This is a serious post.

[madaboutharry]

I think, in my not a mental health expert opinion, that Trump is having a mental breakdown.

The posts today about reopening Alcatraz and placing a 100% tariff on foreign made movies on the basis that they are propaganda and a national security threat, speak for themselves. He has descended into an abyss of paranoia. He is flailing in the face of diminishing poll numbers, the tariffs causing chaos to the global economy, and the courts not bending to his will.

I think that this is beyond trolling, as if trolling was ever normal behavior for an American president.

I think the true breaking point will be a public meltdown where we witness in real time Trump mentally collapsing and being strapped to a gurney and spirted away in an ambulance.

The American people have witnessed public breakdowns in recent years. We will know what it looks like.

[The Blue Flower]

1. From your lips to God's ears

May we see it soon.

[BonnieJW]

24. Two words

President Vance

[TomSlick]

29. I have reached the conclusion that Vance would be an improvement.

Vance is marginally more nearly sane.

He would want to be re-elected and more responsive to public opinion.

[Marcuse]

32. They both must go. Presuming there are midterms we'll have the Senate and Hakim will be Speaker so ....

[maxsolomon]

82. A Democratic Senate Majority is unlikely.

It would make sense for the House to shift, however.

[usonian]

35. He doesn't have the slob appeal that King Slobby has.

They will both step on a metaphorical third rail soon. 🦈. 🔋

[calimary]

92. From your keyboard to God's screen.

[Intractable]

37. So, in other words, anything would be better than Trump.

[TomSlick]

53. I'm sure there is someone out there in the current GOP that would be worse than Trump.

However, they are not racing to mind.

Only Trump seems to have the blind support of the MAGA base. It is very much a cult. If the cult leader goes away, the cult should whither and die.

[Linda ladeewolf]

41. Vance has the

Personality of an oil slick in the rain, though not as colorful. And the base already hates him.

[TomSlick]

54. Exactly. The MAGA base will not follow Vance.

[barbtries]

96. even more importantly in my opinion,

he doesn't have a cult. people don't like that dude. Don't ask me why so many worship krasnov, I'll never understand it, but it is that cult that is keeping some otherwise sane republicans from doing the right thing.

[TomSlick]

99. Exactly.

The cult is the problem and JD will never lead the cult while Trump is alive

[Tetrachloride]

30. the nurses all gathered round. they said leave this one alone

[wnylib]

88. One word

Unpopular

[MiHale]

101. 4 more...Vice President Stephan Miller...

Then Vance is discarded and the horror show takes another devious turn.

[RSH]

50. I Agree..........

And the result of years of cocaine/adderall use and abuse. He's spinning out and fried!!!

[Trueblue1968]

52. May we see it tomorrow !!!! #InvestigateTrump #ImpeachTrump. #LockUpTrump

[Deuxcents]

2. IDK..been hearing of his mental demise for years now and I can't see any difference

What I do see this time is more cruel and dangerous executive orders coming from him because of the different people he has advising him. They’re more daring and unconstitutional but he keeps putting them out there to see what he can get away with. I will say he’s a sick, shallow, little pos

[republianmushroom]

11. Agree

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

59. Yep. His unhinged babbling is worse only because e ev

he's been given to understand that nothing he says or does will cause the MAGAts in or out of Congress, nor most of the media, to reject him.

[Bev54]

75. Yep, he rarely comes up with these ideas on his own

Somebody will say something and he picks up what he wants to hear and runs with it, like it is his own idea. It was Jon Voight that came up with the idea to put tariffs on film industry. Someone could have jokingly say something about opening Alcatraz and he would pick it up and run with it without any credible information on the costs or reality of it.

[mokeyz]

87. i agree with you

he is just a worse version of who he has always been - just that he is in charge of everything now with no one to rein him in. Every crazy thought he has ever had he is trying to do while behind the scenes the evil ones are doing the real destruction of the US - scary times.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. It's like he's throwing these ridiculous ideas out for the shock value.

Whatever he's doing, it's not governing.

[Beck23]

98. Yes, a new outrage every day

To stay at the top of the news cycle.

[Skittles]

4. honestly, how would we fucking even tell

that man has been batshit for some time now

[DoBW]

22. bats may sue for defamation *nt*

[Skittles]

23. yeah OK

he has been, er, displaying signs of mental deterioration for some fucking time now

[lastlib]

57. His brain has been rotting since early adolescence.....

.....maybe longer. (I suppose it started when the mashed potatoes hit him, bu it could've been earlier--who knows for sure?) The frontal temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex has turned to powder, and all that's left functioning is the reptilian emotional centers.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. I think he's just having difficulty

following Stephen Miller's directions.

