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A cpl pics to compare, Mitt Romney is 6'2" (Original Post) Beachnutt Aug 2023 OP
This is what you expect from a pathological liar Walleye Aug 2023 #1
It's what you expect from a pathetically and pathologically insecure person. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #11
Yeah but don't worry his fans will eat it up, they will be repeating it as if it's fact Walleye Aug 2023 #12
I give not the single tiniest fuck what his demented fanboys think. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #13
That is the way we should deal with them all Walleye Aug 2023 #14
He's 5-11 Johnny2X2X Aug 2023 #2
liar liar, trump's on fire Trueblue1968 Aug 2023 #29
Obama appears taller than Trump at 6'1" in pictures I have seen. If Trump is doc03 Aug 2023 #3
Romney's got a couple of inches on him...and he's even... brush Aug 2023 #4
Romney is 1-2' closer to the camera... WarGamer Aug 2023 #8
Some people shrink with age too Polybius Aug 2023 #17
People may lose height from old-stoop but no one loses 3" when standing erect. brush Aug 2023 #20
Probably he was 6"2 or 6"2 1/2 in his prime Polybius Aug 2023 #22
He wears lifts to look taller...why he tilts forward when standing. brush Aug 2023 #24
We haven't seen what's inside his shoes, but that's the (very likely) assumption Polybius Aug 2023 #25
How do you know he was once 6'2"? I kinda doubt it. brush Aug 2023 #26
I could tell by his features, plus he was only like 45, and never tilted forward then Polybius Aug 2023 #30
My mother has. Ms. Toad Aug 2023 #28
Romney maybe a bit closer in the photo but his head is down... brush Aug 2023 #27
Trump's Pants always look like he is wearing them backwards JI7 Aug 2023 #5
I was struck by how baggy and ill-fitting his trousers are in the middle picture. Tanuki Aug 2023 #6
The adult diapers are bulky Alice Kramden Aug 2023 #9
He's 5' 11'' and he has lifts in his shoes. 58Sunliner Aug 2023 #7
I hope we find out one day because if he is 5'11 ecstatic Aug 2023 #35
His golf score is 67, and he weighs 215. His weight is off by 100 lbs at least. 58Sunliner Aug 2023 #36
Don't give a shit about his height and weight edisdead Aug 2023 #10
Rex Chapman is 6'3" 215 in this pic. Mosby Aug 2023 #15
Honest question: Polybius Aug 2023 #16
They don't really shrink. It's old-age stoop...not being able to stand erect anymore. brush Aug 2023 #21
Some do Polybius Aug 2023 #23
People do indeed shrink as they age Poiuyt Aug 2023 #34
I don't lie. phylny Aug 2023 #32
I don't view it as a lie Polybius Aug 2023 #33
215lbs is what he self-reported 🤦‍♂️ LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 #18
He wears lifts so it's hard to tell. nt leftyladyfrommo Aug 2023 #19
Trump is around 6' 1" He's shorter than Obama in every photo Quixote1818 Aug 2023 #31

Ocelot II

(130,538 posts)
11. It's what you expect from a pathetically and pathologically insecure person.
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 11:01 AM
Aug 2023

He's just making a bigger ass of himself by claiming to be something he obviously isn't. If you claim to be 50 - 60 lbs. lighter than you really are, you aren't fooling anyone but yourself. He really is one sorry specimen.

Walleye

(44,807 posts)
12. Yeah but don't worry his fans will eat it up, they will be repeating it as if it's fact
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 11:17 AM
Aug 2023

doc03

(39,086 posts)
3. Obama appears taller than Trump at 6'1" in pictures I have seen. If Trump is
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 09:54 AM
Aug 2023

6'3" and 215 pounds, I have the body of Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
4. Romney's got a couple of inches on him...and he's even...
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 09:56 AM
Aug 2023

got his head down in that photo.

trump is six-feet at best, maybe 5'11" and 1/2, and very close to 300 lbs.

WarGamer

(18,613 posts)
8. Romney is 1-2' closer to the camera...
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 10:45 AM
Aug 2023

In photography it's called perspective distortion.

Here's Trump with Hershel Walker who is officially 6'1

Without knowing the dimensions of Trumps shoes... how much lift... it's hard to estimate.

Polybius

(21,902 posts)
17. Some people shrink with age too
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 12:10 PM
Aug 2023

Romney and Biden appear to have not shrunk at all (or very little), while Trump has. I have no doubt that Trump as once 6'2 or 6'3. I met him in 1991, and he was at least 3" taller than me (I'm 5'11).

