MSNBC Hosts Mock Trump’s Reported Height and Weight: ‘Blonde or Strawberry?’

Among the many claims and controversies surrounding former President Donald Trump, the details of his physical appearance provided during his booking at Fulton County Jail last August sparked widespread amusement. As Trump was charged with attempting to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, the document recorded his height, weight, eye color, hair color, and other physical features.

However, MSNBC hosts, including Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid, were particularly taken aback by the information, as reported by The Wrap. In a viral clip circulating on social media, Maddow delved into the details of Trump’s physical description. “He’s listed as a white male. His hair color is listed as blonde or strawberry,” she began, with Reid interrupting to ask jokingly, “Is that a nice way to say orange?” Maddow continued, “Blonde or strawberry.

His eye color is listed as blue. His height is listed as 6’3″. And his weight is listed… 175!” She later corrected herself, noting that the weight was actually reported as 215 pounds. Maddow humorously questioned the process, saying, “I was like, ‘Do they actually measure him? Do they put him on a scale?’ It’s not like going to the veterinarian — they do not actually make you stand on a scale.”

Chris Hayes added to the mockery by pointing out, “It is the exact dimensions of Lamar Jackson, the quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens. I don’t know if the control room has Lamar Jackson.” Maddow chimed in, “I mean, the resemblance is uncanny! That’s what you’re trying to say, I think.”

Nicolle Wallace took the humor further by speculating on Trump’s preparation for the debate. “I believe 24 hours ago when we were together, I said, ‘I bet he’s not at the debate because he’s fasting.’ But even if he fasted, there’s no way — and Mark Meadows had to also self-report his own weight. He clocked in at 240. There’s no way Trump is 25 pounds lighter than Meadows!”

Lawrence O’Donnell also took a shot at Trump’s hair color, asking, “Do we know who entered the hair color? Is that Donald Trump, or is that a legal description of the hair color?” Maddow added, “I’ve never seen in a government document — when you buy a fishing license or something, there’s dropdown menus of things to choose between. I’ve never seen strawberry as an option.”

The mocking extended beyond MSNBC. Social media users on X (formerly Twitter) joined in, ridiculing Trump’s reported physical stats. One user joked, “Too funny, perhaps the little man who lives inside of Trump and makes him do very bad things weighs 215, but the entire package is pushing 280!” Another quipped, “Blonde/Strawberry? Is that what it said on the tag when he picked up his wig? 215 lbs? Maybe when he was in high school. Even his height he has to lie, not an honest bit of fiber in that man.”

In January of this year, reporter Jules Suzdaltsev scrutinized Trump’s height using image pixels, declaring, “Donald Trump is exactly 5’11. This pic of Barron & Trump makes it trivially easy to compare their heights. Trump is 458 pixels tall, and Barron is 508 pixels tall (you can check). If Trump were 6’3, Barron would be a hair short of 7ft tall. But Barron is exactly 6’7,” as reported by Newsweek.

The public’s reaction to Trump’s self-reported physical details highlights the ongoing scrutiny and skepticism that follow the former president, even down to the most personal of metrics.