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© Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Pelosi: 'Morbidly obese' was taste of Trump's 'own medicine'
By LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Yubaru
Considering all the things Trump has said over the past few years, this is mild in comparison.
He can give it out, but he sure can't take it! Wimp!
Yubaru
Compared to telling a woman that she has a "horse face"? Among a host of others, and treating them like chattel?
PTownsend
I agree. Trump's in his late 70's, a point in his life when he should rise above pettiness. He should be more mature, act his age. But maybe it's true what is said about those coddled throughout life, those raised in the spoiled class, that some are genetically unable to grow up.
And he should stick with tweet fights with C list celebrities, not pick fights with people able to fight back.
aomorisamurai
@Burning Bush
"Very degenerate and unprofessional for a public representative to be making schoolyard comments like that in an official capacity."
And what exactly has Trump been doing this entire time?
David Varnes
Now take that entire rant, flip the genders and exchange 'Pelosi' for 'Trump' in there, and what do you have?
The current resident of the Oval Office.
FizzBit
Why even read this junk?
David Varnes
I would say the same thing about Donald Trump's Twitter feed.
Designer 02
'triggering a 45-day period in which members can vote by proxy to limit the spread of the coronavirus'
How does that work?
Capuchin
Very degenerate and unprofessional for a public representative to be making schoolyard comments like that in an official capacity.
I think we deserve some maturity for our tax dollars. - Burning Bush
Being the ardent Trump supporter that you are, the fact that you can say such a thing without the slightest trace of irony is remarkable.
Wolfpack
Technically Trump is just obese - like Pelosi.
David Varnes
Basically a member of Congress can communicate with someone who is in Washington and tell them how they want to vote on a particular bill. This member can then cast the physical vote for both them and the people they are acting as proxy for.
It's kinda silly, considering that with modern telecom devices and situations it would be ridiculously easy to just record all votes electronically via video conference links, but I'm guessing something in Federal law requires physical votes to be cast or something, so this is the workaround.
Yubaru
Trump shames, criticizes, bully's, and says 100's of things that make this comment pale by comparison, yet his supporters hypocritically defend him to the end.
No wonder the once great country of the USA is going down a toilet, it's led by a man that has no connection whatsoever to the people, yet has the power of someone like Hitler, to feed on their fears and that gets them to blindly and ignorantly support him.
David Varnes
Incorrect. Based off of what I can find, Pelosi has a BMI of approximately 22.0, which is in the 'normal' range. So please, try again.
Tokyo TT
Fat shaming. She just put down 80% of Americans...
plasticmonkey
Trump is the most persecuted human in history. His entire life He has been a public exemplar of humility and grace. When will the human race finally acknowledge the gentle beauty of this man’s spirit, and accept Him as their Lord and Savior?
Chicanoinjapan
Trump can dish it out but can't take it when he's on the receiving end.
How laughable. Reminds me of the time he featured on Comedy Central Roast.
When it came to him getting roasted by others in public, he was so uncomfortable and he couldn't come up with witty comebacks.
CS
The Avenger
Morbidly obese. Nancy Pelosi knows how to get under Dotard’s skin. It’s awesome.
arrestpaul
I wonder when this 80 year old "waste of time" will give up her botox injections, and plastic surgeries? Maybe it would make a more kinder, and gentler person? But I doubt it. Pinocchio Pelosi has been a party politician for decades, and now she is the queen of the swamp. Pelosi began her revenge against Trump before Trump was even elected to office. Pelosi's "resist" movement has handicapped both Congress, and the U.S. for over three years. Democrats applaud Pelosi's petty, mean-spirited rants because she represents the best of them, which isn't saying much.
Jsapc
What's wrong with open boarders? Apart from a few avalanches here and there, they're not really hurting anyone, c'mon.
Ah yes, not one Bernie Sanders rally without those famous chants. "Annul the 1st and 2nd amendments!". Very catchy.
ulysses
I applaud the eloquent language of my brothers on the right.
