PARTY OF SCIENCE: Proud Trump 'girther' not sure how muscle mass works

Brett T. | 10:32 PM on January 16, 2018

As Twitchy reported, some were skeptical that the president’s weight is 239 lbs., as reported Tuesday by the White House physician. That kicked off the “girther” movement, which is gaining more and more followers, it seems.

TV writer Steve Marmel — the guy who observed Hillary Clinton’s book launch by promising to retweet only women that day — even went to the trouble of making a graphic to show how ridiculous of an idea it was to claim Trump weighs 239.

All of them have about the same height and weight, per the White House health report.
Let me know when you've stopped laughing.
I'll be here.#DaftTaft pic.twitter.com/iXJNdNNq1n

— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) January 17, 2018

People are laughing, but not for the reason Marmel thinks.

https://twitter.com/mPorterPerkins/status/953455334361849856

Breaking: Local man does not understand muscle mass.

Yes, people in peak physical shape and with lots of muscle mass tend to weigh more than you would imagine. https://t.co/AFiEc33404

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) January 17, 2018

I don't see what a comparison to professional athletes who have 40-50 pounds more muscle mass than Trump is supposed to prove. https://t.co/mDKakmYqDu

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) January 17, 2018

We didn’t see what retweeting only women was supposed to prove either, so …