Donald Trump regularly criticizes people for being overweight. Just ask Alicia Machado, the former Miss Universe he put through hell when she gained weight after being exposed to the U.S.’s notoriously large food portions — he made her work out in front of TV news cameras. In his railing against Rosie O’Donnell, her weight is a favorite target. And during the first debate, he said the hackers who leaked DNC emails this summer probably weighed 400 pounds. Sure, being overweight is not good for your health, but fat-shaming is a disgusting behavior to engage in, especially when the fat-shamer in question is himself really fat. Seriously. Have you seen him in person, from the side? He is a pretty big dude. Even his “doctor” (Dr. Oz, from TV) said he was “slightly overweight” (and other reports suggest his weight is a bit more than “slightly” over). —KB
This article appears in Best of The Bay 2016.
