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Trump likes his steaks well-done with ketchup - here's how the other presidents ate theirs

Donald Trump — New York strip well-done, with ketchup

Trump likes his steaks well-done with ketchup - here's how the other presidents ate theirs

Barack Obama — medium-well

Barack Obama — medium-well

Multiple reports confirm that Obama always orders his steak medium-well.

George W. Bush — made with Kobe beef

George W. Bush — made with Kobe beef

Bush wasn't ashamed of his beef-loving ways. In a meeting with then-Prime Minister of Australia John Howard in 2002, he called himself a "beef man." He also mentioned eating and enjoying Kobe beef — beef from a Japanese cow breed — many times over his presidency.

Ronald Reagan — well-done

Ronald Reagan — well-done

Reagan liked his steak well-done and served with a side of chili.

Jimmy Carter – sirloin, medium-rare

Jimmy Carter – sirloin, medium-rare

One of Carter's favorite foods is sirloin steak, and he prefers it medium-rare. And with a side of cornbread, of course.

Richard Nixon — ground

Richard Nixon — ground

Nixon loved beef, but in different forms. He was especially partial to his wife Pat's meatloaf, which became something of a phenomenon. The White House printed it on stationary to mail to people on request.

Nixon also liked and spaghetti and meatballs, according to the Daily Beast. He did also like steak itself, however.

Lyndon B Johnson — filet mignon and sirloin

Lyndon B Johnson —  filet mignon and sirloin

LBJ loved his steak so much that he apparently ate filet mignon at his inaugural luncheon and then sirloin for dinner that night.

John F. Kennedy — bland

John F. Kennedy — bland

Kennedy was known to have liked steak, according to the JFK Presidential Library. But according to a new book, his one-time lover (and possible Nazi spy) Inga Arvad would make him a supper of steak and vegetables, as his stomach could only handle bland foods.

Dwight D. Eisenhower — rare, cooked directly on coals

Dwight D. Eisenhower — rare, cooked directly on coals

Eisenhower, according to a 1953 article in The Miami Daily News, "rubs the steak with oil and garlic and then, as the horrified guests look on, casually flings the steak into the midst of the red and glowing coals."

It didn't sit there for very long, as Eisenhower is also said to have preferred his steaks rare.

Harry S. Truman — well-done

Harry S. Truman — well-done

Truman supposedly once said, "Only coyotes and predatory animals eat raw beef."

William Howard Taft — for breakfast

William Howard Taft — for breakfast

Taft loved steak. In fact, we know from his housekeeper that he ate it every day. Usually a 12-ounce, but he downsized to a six- or eight-ounce piece on the advice of his doctor.

He also liked to eat steak for lunch and dinner, likely broiled with butter.

Grover Cleveland — with eggs

Grover Cleveland — with eggs

Cleveland was another man who liked his steak for breakfast, but he preferred his accompanied by eggs.

Ulysses S. Grant — well-done

Ulysses S. Grant — well-done

Grant was said to have not been able to stomach the sight of animal blood, and he required all of his meats — including steak — to be served well-done.

George Washington — steak and kidney pie

George Washington — steak and kidney pie

George Washington didn't enjoy steak as we enjoy it today, but one of his favorite meals is said to have been a savory pie full of lean steak and beef kidney.


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