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On Friday morning, former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele delivered a social media gut punch to President Donald Trump, declaring<\/u> that the commander-in-chief \u201cmight think of himself as a UFC champ, but in real life he\u2019s more of a McDonald\u2019s guy.\u201d The prominent conservative\u2019s jab came in reference to the UFC cage match Trump is preparing to host at the White House, which is being held in mid-June to mark the United States\u2019 250th birthday as well as Trump\u2019s 80th. <\/p>\n

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\u201cTrump wants to create the perfect backdrop as he rings in his 80th year to a testosterone-soaked spectacle of blood and chokeholds,\u201d continued Steele, \u201csurrounded by svelt men in uniforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Steele made the statement while sharing an article<\/u> in which he asserted that \u201cthe fitness requirements for Trump\u2019s UFC fight show [are] a double standard.\u201d He starts the piece by noting the inherently ridiculous nature of the event, but says that \u201csomehow, the cage match isn\u2019t even the height of absurdity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Citing recent reporting by the Washington Post<\/u>, Steele goes on to explain that \u201cmilitary troops hoping to attend must meet specific body composition and fitness standards. In a memo that reads more like a casting call than a military directive, the Pentagon says service members seeking tickets to Trump\u2019s UFC event must satisfy specific height-to-waist standards and meet all fitness requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t normally pass judgement on other people\u2019s fitness,\u201d notes Steele, \u201cbut the president is the one who started this, and it\u2019s not the first time he\u2019s brought up the subject.\u201d In fact, as Steele details, Trump is outright obsessed with the perception of fitness, if not its reality. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe president has spent years cultivating an image of himself as a peak specimen of physical vigor,\u201d writes Steele. \u201cFormer White House physician Ronny Jackson famously described him as having \u2018incredibly good genes.\u2019 <\/u>Earlier this year, Trump\u2019s latest White House physician reported<\/u> that he stood 6-foot-3, weighed 224 pounds and enjoyed \u2018excellent cognitive and physical health.\u2019 One of the supporting pieces of evidence? His golf victories. Can we stop with this nonsense? At the reported \u2018238\u2019 pounds and a BMI of 29.7, Trump sits just shy of the obesity cutoff. It\u2019s very convenient math.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Steele explains, Trump has long displayed a fragile relationship with measurements of all kinds, \u201cwhether we\u2019re talking about crowd sizes, election margins or, apparently, his own height. When he stood next to Prince William, who is also 6-foot-3, Trump appeared visibly shorter. Social media has receipts. The mystery of his real height resurfaced when Lara Trump, who is 5-foot-11, appeared nearly the same height as the reportedly 6-foot-3 president in an Instagram video for her show, \u2018My View With Lara Trump.\u2019 In photos from China, she appeared to tower over her father-in-law despite his officially listed height. High heels may narrow the gap, but the photos illustrate how Trump\u2019s height has become part of the factually challenged mythology around the president.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, says Steele, while Trump demands that those around him be in top shape, his attempts to fudge the state of his own fitness have fallen flat with an unconvinced public. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf the goal of the White House UFC spectacle is to project strength, it may not be working,\u201d Steele concludes. \u201cIn a recent YouGov poll<\/u>, two-thirds of respondents said they think the average American would defeat Trump in a physical fight. Just 10 percent picked the president. So while the administration is reportedly checking troops\u2019 waistlines, the public appears unconvinced about the physical prowess of the man hosting the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

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