[FailureToCommunicate]

6. This!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

18. Susie Wiles is the Putin/Russian connection.

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/11/12/lobbyists-oligarchs-and-power-the-pro-putin-network-raising-fears-of-foreign-influence-in-trumps-team/

Trump’s newly appointed Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, brings a complex political profile, with ties to Russian oligarchs and Chinese surveillance firms.
Before joining Trump’s 2024 campaign, Wiles was a co-chair at a firm that lobbied for sanctioned individuals and companies. A lobbyist who recommended Wiles to lead US President-Elect Donald Trump’s campaign represented a Russian-born oligarch connected to the Russian President Vladimir Putin and a state-owned oil corporation Rosneft.
Wiles’ ex-husband has ties to a Kremlin-linked lobbyist known for attending the 2016 TrumpTower meeting, where “dirt” on Clinton was offered on the Russian Government’s behalf. Wiles’ daughter failed the White House background check.
Examining her lobbying work and personal connections reveals the scale and reach of foreign affiliations, raising concerns over potential foreign influence within Trump’s incoming administration.

-snip-

[Iamscrewed]

7. Krasnov

Isn't hiding the simple fact that he not only doesn't care about us, he never did.

[Pototan]

8. I think Trump is suffering from "Long Covid"

If you read about the side effects of the experimental treatment necessary to save his life from contracting Covid 19 in 2020, he has all the symptoms,

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-long-term-effects/art-20490351

[Wiz Imp]

10. Interesting thought...

[Meowmee]

13. Maybe I missed it? I don't see anything about the life saving treatment he received

causing long covid symptoms for anyone... some patients with severe long covid have been helped with monoclonal antibody treatments.

https://altea-network.com/en/stories/206-monoclonal-antibodies

[Pototan]

28. You are correct about the symptoms

the treatment of monoclonal and its side effects are more physical than psychological.

However, the severity of Trump's covid in 2020 most likely resulted is "long Coved" and its side effects.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/long-term-effects-of-covid-19-long-covid/

[Meowmee]

31. I still see no link there or anywhere between that treatment and long covid

Any personality or brain effects are usually also "physical" especially when severe. The brain was one area affected by covid in some people. I don't think what is going on with psycho is from covid however.

[Pototan]

43. From link

Symptoms of long COVID
The most common symptoms of long COVID are:

I have highlighted in bold those symptoms that Trump exhibits.

extreme tiredness (fatigue)
feeling short of breath
problems with your memory and concentration ("brain fog&quot
heart palpitations
dizziness
joint pain and muscle aches

However, there are lots of symptoms you can have after a COVID-19 infection, including:

loss of smell
chest pain or tightness
difficulty sleeping (insomnia)
pins and needles
depression and anxiety
tinnitus, earaches
feeling sick, diarrhoea, stomach aches, loss of appetite
cough, headaches, sore throat, changes to sense of smell or taste
rashes

[Meowmee]

46. Those are simply a list of the symptoms which I am already aware of...I have it

There is so far no evidence that monoclonal antibody treatments cause long covid.

[Pototan]

48. I never said that the treatment causes long covid

The treatment has its own side effects, which are mostly physical. Long covid, with or without the monoclonal treatment, has its own side effects, which include some psychological symptoms.

These symptoms may allow the average person to live a normal life, but the long covid symptoms on an already psychologically damaged person with the responsibilities of the President of the United States may be a bit overwhelming.

[Meowmee]

49. Perhaps you didn't mean that but your first statement suggests it 😁

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"If you read about the side effects of the experimental treatment necessary to save his life from contracting Covid 19 in 2020, he has all the symptoms,"

I don't think he has long covid tbh.

[Pototan]

56. If you read my reply #28

you will see that I conceded that point.

[RockCreek]

60. Please correct your original post. It is extremely misleading.

[Pacifist Patriot]

84. More likely tertiary syphillis.

[cachukis]

9. The non existent guardrails are on full display.

He is beyond the props.
Where are the white coats?

[chowder66]

12. Probably Narcissistic Collapse...again

Signs of narcissistic collapse can include:

Hostility and criticism toward others
Narcissistic rage, often involving an outburst of anger and aggression
Irritability and agitation
Accusing others to displace blame and responsibility
Gaslighting others to distort or distract from reality
Passive-aggressive behaviors, such as purposefully ignoring others or making sarcastic and hurtful remarks
Vindictive behaviors, such as telling lies or negative ideas about others to damage their reputation
Impulsive and reckless behaviors, such as gambling, excessive drug or alcohol use, or driving under the influence
Extreme stress and anxiety
Depression
Social withdrawal
Self-harm and suicide attempts

https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/narcissistic-collapse

[2MuchNoise]

19. I wish he'd hurry up and get to the social withdrawal stage.

[58Sunliner]

70. I wish he'd get to the very last one.

[2MuchNoise]

100. That'll work.

[fierywoman]

33. It seems more like this than long covid.

[Texin]

78. "... Social withdrawal Self-harm and suicide attempts..." Make it so and the soonest the better.