No amount of college education can sculpt such a fine use of language. I would have pitched in, but my education stands against me!!
sunfunbun
Trump defenders are ubiquitous hypocrites. It's a fact name calling, shaming and rude sophomoric words are a Trump trademark. When Pelosi returns it, she mocks him. The supporters of 'y'know they like it when you grab 'em by the p****' ... just don't get it and freak out. LOL. Pelosi's usage is by design, calculation and intelligence. She does not say everyday, off the cuff, stupid remarks of a juvenile fool, like Trump. Ya'll worry about him being called morbidly obese, but it's not the insult, it's the idea behind it.
Serrano
Pelosi on Monday called Trump “morbidly obese.” He responded by dismissing her as “a waste of time.”
Not only does she waste time, she wastes trillions of taxpayer dollars.
If she says Trump is "morbidly obese" I'd hate to hear what she says Stacey Abrams is.
It's a fact name calling, shaming and rude sophomoric words are a Trump trademark.
Trump should have responded with "OK Skelator."
sunfunbun
You're being too modest.
Not even a 6th grade education could have done so.
Graham DeShazo
First of all, he’s not 6’3”. He’s about 6’1”. Next, if he’s 243, I’m a Space Shuttle Pilot. If the over/under is 300, I’m taking the over. So, yeah, he’s fat. Really fat. (This is an objective fact.)
Next objective fact, Trump has a long and documented history of talking about other people’s appearance. From men being short, women having small breasts, people being overweight, and especially women having ugly faces.
And yet he has tissue-thin skin regarding his own appearance. If Nancy really wanted to hit him hard, she would comment on the increasingly shaky status of his comb-over. Way too little hair trying (and failing) to cover way too much “real estate.”
Nancy is a fantastic Trump-troll. She lives rent-free in his head 24/7. If she were any further under his skin, he’d need surgery.
Concerned Citizen
How gutter level the discourse in US politics has become on both sides of the fence.
Anyway, voters see past that and decide elections according to policy, mostly on the economy. So, when all the gutter level talk is done the party with the best policies and results wins. At this time I think Trump and the Republicans have the upper hand having delivered on solid policy with good results for the working class.
Serrano
Nancy is a fantastic Trump-troll. She lives rent-free in his head 24/7.
Heh, it's Trump who lives rent-free in Pelosi's head 24/7. She's been obsessed with trying unsuccessfully to remove him from office since Day One instead of working with him for the American people.
Joe Blow
Pelosi's trash talking game is weak as; calling someone "morbidly obese" is some textbook diss that some goody-two-shoes like Elizabeth Warren would say.
If she wanted to get him she'd make a fat joke like "Trump is so fat that he sat on a quarter and a booger came out of George Washington's nose. That fatso wakes up in sections. When he passes the TV, he misses 3 episodes of Tiger King. When he goes to bed, his gut gets there 10 minutes before he does. The only 'A' he got in school was in lunch. When he went to Japan and watched sumo, they gave him a trophy. His belt loops have mile markers, and when he rubs his legs together you can smell bacon. When he finally leaves office they'll need a crane just to get him out."
But even if she cracked anything good, we all know her delivery is whack too.
Pukey2
That man-child can dish it out, but he sure can't take it.
The fact is, he IS obese. At least Boris Johnson was seen doing some light jogging after his near-death experience. This man-child, along with his minions, Pompeo, Barr and Christi are literally bursting out of their suits. They had better be careful they don't get the virus. Have some more hydro. And throw in some Lysol for good measure.
I love it how Pelosi, or any other woman for that fact, gets under his skin. Be careful, you could burst a vein.
They're all laughing at you!
Serrano
Have some more hydro.
I know people working in a hospital who are taking it. They're dumb too, right?
And throw in some Lysol for good measure.
I keep telling y'all, correctly, Trump never suggested that. You don't listen, you just keep repeating that lie about the Lysol and the Chlorox as though it was true. Pathetic.
