Trump's health.
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Anonymous
+1 The Goldwater Rule isn’t a law, it’s a norm. And you know what Trump has done to norms. |
Anonymous
I rarely have a good vein in my arm - they use my hand frequently. Apparently, mine are deep set and hard to stick. |
Anonymous
"They are acting like Trump" is not the ethical defense you think it is. |
Anonymous
You can't diagnose someone from TV. It's as simple as that. |
Anonymous
“TV”? You do get that Trump is a very public person, right? Rallies, speeches, and the like, right? Also, the professionals who have spoken out freely acknowledge that they have not had the opportunity to assess Trump in ways that would allow them to make a formal diagnosis— but have enough knowledge of his very public behavior to register concern. That Trump — unlike every other recent president— has refused to release his medical records, suggesting that he might share their concerns. (See his inordinate pride at “passing” that memory / word retrieval test a few years back.). PP, you’re “simple as that” is akin to watching someone get shot and repeatedly maintains that you have absolutely no idea why they are bleeding. Technically that would be true. Practically, though, that’s pretty stupid. Either you didn’t read the links that people posted, you didn’t understand what you read, or you’re invested in having and supporting a seriously impaired person as the POTUS. |
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There was a time I would have felt for trump. It must be very frightening to lose your words. He knows things are not right. But at this point I have no sympathy for him at all. He needs to step down. |
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And earlier in the week he referred to fertility treatments as "fertilization" repeatedly and did not correct himself. In February he said "supply change" instead of supply chains and didn't catch his error. He didn't know the difference between TPS and GPS, There were tons of examples of mental lapses in his first term. On the campaign trail, he frequent confused Obama for Biden, as in: “Shortly after we win the presidency, I will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled. I know them both very well, and we will restore peace through strength. Get that war settled. It’s a bad war. And Putin has so little respect for Obama that he’s starting to throw around the nuclear word. You heard that. Nuclear. He’s starting to talk nuclear weapons today,” Trump said in Virginia, drawing stunned silence from his typically uproarious crowd. When someone puts himself in front of a TV camera every single day, the slip-ups will add up and become obvious to everyone eventually, including MAGA. |
Anonymous
| my personal favorite from his first term: Prince of Whales |
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Yeah, he has a lot of workarounds like that, plus lots of stock repetitions — Which are better than the neologisms— and show that he’s at least aware of his deficits and trying to compensate. I’m not saying that this is good — just that it’s better than if he couldn’t do these things. |
Anonymous
My mom, who had Alzheimer's, also did this in the early stages. It just struck me because it reminded of what she used to do - she was quite aware of what was going on and was good at covering her deficits. |
Anonymous
Well we also have the assessment of his neice, who has known him her own life. She is a psychologist. |
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But how much of his wording problems are normal aging (vs dementia)?
Word searching is more common as we age. |
Anonymous
Yes, but frequent use of neologisms and place fillers is not. PP, many people with medical and/or specialized training in geriatric issues have written extensively on this topic. It’s out there and easy to find — if you really want to look. A lot of it dates from before the election— as these professionals hoped that voters would value their expertise enough to seriously consider what they observed and what they had to say. |
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Moving from the thread added today... I expect no truth-telling after today's doctor's appointment. |