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Cicada

(4,533 posts) Sun May 26, 2019, 12:32 AM May 2019

Can we prove Trump has dementia? [View all]

Morning Joe said many close to Trump say he has suffered a mental decline. Fred Trump died of Alzheimers. I have read that a decline in mental performance over a couple years is a good predictor of dementia. I looked at some videos of Trump from several years ago. He seemed much more intelligent to me. If we got transcripts of off the cuff speeches from Trump five years ago and transcripts from off the cuff speeches recently, is there some software that can score them on a mental performance scale? I know there is software scoring Trump’s speeches as English at a fourth grade level. Did it used to be sixth grade? Is there an objective valid measure available?

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Can we prove Trump has dementia? [View all] Cicada May 2019 OP

'Prove?' Doubtful it's a 'provable' matter for ANYONE. elleng May 2019 #1

There are so many issues with Trump take you pick. gordianot May 2019 #2

Even if you could do so, would Repukes in Congress or their voters care? Everything so far says "no" RockRaven May 2019 #3

Well stated. Always know your goals first. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #4

You are talking about the present lunatica May 2019 #6

No, I'm also talking about the future. The Repukes in DC enabling this sh*t-show are doing so RockRaven May 2019 #8

You make a damn compelling case. lunatica May 2019 #18

Technically you can't *prove* Alzheimer's without an autopsy. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #5

well lets speed it up demtenjeep May 2019 #7

And a box of one dozen deep fried ho hos. eom sprinkleeninow May 2019 #13

That'll do it! lunatica May 2019 #19

A PET scan can be done to assess amyloid plaques in the brain, BUT Maru Kitteh May 2019 #12

hard to prove when he has been speaking gibberish for decades Skittles May 2019 #9

You mean, does anyone have MORE convincing evidence than Trump himself has provided? DFW May 2019 #10

I don't care if he has dementia, TB, or advanced gonorrhea RainCaster May 2019 #11

Not as well as Trump can lame54 May 2019 #14

Only if he has it. How many do NOT know Trump Hortensis May 2019 #15

We *can* prove he's an asshole. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #16

Yes, and he re-proves it daily all by himself. Hortensis May 2019 #20

Statistical analysis of word usage and increase in use of fillers like "er, ah, um"... Spider Jerusalem May 2019 #17