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Just some evidence of the stroke trump had a few months back (Original Post) magicguido Aug 2020 OP
If Trump Did Have A Stroke - Can The Repugs In Good..... global1 Aug 2020 #1
It would be very easy for them to just say Mr.Bill Aug 2020 #4
You assume they have a conscience. nt Susan Calvin Aug 2020 #15
He could be pooping in his diapers, and they STILL wouldn't care sandensea Aug 2020 #34
It doesn't seem to be stopping him CentralMass Aug 2020 #2
Could also be lumbar stenosis rwsanders Aug 2020 #3
His right leg - watch how is flops and twists gristy Aug 2020 #5
Exactly. He can't control his foot. It flops. Native Aug 2020 #7
This is just the beginning. Mini-strokes normally continue and they worsen. Eyeball_Kid Aug 2020 #9
You mean like this? lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #46
And probably his right hand. Delmette2.0 Aug 2020 #12
Obvious foot drop on the right. volstork Aug 2020 #14
Would also explain his tendency for word-vomit.... lastlib Aug 2020 #32
mental damage.. Squidly Sep 2020 #43
He's probably high on some strong pain meds IronLionZion Aug 2020 #8
he also has to lean on things KT2000 Aug 2020 #6
And FOX news. mjvpi Aug 2020 #11
+1 Gore1FL Aug 2020 #13
... C Moon Aug 2020 #21
His Vietnam War wounds are acting up. Martin Eden Aug 2020 #10
That's a good one. Oppaloopa Aug 2020 #28
Hamberder on the brain bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #16
I was thinking it is too much Covfefe drinking myself... Moostache Aug 2020 #17
May he have another stroke soon mokawanis Aug 2020 #18
Please.... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #23
On the debate stage, please. It's 2020. It could happen. n/t ms liberty Aug 2020 #29
My late husband had a really nasty stroke years ago. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2020 #19
He has had speech issues since I heard him blathering his announcement speech. But niyad Aug 2020 #35
I've never wished anyone harm. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2020 #36
A stroke, that makes sense...I always assumed he was shitting his pants. Jack-o-Lantern Aug 2020 #20
Why couldn't it be both? 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #40
A stroke, a back problem, a virus--whatever it is--it sure picked an evil host. C Moon Aug 2020 #22
Which is probably why he's still alive. WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2020 #44
What exactly is this supposed to be showing? Tarc Aug 2020 #24
Take a look at how he's walking. WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2020 #37
Just looks like a lazy morbidly obese male Tarc Aug 2020 #38
You can easily recognize the signs when you're familiar with the damage they cause. Native Sep 2020 #42
Him? Exercise? 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #41
SO true! WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2020 #45
Crazy. My uncle had a stroke when he was younger Dopers_Greed Aug 2020 #25
That right leg & foot gait is obviously affected. northoftheborder Aug 2020 #26
not just the foot...the whole leg.....really weird.. dawn5651 Aug 2020 #27
or just the petulant walk of an asshole who was made to wear a mask Skittles Aug 2020 #30
Gee, warmfeet Aug 2020 #31
It's because that huge penis requires it. THAT, he will tell you. czarjak Aug 2020 #33
You know, I am REALLY glad that I had just put down my coffee. Although. . . Maybe Stormy niyad Aug 2020 #39

global1

(25,270 posts)
1. If Trump Did Have A Stroke - Can The Repugs In Good.....
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 05:03 PM
Aug 2020

conscience let him run for another term? Isn't he damaged merchandise? Or are they content with Pence taking over if Trump gets worse or kicks the bucket?

Mr.Bill

(24,318 posts)
4. It would be very easy for them to just say
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 05:18 PM
Aug 2020

well, he's still walking better than FDR. Their base would buy that.

sandensea

(21,658 posts)
34. He could be pooping in his diapers, and they STILL wouldn't care
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 07:55 PM
Aug 2020

To them, he's a king - and everyone knows a king is to be treated as such as long as he lives, don'tchaknow.

rwsanders

(2,606 posts)
3. Could also be lumbar stenosis
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 05:17 PM
Aug 2020

He stands with his butt way out, and has to hinge up to stay upright. He also has forward head posture.
Good thing is, it is a solid bet that he is in constant pain.

gristy

(10,667 posts)
5. His right leg - watch how is flops and twists
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 05:26 PM
Aug 2020

That is not normal motor control.

