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‘Fat shaming is cool now?’ Pelosi’s jab at Trump’s weight sends #MorbidlyObese trending & the ‘Resistance’ can’t get enough
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was cheered by President Donald Trump’s critics after dubbing him “morbidly obese,” even making the phrase trend online, but many have condemned what they see as a double standard over “fat shaming.”
Pelosi’s comment came during an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday, telling the pundit she was concerned about the president’s health after he said he was taking hydroxychloroquine – a controversial treatment for Covid-19 which Trump says he’s taking as a preventative measure. Speaking on air, Pelosi “diagnosed” the US leader as “morbidly obese.”
“I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group, and in his, shall we say, weight group: ‘Morbidly obese,’ they say,” says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Pres. Trump’s revelation he is taking hydroxychloroquine. pic.twitter.com/0ImjpEjg9q
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) May 19, 2020
Trump’s critics online wasted little time before cheering on Pelosi’s dig at the president, while simultaneously racing to explain that it was not an example of “fat shaming” – which for some progressives is tantamount to a hate crime. “Morbid obesity” is a scientific term which Pelosi used accurately, many argued, insisting she did not intend it as an insult.
Anyone notice they’ve started giving the bully a taste of his own medicine recently? Called him an Imbecile, “not even pretending to be in charge” and now #morbidlyobese
