Trump mocked for using ludicrous way to look taller next to Ohio State football team: 'He's so fragile'

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump was brutally mocked on the internet as he used a ludicrous way to look taller next to the Ohio State football team after he invited them to the White House on Monday, April 14.

The team, along with coach Ryan Day, was in Washington, DC, to celebrate their College Football Playoff National Championship win over Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame, the Irish Star reported.

Donald Trump uses weird way to look taller next to Ohio State football team

As the football team celebrated its win, President Donald Trump stood in front of the Buckeyes on a raised platform, which made him look a few inches taller than some of the state's players.

Interestingly, Trump explained the reason for this and claimed that he wanted to look taller than the players standing behind him.

Trump was candid as he spoke to the reporters on why he wanted to have a raised platform as he talked about Ohio State's win in the college football season.

Trump told the reporters, "Do you notice the way they're sitting in, like, a little trench? I didn't want them at the same level. Actually, it was really — but I feel very good about that, (Vice President JD Vance), right? Let's keep them down a little bit."

Notably, he made the comments after the results of his annual physical examination raised eyebrows regarding the legitimacy of the test.

As per the result, the president was deemed to be in "excellent" health and even achieved a perfect cognitive test score, according to Irish Star.

Moreover, the POTUS stood at 6 feet 3 inches and weighed in at 224 pounds, as his BMI measured at 28, which would put him in the "overweight" category, per the outlet.

However, Trump's explanation of the raised platform was not the only interesting moment during the celebration. At one point, JD Vance tried lifting the trophy, only for him to drop it, despite the help from TreVeyon Henderson, marking an embarrassing incident of the day.

Donald Trump mocked for using raised platform to look taller next to Ohio State football team

Many internet users mocked Donald Trump as he used a raised platform to look taller next to the Ohio State football team after he invited them to the White House.

A user wrote on X, "He's so fragile," while another added, "They deserve it for even showing up."

A person said, "It’s not only that he did that to look taller and more powerful but that he pointed it out publically, to humiliate them. Layers of abuse," whereas another mentioned, "A president who needs to physically lower others to feel powerful has no business leading anything, let alone a country."

One person wrote, "Trump’s height insecurity is showing again—literally lowering others to boost his ego. Classic projection, as The Conversation pointed out, where he deflects his own flaws onto others," while another commented, "What a small small, petty, vain man he is!"

A person mentioned, "Egomania is a horrible thing."

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