Motor control is a complex process involving the coordinated contraction of muscles due to the transmission of impulses sent from the motor cortex to it's motor units. It is “the process of initiating, directing, and grading purposeful voluntary movement” (physiopedia)

Eyeball_Kid

(7,434 posts)
9. This is just the beginning. Mini-strokes normally continue and they worsen.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 06:11 PM
Aug 2020

Each mini-stroke takes its toll. They are cumulative, and they set the stage for larger strokes.

Trump is indeed having problems with motor control on his right side. When a stroke gets massive enough to affect his facial muscles, he'll have to resign. His vanity won't take it.

Delmette2.0

(4,169 posts)
12. And probably his right hand.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 06:34 PM
Aug 2020

Don't forget the two handed bottle of water and drinking glasses.

There was a video yesterday or the day before where he lurched to the right side.

lastlib

(23,278 posts)
32. Would also explain his tendency for word-vomit....
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 07:39 PM
Aug 2020

difficulty in constructing coherent sentences; inability to remember words of more than a couple of syllables--yeah, he's had some mental damage as well.

Moostache

(9,897 posts)
17. I was thinking it is too much Covfefe drinking myself...
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 06:51 PM
Aug 2020

Two things:

1) IF it was a stroke, goddamn it why could it not have been much worse? I mean seriously we lost Luke Perry and John Singleton to strokes in the last 18 months, why the fuck does that monster get to live through it?

and

2) IF it was a stroke, even a small one, I really hope he is suffering excruciating pain!

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
23. Please....
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 07:14 PM
Aug 2020

now I'm going to gave to start watching him so I can see the blessed event? Nah...........just can't do it. If he strokes out on national TV they'll have instant replays, right? Slo-mo, fast forward, repeat, the actual moment when his eyes roll back into his head.

I'm a bad man, but Donald Trump created me.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
19. My late husband had a really nasty stroke years ago.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 06:55 PM
Aug 2020

There's definitely something there, because his right arm doesn't move naturally either. Must have hit the left brain, which could also explain his speech issues and (lack of) vocabulary.

niyad

(113,546 posts)
35. He has had speech issues since I heard him blathering his announcement speech. But
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:07 PM
Aug 2020

it is definitely getting worse. May he stroke out on national tv.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
36. I've never wished anyone harm.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:19 PM
Aug 2020

But I'm with you...I'd like to see him stroke out on live TV in the middle of one of his rants. Cult 45 will turn him into a martyr, and somehow blame Obama.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,056 posts)
37. Take a look at how he's walking.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:24 PM
Aug 2020

There's a definite drag and turn out in the right foot as he brings it forward...also a slight sweep out. His right arm isn't moving naturally with his gait. After my husband's stroke, his physical therapist warned how that "sweep" can develop if he slacked on his therapy, or didn't do the exercises. It was probably mild, but there's something there.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
38. Just looks like a lazy morbidly obese male
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:01 PM
Aug 2020

who is too used to Big Macs and sitting in an EZ chair in front of Fox News. Think the stroke stuff is reading way too much into things.

Native

(5,943 posts)
42. You can easily recognize the signs when you're familiar with the damage they cause.
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 07:34 AM
Sep 2020

My mother had LOTS of strokes. Minis, maxis...it got to the point where we could even diagnose ourselves as to whether we even needed to bother calling her doc.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
31. Gee,
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 07:32 PM
Aug 2020

hope he doesn't have a massive stroke in the near future.



I claim self-defense for using this argument.

I claim self-defense for every questionable action I ever take, or have ever taken in the past.

It's my brand new, get out of jail free card. I get way more than $200 - gofundme assures me of that.

I think I will start a gofundme page and get away with murder, at everyone else's expense.

Cha-Ching!

niyad

(113,546 posts)
39. You know, I am REALLY glad that I had just put down my coffee. Although. . . Maybe Stormy
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 10:10 PM
Aug 2020

could verify that for us.

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