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
20. People may lose height from old-stoop but no one loses 3" when standing erect.
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 01:20 PM
Aug 2023

trump was never 6'3". Why do you think he wore the lifts...to appear to be that height. He's probably about 6'.

Polybius

(21,902 posts)
22. Probably he was 6"2 or 6"2 1/2 in his prime
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 01:25 PM
Aug 2023

I know a few who rounded up rather than down. Not sure about now but but maybe 6'1, or 6'0 1/2.

What's odd is that he's indisputably taller than average, which is 5'9. Almost everyone who wears lifts a lot is short. Trump's an oddball for sure.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
24. He wears lifts to look taller...why he tilts forward when standing.
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 01:33 PM
Aug 2023

Without the lifts he probably a couple of inches shorter.

Polybius

(21,902 posts)
25. We haven't seen what's inside his shoes, but that's the (very likely) assumption
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 01:47 PM
Aug 2023

But at one time he was legit 6'2.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
26. How do you know he was once 6'2"? I kinda doubt it.
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 02:41 PM
Aug 2023

At 6'2", which is quite tall, there's no reason to wear lift as you'd be taller then most people, or about as talk...except basketball players...and some basketball players aren't even that tall.

Polybius

(21,902 posts)
30. I could tell by his features, plus he was only like 45, and never tilted forward then
Sat Aug 26, 2023, 12:48 PM
Aug 2023

If you put huge lifts on me to make be 3" taller, I'd look like a 5"11 guy on stilts. I think he started wearing lifts when he shrunk a bit, maybe in his 60's.

Ms. Toad

(38,643 posts)
28. My mother has.
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 03:26 PM
Aug 2023

She is 91 (so on average she would have lost 2.5" at .5"/decade after 40). She has lost more than that due to disc degeneration.

No opinion on Trump's height - just providing a personal perspective on what is possible.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
27. Romney maybe a bit closer in the photo but his head is down...
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 03:01 PM
Aug 2023

which evens it out.

Tanuki

(16,448 posts)
6. I was struck by how baggy and ill-fitting his trousers are in the middle picture.
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 10:03 AM
Aug 2023

I know he's cheap, but you'd think someone so image-conscious would splash out on a few well-tailored suits.

ecstatic

(35,075 posts)
35. I hope we find out one day because if he is 5'11
Sun Aug 27, 2023, 01:07 AM
Aug 2023

That is absolute insanity for him to be running around saying he's 6'3. I've seen 5'11s fudge their height just by an inch or so but they're not going to be going higher than 6 ft. That's just crazy.

58Sunliner

(6,331 posts)
36. His golf score is 67, and he weighs 215. His weight is off by 100 lbs at least.
Mon Aug 28, 2023, 05:16 PM
Aug 2023

What's crazy is how big a lie he will tell. He is neither sane nor rational. It's hard to understand his degree of narcissism. It is mind boggling. If he had been held accountable early in life, maybe it would be different.

edisdead

(3,396 posts)
10. Don't give a shit about his height and weight
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 10:51 AM
Aug 2023

Don’t give a shit about his height and weight…

But I do know he is a fucking criminal. THAT is ALL that should be talked about.

Polybius

(21,902 posts)
16. Honest question:
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 12:07 PM
Aug 2023

If I was 5'11 in my 20's, and I shrink to 5'9 in my upper 70's, am I really a liar if someone asks "How tall are you?" and I still say 5'11? Because I'm never going to tell them 5'9, if/when I ever shrink with old age. My dad shrunk in his 70's too, and he always said he was the same height that was on his license.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
21. They don't really shrink. It's old-age stoop...not being able to stand erect anymore.
Fri Aug 25, 2023, 01:23 PM
Aug 2023

Poiuyt

(18,272 posts)
34. People do indeed shrink as they age
Sun Aug 27, 2023, 12:49 AM
Aug 2023

The fluid filled disks between vertebrae flatten out causing us to lose height. This is different from osteoporosis and is quite normal.

phylny

(8,818 posts)
32. I don't lie.
Sat Aug 26, 2023, 03:12 PM
Aug 2023

I was a touch over 5’6” in my prime and now at 65 I’m 5’5” or so. Why would I lie? It means nothing.

Polybius

(21,902 posts)
33. I don't view it as a lie
Sat Aug 26, 2023, 10:51 PM
Aug 2023

I'm 5'11, and I'm going to say that for life. It's my prime height. My dad did. For the record, I'm not old and haven't shrunk.

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