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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes Donald Trump have dementia?
If so, it can accelerate very rapidly.
Six weeks can seem like six months. The deterioration happens more quickly than most people realize. I am speaking from personal experience.
His supporters need to realize the direction he is going.
Johonny
(21,817 posts)He didnt just start stumbling over words, slurring words, making up words, ranting, and talking at a 3rd grade level. That's Trump from 1980s to present. I cant tell the difference. He's dumb, lazy and repetitive. And always has been.
Only a doctor examination could tell, but he sees quacks so no chance we ever know until it's too late.
Maraya1969
(22,958 posts)Like forgetting who he ran against or getting people's names and titles mixed up. That sounds kind of new to me. AND back then no one was questioning if he had dementia. He was just a big fat jerk then
Johonny
(21,817 posts)Last election. And thought Fredrick Douglas was a living person . . . The list of Trump stumbling and slurring words while ranting is near endless.
Maraya1969
(22,958 posts)speak easy
(10,314 posts)louis-t
(23,542 posts)screams from his worshipers. I think he does it on purpose. For a while, he was screaming "Barack Hussein Obama" at his Nazi rallies.
jcgoldie
(11,934 posts)HE'S TOO FUCKING STUPID TO TELL!
Wonder Why
(4,516 posts)is a universe out there he cannot control so it has overwhelmed his small brain causing shorting.
He has always had things going on upstairs but over the past 6 months things
have gotten worse cognitively for Trump. I think tertiary syphilis might have some-
thing to do with it.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,557 posts)there is NO evidence that he has syphilis, regardless of stage.
Botany
(72,208 posts)
. he went through of getting an STD when others went to Vietnam because he Donny J Trump was at
risk from going out and having sex with women he met @ night clubs and then said something like but
I never got it. You can count on whatever that turd bucket says is 180 degrees from the truth. The
pictures of him with what looked like syphilitic shankars on his hands with a bandage on the back of
his neck a few weeks ago were damning (if real).
Happy Hoosier
(8,274 posts)Not sure if it is technically "dementia," But just compare videos of him from 2016 to today.... the dude has scrambled eggs in his skull. It's a stew of entitlement, hate, and malice.
ProudMNDemocrat
(18,779 posts)There are several residents who I have gotten to know over the 18 months. I have noticed deterioration in them. They tend to repeat the same thing over and over again because that is all that they can remember. Their physical appearance is changing as well, hygiene habits too.
The Dipshit is showing visible signs of dementia, possible drug use as well. Couldn't happen to a nicer Dipshit.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,557 posts)The drugs are overcompensating for mental decline. It's possible that he's going full-bore with stimulants like Adderall, and it's affecting his mental processing when on stage. But without the stimulants, he'd be shoeless with coffee stains on his shirt.
MyNameIsJonas
(744 posts)bucolic_frolic
(46,412 posts)Such anger is a tell. There is going to be a triggering event. They can be benign, running away, driving hundreds of miles away. It's like they break contact with reality and the limits on their reality. By that measure, Trump is just about there. But they can also become violent, abruptly. Smashing furniture, slashing things. Hide the scissors, lock up the knives, no glassware. That's the advice at that point.
WiVoter
(1,104 posts)who are younger, relatively speaking of course.
kentuck
(112,491 posts)No matter how much they may try.
multigraincracker
(33,845 posts)Depends.
Blue Owl
(54,308 posts)RainCaster
(11,440 posts)That's his movements when he's pinching a loaf. Nice.
summer_in_TX
(3,102 posts)Works for his cult.
Farmer-Rick
(11,127 posts)He looks like he's coming out of the womb.
His hands look so tiny there.
Sailingdiver
(167 posts)frogstar0
(110 posts)She is looking for a health event, and going down the dementia drain is one of the possibilities.
She is looking for a court event, 14th adm, convictions etc.
If she is still running, and the only one, she maybe can grab the delegates. Although many MAGAs will vote for him even if he were dead.
Firestorm49
(4,170 posts)rurallib
(63,071 posts)Tickle
(2,927 posts)I guess if I hear every day, I'll accept it.
