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Kennedy was ‘the second most good-looking president,’ leaving unsaid who is the firstAuthor of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Usha Vance for her "Storytime with the Second Lady" podcast, in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo by The White House/XU.S. President Donald Trump riffed on his White House predecessors in a children’s podcast Friday, while also joking about his weight and musing as to whether his body is swimsuit-ready.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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Everything starts here, ends here, starts again,” he said, with a plush bald eagle at his elbow.Trump then added that he doesn’t have much time to read books.Get a dash of perspective along with the trending news of the day in a very readable format.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again“I end up reading mostly newspapers. I usually read stories about myself,” he said.Turning to “Presidents Play!”, a book detailing pastimes of former White House occupants, Trump offered a stream of commentary as he flipped through the illustrated pages.Abraham Lincoln rode horses: “I’d like to ride horses, too,” Trump said, but warned of the risks of falling off.“We get a nice old horse that’s extremely slow, lazy, and maybe ride him.”John Quincy Adams swam in a nearby creek.“I think we’re building a beautiful ballroom on top of it, based on this picture,” Trump noted, referring to his pet construction project which has been snarled by lawsuits.Franklin D Roosevelt swam in an indoor pool which today is the White House press room, while Gerald Ford enjoyed an outdoor pool, Trump said.“I don’t know if I look good in a bathing suit. I haven’t had a bathing suit in a long time. I’m too busy,” Trump said.John F. Kennedy was a sailor and “the second most good-looking president,” Trump said, leaving unsaid who is the first.Bill Clinton, a jogger, “actually was a nice guy.”“I like Bill Clinton a lot,” Trump said, making him a rare Democrat to earn a spot on Trump’s list of nice people, even though his wife Hillary — whom Trump defeated in the 2016 election — is a longtime political nemesis.Trump said another foe, Barack Obama, liked to shoot hoops but “I don’t know if he’s a good basketball player. I tend to doubt it.”Baseball fan William Howard Taft, who served from 1909 to 1913, was America’s heaviest president at well over 300 pounds (136 kilos).“I have to be careful because I don’t want to supersede his record, and a thing like that would be possible if I allowed it to happen,” said Trump, a big man himself who is known to like junk food.Turning to a current topic, Vance asked Trump why children should celebrate Saturday’s anniversary of the U.S. declaration of independence from Britain.“We have a great country. We have a country that is under a little bit of a ledge right now,” he said. “It can go one way or another, you understand that, but we’re going to go the other.”Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark nationalpost.com and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here. 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