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bigtree

(94,623 posts)
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 06:26 PM Oct 2023

What's going on with Trump?

Acyn @Acyn 1h
The former President is sweating profusely and slurring his words through out his speech


...attacking the judge hours after she imposed a 'partial' gag order on him barring him from ...attacking her.




...taunting the court.




...trashing U.S. military officers after praising Hezbollah yesterday.




...and just babbling pure gibberish.



Biden-Harris HQ @BidenHQ
Trump after a fly gets near him during his speech: I didn’t know you had flies in Iowa. I was at a place, it was a beautiful place but they had like flies. I said get fly paper, they said sir they’re not allowed to sell it anymore because of cruelty to animals





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What's going on with Trump? (Original Post) bigtree Oct 2023 OP
I strongly suspect he's been on meds that are no longer working AND he is sundowning. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #1
What is "sundowning"? n/t Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #2
Basically... AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2023 #4
Interesting, thanks Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #8
See reply #4 PJMcK Oct 2023 #7
Yes, definitely so! n/t Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #12
It is a phenomenon (especially among dementia patients including Alzheimer's and some other hlthe2b Oct 2023 #9
Thanks. Nighttime seems to be a bad time for many ailments Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #13
My father would sundown about midday MissB Oct 2023 #38
So sorry about that n/t Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #40
THIS NotHardly Oct 2023 #22
Tertiary syphilis markbark Oct 2023 #19
I strongly suspect, for the first time in his life... Septua Oct 2023 #23
Nailed it. MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #32
Fairy Tale Nasruddin Oct 2023 #29
Attention Deficit Disorder usonian Oct 2023 #3
It's almost "War on Christmas" time 617Blue Oct 2023 #5
Has he been to a tan salon?.................... Lovie777 Oct 2023 #6
Incoherent rantings on "Trush Shoshul" Blue Owl Oct 2023 #10
Can we just throw his ass in prison already? AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #11
I propose one day at a time in jail Captain Zero Oct 2023 #14
overbaked in a tanning booth Skittles Oct 2023 #15
Stroke out already, you F'n, murdering, orange, RAPIST, TRAITOR**. niyad Oct 2023 #16
Thank you for reading my thoughts. ancianita Oct 2023 #31
You are most welcome. niyad Oct 2023 #33
Maybe he borrowed some meds from Jr. badhair77 Oct 2023 #17
Of course he is lying about fly paper. Kingofalldems Oct 2023 #18
Best keep that hair away from fly paper. twodogsbarking Oct 2023 #20
You made me imagine an audience equipped with flypaper frisbees. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2023 #25
He has been doing this sweating bullets for a while now. I have been thinking his brain farts and flashman13 Oct 2023 #21
I despise the sound and sight of him, I commend your attention. ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #35
She didn't specifically include herself in his banned speech. Bev54 Oct 2023 #24
He has no self-control. TNNurse Oct 2023 #26
GD Fucking Domestic Terrorist Should be Cha Oct 2023 #27
yep. Evolve Dammit Oct 2023 #30
I'm pretty sure that the order did not bar attacks on the judge, herself. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #28
you're probably right bigtree Oct 2023 #37
I have some fly paper rolls. James48 Oct 2023 #34
Orange Bastard just realized that he is a dumb-ass motherfucker. SoFlaBro Oct 2023 #36
Stroke Out NowISeetheLight Oct 2023 #39

hlthe2b

(114,606 posts)
1. I strongly suspect he's been on meds that are no longer working AND he is sundowning.
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 06:31 PM
Oct 2023

A neurochemical deficit means those neuronal synapses are just not firing. Of course, it could be a cerebral blockage, but one would think his level of medical care would have detected/addressed that.

But, he may be heading to a point of no return. We shall see.

Just_Vote_Dem

(3,672 posts)
8. Interesting, thanks
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 06:45 PM
Oct 2023

I have a small and limited medical background, but I remember that some heart patients have a worse time at night as well.

