How tall is Donald Trump? Who is the tallest president in U.S. history?
President Donald Trump has been deemed to be "fully fit" to perform his presidential duties according to a memo released by the White House physician, adding that he remains in "excellent health."
The 78-year old president weighed in at 224 pounds, which is 20 pounds lighter than his last presidential physical reported in 2020, and measuring 75 inches in height. The report indicated his resting heart rate at 62 beats per minute, blood pressure at 128/74 mmHg and a score of 30 out of 30 on a Montreal Cognitive Assessment exam used to detect mild cognitive dysfunction.
'Overall, I felt I was in very good shape," the president told reporters on Air Force One Friday as he headed to Florida. Adding "I got every answer right,' on his cognitive test.
Trump's height has often been questioned, including last year during a meeting with Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales. In a picture of the two together at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, the 6'3 Prince seems to tower over the president, who is also reported to be 6'3.
Trump stands at 6'3 and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump stands at 5'11. His eldest of five children, son Donald Jr. stands at 6'1, daughter Ivanka stands at 5'11, Eric stands at a tall 6'5, daughter Tiffany stands at 5'8 and the youngest son, Barron Trump, towers over the entire family at 6'7.
The average height for males in the U.S. is 5 feet 9 inches or 175.26 cm and the average for women is if 5' 4' or 162.56 cm according to the World Population Review. This makes the U.S. is the 40th tallest nation in the world, with the Netherlands topping the chart at 184 cm as the average height for males.
The tallest president in U.S. history is Abraham Lincoln, recorded at 6' 4', followed by Lyndon B. Johnson at 6' 3.5'.
Trump stands as the third tallest president in history at 6' 3', followed by Thomas Jefferson and Bill Clinton, both at 6' 2.5'.
Other modern day presidents in the top ten tallest were George H. W. Bush measuring at 6' 2' and Barack Obama at 6' 1.5'
The shortest president recorded in history was James Madison at 5'4'.
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