Trump has gained 23 pounds in three years. Doctors warn his weight poses a ‘strong risk factor’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump has gained 23 pounds in three years. Doctors warn his weight poses a ‘strong risk factor’Trump weighed approximately 238 pounds in May – 14 pounds more than last year and 23 pounds more than the 215 pounds he weighed three years agoAriana Baio Sunday 23 August 2026 19:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037825","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-weight-doctors-warning-obesity-b3037825.html","title":"Doctor warn that Trump’s weight gain poses ‘strong risk factor’"}}CloseTrump talks about his weight, Obama and Biden during children's story timeSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"N...