[Meowmee]

14. I don't see it happening, but wake me up when he is gone, and I mean for good!

[Gordcanuck]

15. To me, it's serious that

you are chattering about mental illness, not what’s really dangerous to your country. Loony or not, he is hell-bent on destruction so must be sent to the showers asap. Don’t squabble over the mechanism, just get’er done before he gets you.

[madaboutharry]

40. Excuse me...

I discuss the danger he poses to this country all the time. Having a mentally ill man serving as president is a danger. That is obvious.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

16. Basically Trump already has Narcissism now he's got dementia.

I have a Masters in Social work, work in the psych field and agree with you. I also think he has Borderline Personality disorder (you can have more than one personality disorder) due to his penchant for getting revenge.

And yes, some of the most dangerous people out there have personality disorders (Sociopathic Personality Disorders are common among criminals) and they are listed as psychiatric disorders in the diagnostic manual. Talk to anyone who works in the field and they will tell you that the biggest headaches are caused by patients with personality disorders. It is now thought that they have a genetic component.


The DSM-5 outlines specific criteria for diagnosing Borderline
Personality Disorder. These are:
A pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects,
and marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of
contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
1. Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. (Note: Do not include
suicidal or self-mutilating behaviour covered in Criterion 5.)
2. A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by
alternating between extremes of idealisation and devaluation.
3. Identity disturbance: markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self.
4. Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending,
sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating). (Note: Do not include suicidal
or self-mutilating behaviour covered in Criterion 5.)
5. Recurrent suicidal behaviour, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behaviour.
6. Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic
dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety usually lasting a few hours and only rarely more
than a few days).
7. Chronic feelings of emptiness.
8. Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of
temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights).
9. Transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms.

https://headspace.org.au/assets/Uploads/Resource-library/Health-professionals/Clinical-Toolkit/CT-Criteria-for-Diag-BPD.pdf

[Cirsium]

17. He is deadly serious

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It is a mistake to think he is having a mental breakdown.

He is not flailing. He is constantly testing the boundaries, sending up "trial balloons," seeing what he can get away with saying and doing. He is very dangerous and he has been very successful at destroying the country and at garnering a massive amount of attention and power. He has been on every news outlet every day for almost a decade.

Do not underestimate the threat. Do not expect him to "melt down" nor to "lose it."

Psychoanalyzing Adolph Hitler in the 30's would not have done anyone any good, and psychoanalyzing Trump now won't, either

[kerry-is-my-prez]

20. Unless they can do the 25th Amendment.

[Cirsium]

21. Trump's cabinet?

I am skeptical of that, to say the least.

[Historic NY]

25. Trump brains

a bowl of mush

]

[WestMichRad]

26. Is he dead yet?

Please! Pretty please, with sugar on top?!

[LudwigPastorius]

27. "...Trump is having a mental breakdown."

Can something that is already broken subsequently break down?

[pansypoo53219]

34. open unconstitutional clap trap out his asshead.

+ they media says nothing. teevee gnewz.

[Linda ladeewolf]

36. I hope you are right, perhaps just a bit more pressure!? 😈

[Joinfortmill]

38. It can't come soon enough.

Even with that, I don't know how we get out of this mess without some Republicans in Congress acting to defend our Democracy.

[Renew Deal]

39. The pope thing was pretty crazy

Makes him seem like an unserious person. It has little useful political value but it does show delusions of grandeur.

[underpants]

42. He can't take a break either.

The only places where he can be out of sight is AT The White House or Camp David. He’s hates both of those places too.

I know his ego won’t let him not be the center of attention. I know his wallet won’t let him not go to his own properties and bilk us.

I do think he’s working or at least being at work more than the first term. No “Executive Tine” as far as I know. He basically holds court in the Oval Office.

[AStern]

44. He's "flooding the zone" with bullshit and these latest activities are more of it

He's an obnoxious troll.

[Grim Chieftain]

45. Agree completely

He has always been unstable, but with advanced age it is getting worse. It's not about Uncle Donnie getting a bit off in his later years, it's about the freaking president of the United States losing his mental facilities! He makes decisions, he proposes policies, he meets with heads of state. This is a crisis that cannot be ignored or pushed under the carpet. It's beyond Republican vs. Democrat, it is about the security and welfare of our country.

[Blue Owl]

47. What's equally disturbing is JD Vance tuning up his banjo in the wings.....

[John1956PA]

55. That doomed character portrayed by Ronny Cox, an Appalachian Elegy.

[kimbutgar]

51. Yes he is losing it biggly.

Demented grandpa who is really so far gone. Good thing he doesn’t drive!

And I can’t wait for the final ending meltdown when his cult members realize he is insane and become afraid of his actions.

