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WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump joined second lady Usha Vance on her podcast where guests read picture books to children, but Trump, who is notorious for veering off script, offered a running commentary on his predecessors, his physique, and how he\u2019s spending his time in the White House.<\/p>\n

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In Trump\u2019s appearance on Vance\u2019s \u201cStorytime with the Second Lady,\u201d podcast, which was posted online Friday, the president read \u201cPresidents Play!\u201d a children\u2019s book from the White House Historical Association that features illustrations of the presidents enjoying sports and using the White House and its grounds for recreation.<\/p>\n

Trump pretaped the appearance in mid-June in the White House\u2019s Oval Office, where the abundant gold accents he added were supplemented for the occasion with a bald eagle stuffed animal, tables made up of stacks of oversized books and a globe made out of Legos.<\/p>\n

When Vance asked Trump if he has much time to read for fun while serving as president, he replied that he ends up mostly reading newspapers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI usually read stories about myself,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

As Trump turned through the children\u2019s book, he made observations about past presidents, cracked some jokes, and threw in a plug for the extensive ballroom he\u2019s building on the White House grounds.<\/p>\n

He described Lyndon Johnson as a \u201ctough cookie,\u201d Ronald Reagan as a \u201chigh-quality person\u201d and \u201clike your father was president,\u201d and John F. Kennedy as \u201cthe second-most good-looking president.\u201d Left unsaid was who Trump felt was the best-looking president.<\/p>\n

Richard Nixon, the only president to resign the office after he became embroiled in the Watergate scandal, \u201cgot himself into trouble, I guess.\u201d Herbert Hoover, who was president during the Great Depression, was depicted in the book playing a game he made up called \u201cHoover Ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat worked out better for him than the economy,\u201d Trump quipped.<\/p>\n

Barack Obama, who has been a longtime object of Trump\u2019s derision, was illustrated playing basketball.<\/p>\n

Trump, calling him \u201cBarack Hussein Obama,\u201d said he doubted Obama was a good basketball player. He then shared that Obama\u2019s favorite sport is golf, but added, \u201cHe won\u2019t be in the Masters anytime soon,\u201d referring to the professional golf tournament.<\/p>\n

When he reached a page with a drawing of Bill Clinton running on the jogging track the former president installed at the White House, Trump remarked, \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

But he added that he likes Clinton \u201ca lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump mused about riding a horse after seeing a picture of Abraham Lincoln riding one.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s great. I\u2019d like to ride horses, too,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIn fact, it gives me an idea, but when you fall off a horse\u2026 I\u2019ve seen too many things happen. Falling off horses is not good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The solution he suggested was \u201cA nice old horse that\u2019s extremely slow, lazy\u201d and that he would \u201cmaybe ride it.\u201d<\/p>\n

A picture of John Quincy Adams swimming in what was then the Tiber Creek that ran past the South Lawn of the White House prompted Trump to remark, \u201cI think we\u2019re building a beautiful ballroom on top of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the other presidents\u2019 physical activity prompted some reflection on his own physique.<\/p>\n

When he saw Gerald Ford swimming in a pool, Trump said: \u201cI don\u2019t know if I look good in a bathing suit. I haven\u2019t had a bathing suit in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

William Howard Taft, who was known for his girth, \u201cwas our heaviest president,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to be careful because I don\u2019t want to supersede his record,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd a thing like that would be possible if I allowed it to happen. For all of you out there watching, keep yourself in good shape.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to encouraging young viewers to stay in shape, Trump offered a somewhat cloudy message when the second lady asked him for his advice to children on why they should celebrate the country on July 4th.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a great country,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe have a country that, it\u2019s on a little bit of a ledge right now. It can go one way or another, you understand that. But we\u2019re going to make it go the other. And we\u2019re going to make America greater than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n

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