High Heeled President?
Here is a photo of President Obama, who is 6 feet and 1 inch tall, standing next to Donald Trump who claims to be 6 feet and 3 inches tall.
"Who's kidding who?", I ask myself.
I suspect that if Donald Trump has ever been measured at 6 feet and 3 inches tall, he must have been wearing Stormy Daniels 'high heels' at the time
The Camera Doesn't Lie! (20/01/18)
Twitter says the guy next to Donald Trump is 6 feet 3 inches tall - yet the Trumpster claims to be that same height as well.
Is the camera playing tricks or is Trump telling porky pies about his height in an effort to convince us that he's not President Porky Pig?
Trump's Girth Certificate (19/01/18)
Donald Trump is reportedly 6 feet 3 inches tall and according to his latest medical examination the president weighs in at 239 pounds - or 17 stones 1 pound.
But Twitter is not convinced that such a tall man is not a tad heavier, as his golfing photos seem to suggest and some wag is calling on Donald to produce his 'girth certificate'.
A reference to Trump's ugly, racist 'birther' campaign in which he claimed President Barack Obama was not an American citizen and called on him to produce a birth certificate.
Now I don't normally comment on a person's weight or physical appearance, but Trump is a terrible bully who feels free to voice his opinion about others, often women, even though he is no 'oil painting' himself.
So if you ask me, Trump deserves all the mockery he gets.
Now I don't normally comment on a person's weight or physical appearance, but Trump is a terrible bully who feels free to voice his opinion about others, often women, even though he is no 'oil painting' himself.
So if you ask me, Trump deserves all the mockery he gets.
Farting and Chewing Gum (13/05/17)
Is this photo proof positive of the claim, made in some quarters, that Donald Trump can't fart and chew gum at the same time?
Donald Trump calls a press conference to prove he's not stupid - then tries to convince the world that he's 'very stable genius' to boot.
Ha, ha, ha, ha - now that is funny.
Fire and Fury: Trump says book is 'fiction' and author a 'fraud'
Media caption - President Trump: "We didn't have an interview"
Donald Trump has rejected doubts over his mental health raised in a bombshell new book, describing the book as "fiction" and the author as a "fraud".
His remarks followed an earlier rebuttal on Twitter, in which the president claimed he was a "very stable genius" who was "like, very smart".
Michael Wolff's new book suggests that even the president's closest advisors question his fitness for office.
The row has overshadowed key talks on the Republican party's 2018 agenda.
Speaking to reporters after meeting with senior party members at Camp David on Saturday, the president disputed Mr Wolff's account, claiming it was a "work of fiction".
The debate over Trump's mental health
Trump's fear of poisoning and other extraordinary claims
Addressing the questions about his mental capacity, he said: "I went to the best colleges, I had a situation where I was a very excellent student, came out and made billions and billions of dollars, became one of the top business people, went to television and for 10 years was a tremendous success, as you probably have heard."
He disputed Mr Wolff's claim of a three-hour on the record interview between the two. "It didn't exist, it's in his imagination," Mr Trump said, while acknowledging that he had been interviewed by the author at some point.
The book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, paints a picture of the president as impatient, unable to grasp policy, and prone to rambling and repeating himself.
The fallout from the book has loomed over the Camp David meeting - a gathering of key Republicans designed to thrash out legislative priorities for 2018.
More from the book, including Ivanka's presidential ambitions
Who are winners and losers in Trump-Bannon row?
Mr Trump gave a press conference at the presidential retreat, flanked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Vice-President Mike Pence and other senior Republicans.
The president, who has previously derided Camp David and opted instead to stay at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, told reporters that the retreat was a "very special place" with a "feeling you don't have in many places".
What's on the agenda?
While short on detail, the president said the gathered Republicans had "a couple of incredible meetings" and discussed "security, infrastructure, the military, all types of military situations".