Busby
She nailed him, and he did what he usually does when confronted by a woman - he had a tantrum then ran away...
Uh-huh, the 20 million working class Americans standing in the unemployment line - sure, they're doing great...
The unemployment rate in the United States will peak at 25%, rivaling the worst period of the Great Depression, Goldman Sachs warned on Wednesday.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/13/economy/jobs-unemployment-rate-goldman-sachs/index.html
Repubs made their pact with the Devil after Trump won the nomination - now they'll follow him down the tubes when he's tossed out in record numbers in Nov...
Sneezy
No, you don't.
Not necessarily.
Toasted Heretic
I am delighted, nay, overjoyed, to see so many in favor of the plus size people.
Given that the wonderful Lizzo, and Japan's very own Naomi were recently the subject of cruel personal attacks about their weight, I'm so glad to see that the same people wouldn't dream of showing the same "concern" for the genius Mr trump. It's refreshing to see no double standards. Not sexist at all. No siree.
SimondB
...because Trump has a major problem with strong women. He prefers the ones that say, "Hey Honey, looking for a good time?"
Busby
Nah, couldn't be, could it?
On Carly Fiorina: "Look at that face. Would anybody vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president? I mean, she's a woman, and I'm not supposed to say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?" [Sept. 9, 2015]
On Steffi Graf: "You never get to the face because the body's so good." [Sept. 23, 2004]
On Arianna Huffington: "Unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man — he made a good decision." [Aug. 28, 2012]
On Omarosa Manigault-Newman: "A crazed, crying lowlife" and a "dog." [Aug. 14, 2018]
On Megyn Kelly: "Bimbo." [Aug. 7, 2015]
On Heidi Klum: "Sadly, she's no longer a 10." [Aug. 15, 2015]
On Rosie O'Donnell: "We're all a little chubby but Rosie's just worse than most of us. But it's not the chubbiness — Rosie is a very unattractive person, both inside and out." [2006]. “If I were running The View, I'd fire Rosie O'Donnell. I mean, I'd look at her right in that fat, ugly face of hers, I'd say, 'Rosie, you're fired.'" [2006]
On Princess Diana: Three weeks after her death, Trump was asked if he could have "nailed" Princess Diana: "I think I could have." [1997]
On Ivanka Trump, his daughter: "She does have a very nice figure ... if [she] weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her." [June 4, 2004]
Lot's more...
https://theweek.com/articles/655770/61-things-donald-trump-said-about-women
PTownsend
Typical liberal response. Trumps orders of magnitude healthier than any American or anyone anywhere of any age.
Busby
What is your assessment of a over 70 year old, who is overweight, whose diet consists mostly of Big Macs, has insomnia, doesn't exercise, and is taking a drug that the FDA says can cause heart problems?
His preferred order, according to Lewandowski, is “a full McDonald’s dinner of two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish sandwiches, and a small chocolate shake – a total of 2,430 calories.”
https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/this-is-what-donald-trump-eats-in-a-day/
bass4funk
No, he called he psychologically disturbed, couldn’t agree more.
So the governors should re-open the country.
Thank God!
Wont happen, Biden won’t win just like Hillary.
Busby
Hmmmm.... Psychologically disturbed? "My father was born in Germany"?
And add more to the daily tally - 92K so far. Talk about psychologically disturbed...
Absolutely - the Repub brand will remain in the toilet for decades...maybe Nikki Haley can save it...
More Trump supporter "facts" - like 32% is more than half....
Toasted Heretic
Absolutely. As you said - millions dead and she dares to care about the little people.
Immediately. The virus hasn't affected me or my huge stocks, so it doesn't exist!
Bingo! In times of turmoil, what's most essential is to praise and thank Him. Thank trump for delivering America out of this Democratic hoax.
