Way to hit below — or at least the general vicinity of — the belt, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Celebrity scientist Tyson weighed in on a topic of much speculation — namely, just where President Donald Trump tips the scales — on Monday, posting a selfie and a few choice words thrown in the general direction of Trump’s physician, Ronny L. Jackson.
“Getting into shape for ‘Cosmos.’ By my measure, 6’2″ and 260 lbs this morning,” Tyson wrote.
“Leaving me to wonder what height & weight the White House physician would assign me,” he added.
Last week, after examining Trump, Jackson divulged that the nation’s chief executive was 75 inches in height and weighed in at 239 pounds.
Jackson’s assessment sparked skepticism on social media, with many questioning whether Trump might actually be carrying more weight than that.
“On one hand, as someone who has struggled with weight issues his entire life, I dislike any form of shaming someone for their body,” tweeted “Adam Ruins Everything” writer Mike Drucker. “On the other, no way that fat motherf—er is 239 pounds.”
Jay Cutler is 6’3″ and 233. Donald Trump is 6’3″ and 239. What a difference six pounds makes! pic.twitter.com/ECiWtPVtwn
— Ronald Reagan’s Spinning Corpse (@SpinningRonnie) January 16, 2018
Left: Alex Ovechkin. 6’3, 235 pounds.
Right: Donald Trump. 6’3, 239 pounds.
Sure. pic.twitter.com/ySkCmIEimm
— r.i.p. my mentions (@RealChrisCote) January 16, 2018
then there’s THIS:
TIM TEBOW
is 6′ 3″ and weighs 245 poundsdonald trump
is 6′ 3″ and weighs 239 pounds
according to WH Dr.Sure………….. pic.twitter.com/e062NJZHAb
— trump:A YEAR of LIES (@POLITICSofVIDEO) January 17, 2018
See Tyson’s take on the topic below.
Getting into shape for Cosmos. By my measure, 6’2″ and 260 lbs this morning. Leaving me to wonder what height & weight the White House physician would assign me. pic.twitter.com/SNJXL30Yez
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 22, 2018