On North Korea, he said he hoped rare talks between North and South Korea will go "beyond the Olympics," with the US joining the process at the "appropriate time."
He said the country would fight the scourge of drug addiction, and praised the success of countries that have treated the problem "harshly" - "those are the ones that have much less difficulty," he added.
He has previously praised the leader of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, over his drug policy. Mr Duterte has encouraged the extrajudicial executions of drug offenders by police and vigilantes.
On immigration, he said he hoped to work with the Democrats on a resolution to Daca, the so-called Dreamers programme for immigrants who came to the US as undocumented children, and reiterated that Mexico would in some way pay for his border wall.
The book everyone's talking about
Fire and Fury went on sale early on Friday, days ahead of its scheduled release, amid the president lawyers' attempts to block its publication. It has become an instant bestseller.
The book describes a Trump team shocked by their own win on election night, White House staffers saying Mr Trump's "mental powers were slipping", and senior administration officials calling Mr Trump an "idiot".
Media caption - Michael Wolff tells the BBC that Donald Trump's team came to believe he could not function as president
It has also sparked a public rift between Mr Trump and his former aide Steve Bannon, who is quoted as accusing Mr Trump's eldest son Donald Jr of "treasonous" behaviour in meeting a group of Russians.
Mr Bannon and the author have both been the target of the president's ire over the past few days - the former cried when he lost his job last year, Mr Trump said; the latter had written a book "full of lies", he added.
On Friday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told CNN that he had "no reason to question" Mr Trump's mental fitness.
Media caption - Dozens queued for the release of Fire and Fury
Trump is not letting this one go
Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News Washington
Perceived slights, insults and questions about his intelligence. If Donald Trump's recent Twitter feed is any indication, these are the topics on the president's mind as he settles in for the night and when he rises in the morning.
Given the daunting tasks facing the administration and Congress in the coming weeks, some of his allies and aides at Camp David may view the president's concerns as misdirected.
That Mr Trump feels compelled to respond to criticism, however, should come as little surprise. This is particularly true when the topic is his intellect, the strength of which he frequently boasts.
In Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff recounts tales by White House aides of a president with a short attention span, bouncing from issue to issue like a pinball. In recent interviews, the author has said the president's aggressive reaction to his book proves this point.
It seems, however, that Mr Trump's counterattack is just getting started.
Stormy Affair (22/01/18)
I used to think that the Clintons were the most dysfunctional, high-profile couple around as Hillary stood resolutely by her man after Bill's various affairs and sexual indiscretions became so public.
But now Donald and Melania Trump have well and truly knocked the Clintons off their perch, as details emerge of Donald's lurid affair with the porn star 'Stormy Daniels' which confirm that the President really is a skank.
The affair took place just after Melania gave birth to their son Barron which probably explains the First Lady's preference for separate bedrooms when she visits the White House.
In any event the terrible betrayal involved ought to have ended up with Donald being shown the door, especially as the affair surfaced again with news that Donald arranged for his lawyers to pay Ms Daniels $130,000 in 'hush money' ahead of the presidential election - as The Mirror reports below.
Now that he's a politician, Trump has 'found religion' as these characters often do but so far at least, I haven't heard what the President's spiritual adviser thinks about his sordid affair.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-made-porn-star-11881870
DONALD TRUMP ALLEGEDLY 'PAID SEX ACTRESS £100,000 TO KEEP QUIET ABOUT FLING THEY HAD'
President Donald Trump once had a porn star spank him with a Forbes business magazine cover featuring his picture, according to the X-rated actress.
Last week, it was reported the US leader's alleged former mistress, Stormy Daniels, was paid $130,000 (£95,000) in October 2016 not to talk about their relationship before the 2016 election.
The deal was alleged to have been brokered by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen.
The spanking was revealed in a string of emails obtained in the US.
Andrea Dube, a political consultant based in New Orleans and one of the email recipients, confirmed they are "100 percent" authentic.
