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| Boilerpipe Text | Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s
doctor say he’s 6’3″,
but his drivers license apparently says otherwise.
A copy of the president-elect’s driver’s license, newly obtained by
Politico
, suggests that Trump is only 6’2″ — and not 6’3″, as he likes to say. He has previously spoken of his
annoyance
that so many media outlets misreport his stature.
Slate
speculates that Trump may want to add an inch to his height to avoid being classified as clinically obese. Trump weighs 236 lbs, and if he’s 6’3″, that puts his BMI at 29.5– overweight, but not obese. But if he’s actually 6’2″, which it appears he is, then that means his BMI is 30.3, which means he’s officially obese. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dec 23, 2016 4:06 PM CUT

US President-elect Donald Trump waves to supporters in Mobile, Alabama, during a 'Thank You Tour 2016' rally on December 17, 2016. (JIM WATSON--AFP/Getty Images)
US President-elect Donald Trump waves to supporters in Mobile, Alabama, during a 'Thank You Tour 2016' rally on December 17, 2016. (JIM WATSON--AFP/Getty Images)JIM WATSON—AFP/Getty Images

by
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Senior Correspondent
Dec 23, 2016 4:06 PM CUT
Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s [doctor say he’s 6’3″,](https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/letter-from-donald-trumps-doctor-on-his-latest-physical-exam/2091/?tid=a_inl "undefined") but his drivers license apparently says otherwise.
A copy of the president-elect’s driver’s license, newly obtained by *Politico*, suggests that Trump is only 6’2″ — and not 6’3″, as he likes to say. He has previously spoken of his [annoyance](https://books.google.com/books?id=i6kDDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT11&dq=%22trump%22+%226-foot-3%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFppXB_pHPAhVIHh4KHUI8CHUQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=%22trump%22%20%226-foot-3%22&f=false "undefined") that so many media outlets misreport his stature.
[Slate](http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/20/dual_reports_say_clinton_was_hunting_for_apprentice_tapes.html "undefined") speculates that Trump may want to add an inch to his height to avoid being classified as clinically obese. Trump weighs 236 lbs, and if he’s 6’3″, that puts his BMI at 29.5– overweight, but not obese. But if he’s actually 6’2″, which it appears he is, then that means his BMI is 30.3, which means he’s officially obese.
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| Readable Markdown | Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s [doctor say he’s 6’3″,](https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/letter-from-donald-trumps-doctor-on-his-latest-physical-exam/2091/?tid=a_inl "undefined") but his drivers license apparently says otherwise.
A copy of the president-elect’s driver’s license, newly obtained by *Politico*, suggests that Trump is only 6’2″ — and not 6’3″, as he likes to say. He has previously spoken of his [annoyance](https://books.google.com/books?id=i6kDDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT11&dq=%22trump%22+%226-foot-3%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiFppXB_pHPAhVIHh4KHUI8CHUQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=%22trump%22%20%226-foot-3%22&f=false "undefined") that so many media outlets misreport his stature.
[Slate](http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/20/dual_reports_say_clinton_was_hunting_for_apprentice_tapes.html "undefined") speculates that Trump may want to add an inch to his height to avoid being classified as clinically obese. Trump weighs 236 lbs, and if he’s 6’3″, that puts his BMI at 29.5– overweight, but not obese. But if he’s actually 6’2″, which it appears he is, then that means his BMI is 30.3, which means he’s officially obese. | ||||||||||||||||||
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