ROTFL, thanks for reminding me that Hillary lost. We'd forgotten all about her. I am so glad that Biden won't win. Nobody wants a sex pest for PotUS.
ulysses
Our dear leader, trump eats only celery, boiled vegetables along with freshly squeezed fruit juice.
He has not touched a piece of junk food in his life.
That is the reason for his ripped muscles, I still cannot get over the picture of him in a boxing costume .
Jimizo
Plus size people? If you mean dangerously overweight it shouldn’t be celebrated. It’s a dangerous thing to celebrate people being dangerously overweight and no, I’m not saying everyone should have a six-pack. Obesity is a public health emergency and this virus is highlighting how just how dangerous it is.
People don’t like to hear this but I don’t hear too many doctors working in stretched health services telling the public it’s okay to be obese.
That’s because it isn’t.
Toasted Heretic
I don't listen to doctors, I listen to the words of wisdom from Mr trump, who has set us all a great example that we should endeavour to emulate.
Doctors, like shifty Pelosi, are just opinions.
Blacklabel
In basketball not all shots are equal. My team didn’t lose, we made more 3 pointers then the other team!
So we really won even though the scoreboard said we lost by 77 and we watched the other team get the championship trophy.
Blacklabel
all this foolery- yet we can’t discuss anyone else who actually IS morbidly obese.
Mocheake
DT has spent his entire presidency insulting anyone who disagreed with him so turnabout is fair play. Try eating some humble pie and take the high road for once.
Toasted Heretic
Bingo!
It's clear that beloved PotUS is a shining beacon of health and sanity. Wake up, sheeple!
Jimizo
Yep, Trump is a fountain of trash, stupidity and conspiracy theories,
I’m concerned about people who don’t have his fabulist mindset telling us it’s okay to be obese and even celebrate it. This is dangerous. It’s like celebrating people smoking 3 packs a day and having a bottle of scotch with their lunch. This would be dangerous.
Let’s have the sane people saying sane things. Leave the nonsense to the Trump types.
CS
Pelosi is a great politician, she almost single handily destroyed the great state of California. Takes a-lot of brains and effort to do that! She IS to the left of what Trump is to the right.
bass4funk
Green new deal? ......
The socialist Democrats certainly can’t so....
No, but 45% is a great start for the incumbent.
Toasted Heretic
I have seen the light and it is far, far better to extol the virtues of the great trump, than point out any mistakes/inconsistencies/scandals/criminal behaviors.
Disclaimer: trump is the best thing to happen ever. He has done nothing wrong, it's all been debunked or something.
And he certainly isn't morbidly obese. He just has a larger than life benign personality.
And big bones.
starpunk
He is always popping off the chops like a juvenile 7th grader who tells the filthiest jokes that are not funny and amuse no one. He is arrogant and an unprincipled loudmouth constantly talking trash that nobody wants to hear. He is the Kid Rock of politics and government.
Toasted Heretic
Liberal craziness for wanting to save the planet. The planet is just fine, this whole climate deal is for nancy pelosi boys and socialists.
Bingo! Millions are dead and gays might be a health risk, ROTFL, liberals!
What? Oh, yeah. Liberals. Amen to that! Thank God!
Busby
And?
Neither can the Socialist Repubs...
You're disagreeing with yourself again...
Toasted Heretic
You can’t prove that, Mueller couldn’t and neither could the Democrats.
He should tell everyone to take a hike, he can take whatever heck he wants, that’s the end of that conversation.
So if it’s a left wing authoritarian, it’s ok?
Graham DeShazo
“And big-bones.”
Um, bones don’t sag or jiggle when you walk. He’s fat. Morbidly Obese.
bass4funk
It’ll never pass, thankfully.
Of course, they want the country.
Toasted Heretic
Typical liberal response!
I don’t approve of any of that, but if they want to take these drugs, their choice.
bass4funk
Pelosi? She doesn’t have room to talk.
Toasted Heretic
Liberals, relax, no smoking gun.
