A physician deems the US President as overweight but ‘healthy overall’.
US President Donald Trump's weight and height were revealed by the White House on Wednesday (NZT) - and though the 71-year-old is officially overweight (obese by some standards) his stats are comparable with a number of world-class athletes, including a few All Black stars.
According to physician Dr Ronny Jackson, Trump is healthy overall, but he advised him to improve his diet and exercise.
The controversial statesman had an "official" weight of 108kg and a height of 1.9m, Jackson said.
US President Donald Trump, pictured playing tennis in 2000, is in good health according to his physician. Photo / Getty
That's comparable with most All Blacks loose forwards.
Trump's stats make him bigger than Ardie Savea (100kg, 1.88m) and Matt Todd (105kg, 1.85m) and only slightly smaller than Kieran Read (111kg, 1.93m), Liam Squire (109kg, 1.96m) and Vaea Fifita (107kg, 1.96m).
All Blacks Sam Cane and Jerome Kaino walk out onto the field. Photo / Getty
According to US website Deadspin, Trump also shares similar size stats as NFL lineback Luke Kuechly and future Hall of Fame baseballer Albert Pujols.
Carolina Panthers : Linebacker Luke Kuechly. Photo / Getty
Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Photo /Getty
The White House doctor's claim that Mr Trump is in "excellent" health has prompted online mockery in the form of the Twitter hashtag '#girther'.
The online move movement, which questions whether Mr Trump's true weight was provided, echos the 'birther' conspiracy theory Mr Trump led over Barack Obama's birth records.
Trump alleged that Obama was born in Kenya and was therefore not eligible to be a US president.
Among the skeptics was Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, who has offered to donate US$100,000 to a charity of Trump's choice if he steps on a scale.
There have been around 56,000 tweets about the girther movement since Trump's measurements were released, with one of the first tweets to use the term posted by political commentator Chris Hayes.
Hayes wrote: "Has anyone coined 'girther' for those who believe the president weighs more than his doctor reports?"
One of the most popular tweets included a photograph purporting to show Trump's driving licence listing the president as 6ft 2in, an inch shorter than reported.
If Trump was 6ft 2in he would have a higher BMI and would be classed as obese.
Others posted photos of Trump standing next to well-known figures in a bid to compare their heights and weights.
However some social media users hit back at the claims, pointing out that muscle weighs more than fat, while some questioned whether the online mockery amounted to "fat shaming".