I do see him in NYC in the morning and another state in the afternoon.
gab13by13
(24,514 posts)A couple of Ambien on the plane and he is refreshed in another state.
nevergiveup
(4,815 posts)I believe we will know by May. I think it is 50/50 that if Haley can hang in there she will be the nominee. For those who don't think the MAGA fools will vote for Haley in a general then please tell me who you think they will vote for because THEY WILL VOTE and it won't be for Biden.
homegirl
(1,514 posts)voting for a WOMAN of COLOR? With great reluctance, if at all...Hopefully 10 to 15% will stay home, which is great for the down ballot Democratic candidates.
k55f5r
(381 posts)voting for an INDIAN WOMAN of COLOR or staying home to watch the season opener of Yellowstone (whatever), then there will be a lot of tv watching going on.
MY Prediction - Lowest voter turnout for Rethuglians ever. I can see a lot of them voting for RFK jr with trump off the ballot.
live love laugh
(14,091 posts)to avoid legal challenges.
Farmer-Rick
(11,127 posts)More haphazard in his monologues, I wouldn't call them speeches. His ramblings have gotten more frequent. His word salads have less coherence then they use to. That upturned nose and droopy scowl has become his look where before he use to smile more often.
The fact that he couldn't stop humiliating E J Carroll in public even after being fined $5 million says a lot. Trump loves money, he's all greed. Giving it away really is something he loathes. So, I believe he's going to slip and attack her again. I bet his kids are monitoring his tweets and teleprompter to keep him from giving away more of their inheritance.
His hair has gotten whiter and more wispy. He uses more and darker make up. He's gotten saggy.
Maybe he's lost some weight or is on a medication to take the weight off. I doubt rich people exercise or diet to lose weight anymore. They can just get a medicine that will drop 60 pounds off their corpulent bodies in less than 6 months.
gab13by13
(24,514 posts)cannot be good for him.
radical noodle
(8,242 posts)might be different than the normal person with dementia.
https://psychcentral.com/pro/exhausted-woman/2017/01/the-aging-narcissist-adding-dementia-to-the-mix#2
But what the narcissist can't do is dodge the effects of dementia. As a progressive indiscriminate disorder which sometimes transforms into Alzheimers or other disorders, dementia affects every area of the brain in random order. What seemed natural and habitual now becomes foreign and difficult. Memory becomes scattered and unreliable. Familiar people become strangers or even enemies that are out to get them.
For the narcissist, this is completely unacceptable. Most narcissists rely heavily on their cognitive abilities as a way of constantly demonstrating superiority over others in performance, influence, power, beauty, or money. Any sign that is is deteriorating or diminishing is out of the question, something that cannot and will not be tolerated. This is when the narcissist is most at risk for suicidal behavior.
There's more, including a good breakdown of phases in the article.
While I doubt trump is inclined toward suicide, I do think a demented narcissist will not have a good end-of-life experience.
niyad
(118,979 posts)limbicnuminousity
(1,409 posts)but he's losing any semblance of composure in the courtrooms. Huffing and puffing at a judge suggests he's incapable of exerting self-control even when it's for self-preservation. The more he's penalized, the worse he becomes. Stress and drugs and being held accountable may well push him into lala-land.
Hippo_The_Pointer
(80 posts)I would suggest that only an appropriately trained medical professional can make that call. In this specific situation I would suggest TFG undergo a careful examination by a veterinarian.
Bettie
(16,835 posts)he did in 2016. He's never been the sharpest crayon in the box.
LetMyPeopleVote
(153,634 posts)librechik
(30,783 posts)And we would have tied him to a wheelchair.
But maybe he is just in an "altered state" because of the ketamine in Dr. Donny's drug treatment.
mucifer
(24,635 posts)Different people progress differently.
Paladin
(28,699 posts)RoeVWade
(233 posts)nt*
liberalmediaaddict
(915 posts)Especially with speech and word finding. Problem is the right wing media has been effective at convincing many Americans that Biden's cognitive issues are even worse.
If what they say about Biden was true his cabinet would have invoked the 25th amendment years ago. The reality is there's no evidence he's unable to do his job as President and fulfill his responsibilities.
Biden does move slower due to age and has never been the strongest communicator. While Trump compensates for his mental impairment and poor physical health with his manic, loud speeches where he's waving his arms wildly. People mistake that for stamina and strength.
Because the major networks aren't covering Trump's deranged rally speeches and Truth Social posts the majority of Americans have no clue how much he's deteriorated since 2016. Meanwhile every Biden gaffe or stumble gets wall to wall coverage.
Unfortunately it's very difficult for Democrats to break through all the right wing propaganda and show Trump unfiltered. The Biden campaign is definitely trying.