Stupid Is As Stupid Does (07/01/18)
Donald Trump calls a press conference to prove he's not stupid - then tries to convince the world that he's 'very stable genius' to boot.
Ha, ha, ha, ha - now that is funny.
Fire and Fury: Trump says book is 'fiction' and author a 'fraud'
Media caption - President Trump: "We didn't have an interview"
Donald Trump has rejected doubts over his mental health raised in a bombshell new book, describing the book as "fiction" and the author as a "fraud".
His remarks followed an earlier rebuttal on Twitter, in which the president claimed he was a "very stable genius" who was "like, very smart".
Michael Wolff's new book suggests that even the president's closest advisors question his fitness for office.
The row has overshadowed key talks on the Republican party's 2018 agenda.
Speaking to reporters after meeting with senior party members at Camp David on Saturday, the president disputed Mr Wolff's account, claiming it was a "work of fiction".
The debate over Trump's mental health
Trump's fear of poisoning and other extraordinary claims
Addressing the questions about his mental capacity, he said: "I went to the best colleges, I had a situation where I was a very excellent student, came out and made billions and billions of dollars, became one of the top business people, went to television and for 10 years was a tremendous success, as you probably have heard."
He disputed Mr Wolff's claim of a three-hour on the record interview between the two. "It didn't exist, it's in his imagination," Mr Trump said, while acknowledging that he had been interviewed by the author at some point.
The book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, paints a picture of the president as impatient, unable to grasp policy, and prone to rambling and repeating himself.
The fallout from the book has loomed over the Camp David meeting - a gathering of key Republicans designed to thrash out legislative priorities for 2018.
More from the book, including Ivanka's presidential ambitions
Who are winners and losers in Trump-Bannon row?
Mr Trump gave a press conference at the presidential retreat, flanked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Vice-President Mike Pence and other senior Republicans.
The president, who has previously derided Camp David and opted instead to stay at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, told reporters that the retreat was a "very special place" with a "feeling you don't have in many places".
What's on the agenda?
While short on detail, the president said the gathered Republicans had "a couple of incredible meetings" and discussed "security, infrastructure, the military, all types of military situations".
On North Korea, he said he hoped rare talks between North and South Korea will go "beyond the Olympics," with the US joining the process at the "appropriate time."
He said the country would fight the scourge of drug addiction, and praised the success of countries that have treated the problem "harshly" - "those are the ones that have much less difficulty," he added.
He has previously praised the leader of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, over his drug policy. Mr Duterte has encouraged the extrajudicial executions of drug offenders by police and vigilantes.
On immigration, he said he hoped to work with the Democrats on a resolution to Daca, the so-called Dreamers programme for immigrants who came to the US as undocumented children, and reiterated that Mexico would in some way pay for his border wall.
The book everyone's talking about
Fire and Fury went on sale early on Friday, days ahead of its scheduled release, amid the president lawyers' attempts to block its publication. It has become an instant bestseller.
The book describes a Trump team shocked by their own win on election night, White House staffers saying Mr Trump's "mental powers were slipping", and senior administration officials calling Mr Trump an "idiot".
Media caption - Michael Wolff tells the BBC that Donald Trump's team came to believe he could not function as president
It has also sparked a public rift between Mr Trump and his former aide Steve Bannon, who is quoted as accusing Mr Trump's eldest son Donald Jr of "treasonous" behaviour in meeting a group of Russians.
Mr Bannon and the author have both been the target of the president's ire over the past few days - the former cried when he lost his job last year, Mr Trump said; the latter had written a book "full of lies", he added.
On Friday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told CNN that he had "no reason to question" Mr Trump's mental fitness.
Media caption - Dozens queued for the release of Fire and Fury
Trump is not letting this one go
Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News Washington
Perceived slights, insults and questions about his intelligence. If Donald Trump's recent Twitter feed is any indication, these are the topics on the president's mind as he settles in for the night and when he rises in the morning.
