“Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn said he would give $100,000 to the Donald Trump’s favorite charity if the president would publicly step on a scale.
“I will give 100 thousand dollars to Trump’s favorite charity if he will step on an accurate scale with an impartial medical professional, okayed by both of us. For real. #Girther #GirtherMovement,” Gunn tweeted on Tuesday.
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/953433094102556672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Ftrump-girthers_us_5a5eea56e4b0ee2ff32b949c
Gunn’s proposition comes just hours after White House doctor Ronny Jackson shared results from Trump’s recent physical exam, telling reporters at a press briefing that Trump was 6’3″ and weighed 239 pounds.
According to ABC News, given his height and weight, the president’s Body Mass Index falls just shy of the defined level of obesity.
Many people didn’t buy Trump’s physical assessment, noting that the president had previously reported his height at 6-foot-2.
Others turned Trump’s involvement in the “birther” conspiracy theory that Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States into a new #Girther hashtag to question his measurements.
Later, Gunn followed up with a tweet that explained that he was in no way “fat shaming” the president, but it was rather about exposing Trump’s “continuous pattern of fabricating facts.”
He also shared a photo of Trump standing next to Obama, who is 6-foot-1.
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/953454844903268354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Ftrump-girthers_us_5a5eea56e4b0ee2ff32b949c
https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/953455341236207617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Ftrump-girthers_us_5a5eea56e4b0ee2ff32b949c
See other reactions to Trump’s assessment below.
So Dr. Ronny Jackson says Trump is 6' 3" & 239lbs
That makes his BMI 29.9
These are the BMI classifications
Normal weight: BMI is 18.5 to 24.9
Overweight: BMI is 25 to 29.9
Obese: BMI is 30 or moreSeems to me like they lied just enough so Trump wouldn't be considered obese.🤔
— 🇺🇸🦅 Alexander “Stable Genius” Hamilton 🦅🇺🇸 (@AHamiltonSpirit) January 17, 2018
For the record, @realDonaldTrump said he was 74 inches in 2012. Now his doctor says he's 75 inches. And that one inch makes is BMI "overweight" not "obese." I'm a #girther because old men don't GROW an inch! pic.twitter.com/ehNxF9PjPL
— Gersh Kuntzman (@GershKuntzman) January 16, 2018
Petition to make Trump release the long-form girth certificate. #girther
— Eric D. Snider (@EricDSnider) January 16, 2018
Yes, we're calling it the Girther Movement. @realDonaldTrump must step on a scale on live TV, and let beauty contestants judge the results. #GirtherMovement #Girther https://t.co/Mr90mTalOx
— Janell8ItAll💙 (@LiveLoveLifeDo) January 16, 2018