NEW: Donald Trump has lost 15 pounds since his presidency ended January 20, an advisor tells @thisisinsider - The spray tan is also gone, and gray hairs are coming in. @tomlobianco w/ the latest ($) businessinsider.com/donald-trump-w…
A Trump advisor on the weight loss: “The secret to his success is a little bit of golf and a whole lot of endorsements" — a reference to the Trump stamps of political approval the former president has recently issued a string of supportive Republicans.
Other advisors who have met recently with Trump tell Insider the former president looks happier, healthier, and even svelte — relatively speaking — since leaving Washington in January under the cloud of a second impeachment trial.
“He was eating all those M&Ms on [Air Force One] all the time," said one Trump advisor who's watched him trim up since leaving Washington. "He's a big man with a big frame, and he's lost a lot of weight. I can't tell you how much, but it's a lot. You can see it in his suits."
A slimmer Trump also has Republicans wondering if the former president is already plotting a serious run for the White House again in 2024.
"I think there's an extra 10- to 15-percent chance he runs (for president in 2024) if he lost 20 pounds," one veteran Republican strategist told Insider.
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