Given the daunting tasks facing the administration and Congress in the coming weeks, some of his allies and aides at Camp David may view the president's concerns as misdirected.
That Mr Trump feels compelled to respond to criticism, however, should come as little surprise. This is particularly true when the topic is his intellect, the strength of which he frequently boasts.
In Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff recounts tales by White House aides of a president with a short attention span, bouncing from issue to issue like a pinball. In recent interviews, the author has said the president's aggressive reaction to his book proves this point.
It seems, however, that Mr Trump's counterattack is just getting started.
Stormy Affair (22/01/18)
I used to think that the Clintons were the most dysfunctional, high-profile couple around as Hillary stood resolutely by her man after Bill's various affairs and sexual indiscretions became so public.
But now Donald and Melania Trump have well and truly knocked the Clintons off their perch, as details emerge of Donald's lurid affair with the porn star 'Stormy Daniels' which confirm that the President really is a skank.
The affair took place just after Melania gave birth to their son Barron which probably explains the First Lady's preference for separate bedrooms when she visits the White House.
In any event the terrible betrayal involved ought to have ended up with Donald being shown the door, especially as the affair surfaced again with news that Donald arranged for his lawyers to pay Ms Daniels $130,000 in 'hush money' ahead of the presidential election - as The Mirror reports below.
Now that he's a politician, Trump has 'found religion' as these characters often do but so far at least, I haven't heard what the President's spiritual adviser thinks about his sordid affair.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-made-porn-star-11881870
DONALD TRUMP ALLEGEDLY 'PAID SEX ACTRESS £100,000 TO KEEP QUIET ABOUT FLING THEY HAD'
President Donald Trump once had a porn star spank him with a Forbes business magazine cover featuring his picture, according to the X-rated actress.
Last week, it was reported the US leader's alleged former mistress, Stormy Daniels, was paid $130,000 (£95,000) in October 2016 not to talk about their relationship before the 2016 election.
The deal was alleged to have been brokered by Trump's attorney Michael Cohen.
The spanking was revealed in a string of emails obtained in the US.
Andrea Dube, a political consultant based in New Orleans and one of the email recipients, confirmed they are "100 percent" authentic.
Donald Trump's Forbes magazine cover
Stormy Daniels claims she had sex with Donald Trump months after his wife Melania gave birth(Image: FilmMagic)
In 2009, Daniels - real name Stephanie Clifford - was thinking of a run for the Senate in Louisiana and was working with local political consultants about potential donors.
Trump was on her list - and his name was one of the contacts in her phone, one political aide told Democratic consultant Andrea Dubé in an email.
"She says one time he made her sit with him for three hours watching Shark Week. Another time he had her spank him with a Forbes magazine," the consultant wrote to Dubé.
The consultant revealed Clifford had told him the bizarre spanking session occurred while they were involved in a sexual relationship that began soon after they met during a golf tournament in July 2006.
The magazine that Trump asked Clifford to spank him with had his face on the cover, the consultant added.
An Autumn 2006 cover of Forbes features a photo of Trump flanked by his daughter, Ivanka, and his son, Donald Jr.
In 2009, Daniels - real name Stephanie Clifford - was thinking of a run for the Senate in Louisiana and was working with local political consultants about potential donors.
Trump was on her list - and his name was one of the contacts in her phone, one political aide told Democratic consultant Andrea Dubé in an email.
"She says one time he made her sit with him for three hours watching Shark Week. Another time he had her spank him with a Forbes magazine," the consultant wrote to Dubé.
The consultant revealed Clifford had told him the bizarre spanking session occurred while they were involved in a sexual relationship that began soon after they met during a golf tournament in July 2006.
The magazine that Trump asked Clifford to spank him with had his face on the cover, the consultant added.
An Autumn 2006 cover of Forbes features a photo of Trump flanked by his daughter, Ivanka, and his son, Donald Jr.