PJMcK

(25,116 posts)
7. See reply #4
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 06:45 PM
Oct 2023

Sundowning is also a term used by boaters for cocktail meet-ups at sunset. This one’s better than the other!

hlthe2b

(114,606 posts)
9. It is a phenomenon (especially among dementia patients including Alzheimer's and some other
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 06:45 PM
Oct 2023

progressively deteriorating neurological brain conditions), where the individual has more moments of lucidity-- typically in the early part of the day. They then regress through the day, such that by evening the patient is usually showing major deficits.

Just_Vote_Dem

(3,672 posts)
13. Thanks. Nighttime seems to be a bad time for many ailments
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 06:50 PM
Oct 2023

I know when I had Covid, trying to get to sleep at night was a struggle

MissB

(16,344 posts)
38. My father would sundown about midday
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 10:52 PM
Oct 2023

He ended up in the locked portion of the Alzheimer’s care facility because he would become violent when he reached the sundown point.

Septua

(2,964 posts)
23. I strongly suspect, for the first time in his life...
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 08:34 PM
Oct 2023

..he's gone to battle against an adversary he can't beat. He can't can't lie, litigate, intimidate, impede, obstruct or bribe his way out of trouble this time...it's a situation he's never seen and his singular, lifelong strategy for dealing with trouble isn't working.

And it has precipitated a degree of cerebrum anxiety he's never felt before...

 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
32. Nailed it.
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 08:58 PM
Oct 2023

Hopefully this will finally be his comeuppance. He scammed and skated his entire life.

Nasruddin

(1,296 posts)
29. Fairy Tale
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 08:49 PM
Oct 2023

Don't fall for the fairy tale that he has dementia. People have been saying that for years - practically since he first ran.
It's comforting, but you notice that he's still here.

He has personality disorders, he is under a lot of stress between them and events, he may be a drug addict, and he's no spring chicken (but unfortunately, a tough old bird).

We also don't want him running to a Vince the Chin defense either. But there's not much we can do about that.

About all we can do is keep pointing out to cult members the craziness - we will slowly peel a few a way at a time.

 

AntivaxHunters

(3,234 posts)
11. Can we just throw his ass in prison already?
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 06:46 PM
Oct 2023

Fucking come on already.
This is getting ridiculous.

Captain Zero

(8,951 posts)
14. I propose one day at a time in jail
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 07:09 PM
Oct 2023

For the first three days he violates the order. That way he has to keep flying back and forth to DC to do his time. If he appeals, make him appear at the appeal. Got to get his attention some way.

flashman13

(2,559 posts)
21. He has been doing this sweating bullets for a while now. I have been thinking his brain farts and
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 08:14 PM
Oct 2023

sweats might be drug related. We know how impulsive he is. If he is yo-yoing between high doses of something and then goes for a period without, he crashes and goes into "mild" withdrawals which includes sweating. Have you noticed that sometimes he is very animated and speaks very clearly and doesn't talk about flies? That's when he is peaking. Then the next time you see him, he does the weird speech thing where goes all sing-song and talks very slowly raising and lowering the volume. It almost sounds like baby talk. That's when he's crashing. Factor in a side of dementia and you get the mess that is Trump.

He really is falling apart.

ArkansasDemocrat1

(3,213 posts)
35. I despise the sound and sight of him, I commend your attention.
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 09:26 PM
Oct 2023

I refuse to voluntarily view any video of him

Cha

(320,446 posts)
27. GD Fucking Domestic Terrorist Should be
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 08:47 PM
Oct 2023

in an Insane Asylum not roaming Free to Traitor SHIT On America.

What's up with the Traitor? SOS Different Day but Getting Worse by the minute.

Flies Know Shit when they smell it.

bigtree

(94,623 posts)
37. you're probably right
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 10:03 PM
Oct 2023

...but the language shouldn't give him any comfort that she won't eventually find these remarks disruptive or prejudicial.

Besides, the tactic from the SC seems to be to bundle several instances to make an argument. Probably just a matter of time before Trump forces her hand.

James48

(5,253 posts)
34. I have some fly paper rolls.
Mon Oct 16, 2023, 09:07 PM
Oct 2023

Found them last week cleaning out the house.

He can’t have them.

By the way, they still sell them. You can buy them for $2.18. Roll at Walmart.

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