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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]He's perfectly healthy but keep lying to yourself[/b].[/quote]
And you keep deluding yourself into thinking that this is normal behavior from a POTUS. [/quote]

Great lead-in to this:
https://www.psypost.org/cognitive-dissonance-helps-explain-why-trump-supporters-remain-loyal-new-research-suggests/
(There's a link in the article to the study abstract)

The researchers did 3 online surveys of Trump supporters to find out how they handled reports of sexual misconduct and illegal activities by Trump along with their own beliefs about such conduct in general. The first was in Oct 2019 (before first impeachment), then in Dec 2019 (after first impeachment), then Oct 2022 after he was arraigned in connection with Jan 22.

In the first survey some people said they didn't care about personal flaws or that other people did the same kinds of stuff, but half said they didn't believe the news articles.

[quote]After reading the summary, participants answered questions about how accurate they felt the information was and whether it made them feel bothered or uncomfortable. This step allowed the researchers to measure the actual emotional discomfort associated with cognitive dissonance. Participants then wrote open-ended responses explaining how they reconciled their support with reports of illegal election interference.

The results from the third study echoed the earlier findings, though participants relied even more heavily on disbelief. Over 60 percent of the respondents claimed the accusations regarding election interference and the Capitol attack were false. A small minority of participants, about 13 percent, noted that they had supported Trump in the past but no longer did so after learning about his actions.

The researchers found[b] a positive association between feeling bothered by the news article and expressing disbelief in the allegations. Participants who experienced higher levels of mental discomfort were more likely to claim the accusations were fabricated. This suggests that the denial is not just a calm rejection of information, but rather a direct response to the psychological distress of cognitive dissonance[/b].[/quote]

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