in the story at a link above, where he's outside the White House and the rise on the top of his shoes is very obvious. Maybe if he had unusually high arches it might explain that but I think the lifts would be the more likely explanation.

Cha

(296,848 posts)
23. Trudeau has cool feet.. trump's look
Mon May 18, 2020, 01:56 AM
May 2020

stubby like his hands.

I wouldn't be talking like this about anyone else.. but trump brings it on himself by insulting everyone else.

machoneman

(3,997 posts)
40. In past photos, I'd never clearly seen the lift shoes. This pic clearly shows the high instep......
Mon May 18, 2020, 08:03 AM
May 2020

and filled-in look to the heel.The media needs to show A LOT more photos of his weird forward leaning stance that looks like he could topple at any moment. I do hope someone he shakes hands with pulls him forward enough to do just that.

But sure, I never doubted the fake president would also have fake shoes, fake wife, likely Barron was conceived by a Mar-a-Dildo by the Sea pool boy, meaning even he's a fake son!

Who knew? Hah!

GoCubsGo

(32,074 posts)
42. Only if he's 5'6".
Mon May 18, 2020, 08:12 AM
May 2020

He's pushing 400, easily, and that's with his real height, not the 6'3" he claims he is.

Blue Owl

(50,259 posts)
14. I'm not sure what his gun-toting base thinks is trump's most manly feature
Mon May 18, 2020, 01:28 AM
May 2020

The high heels? The makeup? The fancy hairdo? So many options...

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
30. Wait a minute, he keeps getting taller.
Mon May 18, 2020, 04:32 AM
May 2020

Didn't he start years ago claiming he is/was 6'1 and then 6'2 and now 6'3?

Buns_of_Fire

(17,156 posts)
37. Figure in all the stresses on his anatomy:
Mon May 18, 2020, 07:38 AM
May 2020

The lifts pitching him forward, his mammoth ass dragging him back, his Big Mac gut pitching him forward again, the extra top-heaviness of a cranial cavity filled with concrete, his upper cloaca both sucking in and blowing out... It's a wonder the bones in both legs haven't shattered by now.

Hugin

(33,047 posts)
38. The Lysol Huffer has also in the past claimed to be a so-called germophobe as well.
Mon May 18, 2020, 07:49 AM
May 2020

No indication of that issue by recent behavior during a pandemic.

So, I'm calling it a lie.

Hugin

(33,047 posts)
41. I know they say these were Mae West's shoes...
Mon May 18, 2020, 08:04 AM
May 2020

But, the smart money says a pair exactly like them (right down to the gold tone) will show up at the Trump Holocaust... I mean, Presidential Museum.




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