President Donald Trump recently had his first presidential physical and released the information to the public. President Trump stood 6’3″ and weighed in at 239 pounds.
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn doesn’t believe those numbers and offered to donate $100,000 to President Trump’s favorite charity if he would “step on an accurate scale with an impartial medical professional.”
I will give 100 thousand dollars to Trump's favorite charity if he will step on an accurate scale with an impartial medical professional, okayed by both of us. For real. #Girther #GirtherMovement
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
This wasn’t his first Tweet about Trump’s physical. The director seemed obsessed with the reports. He even questioned President Trump’s mental stability.
Trump's medical exam says he's 6'3" and 239 pounds. Albert Pujols is 6'3" and 240 pounds. If the dementia tests are equally accurate, we are doomed. pic.twitter.com/fn0u1xzzjI
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
He didn’t stop there. He went back to an old Marco Rubio insult from the primaries to attack President Trump’s hands.
Come to think of it, perhaps Trump doesn't weigh as much as one would think because his tiny hands weigh a gram a piece.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
Many began accusing Gunn of fat shaming. However, he says it has nothing to do with fat shaming. Instead it is about “a continuous pattern of fabricating facts.”
This has nothing to do with fat shaming. It has to do with a continuous pattern of fabricating facts by both Trump and his administration. https://t.co/88Jw1pGLfe
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
He doesn’t mention any facts that were fabricated besides his belief that the physical is a lie.
Gunn then goes on to post a number of pictures comparing people of different height next to President Trump. However, in each of the photos it’s really hard to tell. One of them even has their legs cut off. And as you might remember photos can be deceptive like the dress where many people disagreed on what color it was.
A picture of a 6’3” man standing next to a 6’1” man and their wives. pic.twitter.com/VmnLjHfvMq
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
A 6’3” man standing next to a 5’10” man standing next to another 6’3” man. pic.twitter.com/f9j6oULwNN
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
Two 6'3" men standing next to each other. #Girther #GirtherMovement pic.twitter.com/yI14O6YpQ6
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
He then finally offers a piece of evidence to support his claim about a “pattern of fabricating facts.” However, it’s not really a strong piece of evidence and is more in the realm of he said, she said. Even Gunn tacitly admits it could be false when he says, “Looks like he definitely slept with that porn star.” This just appears to be his own opinion based off the Far-Left leaning Daily Beast’s reporting.
Again, I don’t care about whether Trump has sex with a porn star just like I don’t care about his weight. But I do care about his constant and unrepentant lying about all matters (and yeah, looks like he definitely slept with that porn star). https://t.co/f5Lb8jLTN8
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
Gunn then confirms he offered $100k for Trump to get on a scale while once again claiming “it’s about a pattern of lying, not about weight.”
Yes, I offered 100k for Trump to step on a legitimate scale. Now the Trumpites are out in droves claiming I'm fat-shaming (again, it's about a pattern of lying, not about weight). I wish you guys were there while Trump was calling Rosie a "fat pig" or Alicia Machado "Miss Piggy."
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
Then Gunn goes on to accuse Donald Trump of being a “dictator wannabe who is trying to destroy the press.”
But that's the point of my tweet. The biggest issue we are facing is a dictator wannabe who is trying to destroy the press. When facts don't matter, we can't even begin to have real conversations & debates about policy with a figure like that leading our country. https://t.co/Mng2wvxL6q
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) January 17, 2018
James Gunn throws around quite a bit of accusations without any real evidence to support it.
Gunn is currently working on Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 which is expected to debut sometime in 2020.