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Trump Interrupts Speech to Demand Photographers “Make Me Look Thin” in Photos

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Jan 08, 2026
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President Donald Trump abruptly paused a GOP speech at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to chastise photographers, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times photographer, for making him look “heavy” in photos, a remark that instantly trended online. The exchange matters because it highlights Trump’s continued focus on his personal image a…

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