The U.S. President Donald Trump is obese, but not morbidly so.

Trump's 2019 Physical Exam report confirms that he is Obese but not morbid.

Trump's 2019 Physical Exam report confirms that he is Obese but not morbid.The Adult Body Mass Index (BMI) on CDC says that BMI-30 or higher is considered as obese and extreme or severe obesity is defined as having a BMI 40 or higher. Trump's recent periodic physical exam in 2019 showed that he was 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighed 243 pounds. His height and weight would correlate to a BMI of 30.0, which is considered obese. It cannot be counted as morbidly obese, which is equivalent to a BMI of 40 or higher.

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