The girther movement: is Donald Trump fatter than the White House doctor says?
Americans were talking about the president’s weight on Tuesday afternoon—after a briefing regarding the annual presidential physical ignited a twitterstorm about the "girther" movement.
When the White House's physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, announced that the president was healthy but needed to lose 10 to 15 of his 239 pounds, some skeptics theorized that the president weighed more than that. When MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted, "Has anyone coined 'girther' for those who [believe] the president weighs more than his doctor reports?," tweeters responded with insults, theories about how the president has lied about his weight and a few bad puns.
The word girther is a play on the “birther” movement President Donald Trump revived in 2011. For years, he demanded to see President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, alleging that he was born in Kenya and therefore not eligible to be president. Trump also alleged that the birth certificate Trump presented in 2008 was a fake.
After pushing the theory forward, Trump held a bizarre press conference last year in which he did not apologize for the remarks, as expected, but instead simply said, “President Obama was born in the United States—period.’’
Trump's Weight Spawns Another 'Girther' Movement on Twitter
Americans were talking about the president’s weight on Tuesday afternoon—after a briefing regarding the annual presidential physical ignited a twitterstorm about the "girther" movement.
When the White House's physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, announced that the president was healthy but needed to lose 10 to 15 of his 239 pounds, some skeptics theorized that the president weighed more than that. When MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted, "Has anyone coined 'girther' for those who [believe] the president weighs more than his doctor reports?," tweeters responded with insults, theories about how the president has lied about his weight and a few bad puns.
The word girther is a play on the “birther” movement President Donald Trump revived in 2011. For years, he demanded to see President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, alleging that he was born in Kenya and therefore not eligible to be president. Trump also alleged that the birth certificate Trump presented in 2008 was a fake.
After pushing the theory forward, Trump held a bizarre press conference last year in which he did not apologize for the remarks, as expected, but instead simply said, “President Obama was born in the United States—period.’’
Trump's Weight Spawns Another 'Girther' Movement on Twitter