Serrano
She nailed him
That's what she and you think, haha, lol
He’s fat. Morbidly Obese.
Did you capitalize "obese" to make it look bigger? Most doctors would disagree with you about the "morbidly" but what do they know, lol
Gosh, I'd hate to hear what you'd say about Stacey Abrams' girth. Pleasantly plump, amirite? :D
Well, I'd rather have a morbidly obese person who gets things done for the American people as my president rather than a totally physically fit person who is clueless.
cleo
Dunno this lady; does she make a habit of insulting people for their looks?
Tough. You got the worst of both worlds - a morbidly obese person who is clueless
bass4funk
Nancy ain’t no spring chicken either.
Doesnt matter, Pelosi can’t talk about anyone with all the elective surgeries she’s had.
Toasted Heretic
Doctors know nothing, unless it's favorable to our great leader.
It's important to bring Stacey into this important discourse. I agree.
Never let it be said that Mr trump is clueless. He's certainly one ass that doesn't need bleaching.
Serrano
Always good to wake up to the Dems making fat jokes to dunk on the president.
You got the worst of both worlds - a morbidly obese person who is clueless
Most doctors would disagree with you on "morbidly." What what do they know? lol
Clueless? Yeah, that's how Trump built a roaring economy, made progress on securing our southern border and so far, despite enormous pressure from the warmongers who still wield tremendous power behind the scenes, has kept us out of any new wars, despite all the opposition from the Dems and the media - because he's clueless!
Toasted Heretic
All the more reason to cut ties or at least limit funding.
I ask myself the same thing about these liberal Democrats.
Toasted Heretic
Yeah, they were in bad shape before taking hydroxy, they would have died anyway.
A lot of it is fear mongering.
What is wrong with these people? Why do they continue to cause mayhem and suffering?
PTownsend
I know you're well aware of what it must have been like in the Stalin era, that anyone who even was suspected of questioning the grave digger of the revolution was disappeared - if lucky. How much longer until the grave digger of the republic further apes Stalin.
Toasted Heretic
I hope liberals keep it locked down because it help him since he’s pushing to have the country re-open
Sneezy
TH this isn't bad, but your spelling is still good, and you haven't had any run-on stream of consciousness rage-fits. I'm going to prescribe 250ml of whiskey every morning until your performance improves.
Toasted Heretic
If the Democrats had their way they'd turn the U.S. into Venezuela.
I don't think Biden remembers what happened 27 years ago
Toasted Heretic
Not if they close the beaches.
Busby
Glad you enjoy them...
Which doctors? The ones at the FDC that said hydro was dangerous to take for COVID?
What world do you live on? The economy has cratered, the wall isn't finished (after three years) and Mexico hasn't paid for it, and Russia and China all are stronger...thanks to Trump...
Fifth or sixth grade humor...
See above about the FDC doctors...
You just admitted Trump was morbidly obese, after saying in the same post he wasn't...having trouble making up your mind?
Toasted Heretic
He never said that, there's no proof and even if there is it's fake media. Nasty questions to ask. He loves women, nobody loves women more than Donald Trump. Medical doctors sound interesting but the best doctors are those who agree with his words.
smithinjapan
Burning Bush: "Very degenerate and unprofessional for a public representative to be making schoolyard comments like that in an official capacity."
No Trump supporter has the right to say that with a serious face. Even if you're saying it sarcastically, knowing the hypocrisy, you still support a man who is a THOUSAND times worse on a good day, but who you say is, "Just Trump being Trump... so it's different."
Noriyon73
Does anyone in the USA really care what these two children on the elementary school playground say to each other? NO. At least it is better than newspaper journal, "If it bleeds, it leads." The voters are going to vote by what is in their wallets (401k, etc.) in November. In addition, what they say is mild compared to the circus that went on in the Diet. That physical fight real entertainment. At this point in time, people are stressed about covid-19 concerns, but, by November they will concerned what is in the bank. Enjoy the circus, it won't last forever.