[blubunyip]

58. His behavior is that of a person in mental health crisis

--no question about that. A public meltdown is probably more likely than use of the 25th amendment to remove him, tho that constitutional procedure being supported by congress would be the absolute best thing for the country.

At the same time, we should remember that there are multiple henchmen constantly feeding him extremist talking points and bizarre notions. We're up against a dangerous mafia-style syndicate. Not just this one psycho.

[mopinko]

61. i think they will invoke 25a. it's face saving, and easier than impeachment.

and personally, i think it’s more important for the future for us to recognize that he’s a mad man.
i mean, we know he’s a criminal, and we elected him anyway. ppl dont recognize megalomania when it’s on our teevee all day. nor do they recognize other brain disorders. that’s a very, very bad thing.
the contrast to supposedly brain damaged joe will b revisited. and maybe some eyes open.
and his brain damage will b debated then, and forever.

i’ve said this b4- when he dies, i want an autopsy, and i want to see pics of his congealed brain on my teevee and the front page of newspapers. the proof that his brain is broken is there, all over his records at reed that they r lying profusely about, or just burying.
maybe it will come out if they do remove him, but hopefully once he’s gone, the truth will not b contained any more.

[madaboutharry]

63. You make many great points.

Republicans are beating a drum with accusations that people around Biden were covering for him.

That is projection.

The real cover-up is what is going on right now and a concerted effort by many to conceal from the public Trump’s neurological deterioration and his mental decline.

But I’m not so sure they will bother with invoking the 25A. I’m not so sure if they even care if the president is stark raving mad.

All that matters to these people is power and money. Nothing else has any value to them, including democracy.

[mopinko]

65. well

at some point THEIR money and power will b threatened, and the worm WILL turn.
i’m still shocked that they have handed over the power they worked so hard to amass. the founders counted on ppl not doing that.

we’ve heard stories since his 1st term about what r electeds say behind closed doors. at some point, their ox will b gored. and remember- red states ESPECIALLY rely on fed dollars. defense contractors spread their production around for that reason. i dont expect them to touch the pentagon, despite that being where the majority of the ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ r to b found.
but when they start to see the brain drain and the money evaporate as they target universities and research centers, a few will wake up.

[madaboutharry]

66. That's true.

It will take these people experiencing suffering themselves for them to stop this insanity. Because the only people they care about is themselves!

I keep asking myself “Where is the bottom? Is there a breaking point? Is there even a rubicon to pass, somewhere?” 😢

[mopinko]

67. i mean, in some ways there is no bottom

for the majority of that party. depressing af, but true.
but it will only take a handful. i wonder how many in that party have spouses/family that r immigrants.

[Orrex]

62. He should follow that with a cardiac breakdown

[Peacetrain]

64. don't think it... know it!!!

[SpankMe]

68. Abyss of paranoia

It ain't just Trump. The whole team of MAGA cons that the gov't has been seeded with are making these decisions.

[cilla4progress]

69. gawdess I hope

you are right!

He does seem to be spiralling!

🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾

[58Sunliner]

71. We all know he isn't going to get better.

[Hotler]

72. I disagree, I think he and his handlers know what he is doing. And because after 100-days with very little

resistance the fascist are turning up the asshole dial all they way. Remember, the orange convict is a reflection of his voters.

[ECL213]

73. I hope the only reason he is strapped to the gurney is so his corpse won't roll off during transport.

[CaptainTruth]

74. What are the chances of a stroke?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

76. trump is a very sick person

[bif]

77. Can't wait for him to assume room temperature

That day can't come soon enough.

[Freddie]

79. Why can't he have a public meltdown

Like Bud Dwyer?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

80. Trump is showing the same signs of dementia his father started to show at his age before it seriously progressed.

Link to tweet

[malaise]

81. I live for this moment

Please make it so

[elocs]

83. How is it possible to tell if Trump is having a mental breakdown?

77.2 million Americans voted for him, preferred him over Harris. And they live among us who didn't.

[LymphocyteLover]

85. Good question, since he's acted insane for ages. I assume it's where he starts talking in pure indecipherable gibberish,

far more incoherent than the gibberish he normally speaks. I can't wait for him to finally collapse in some way. god, we are due for a break.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

97. What we're seeing may be normal behavior for a psychopath.....

and many mental health professionals believe he is one, along with being a hard-core narcissist.

This term, he has a different group of enablers along with a manifesto (Proj. 2025), along with the knowledge this is his last term. So, if they're going to burn it all down, it could be their last chance for decades. From what I've read, these circumstances can drive a psychopath to do some very radical and destructive.things.

In a normal, sane world, serous efforts to remove him would be well under way by now. However, we know what happened to those efforts during the last term......

[Oneironaut]

86. He's honestly just an idiot who thinks he's the smartest person ever.

I don’t think Trump can have a break down. He thinks he’s god-like to the point of full delusion.

[DENVERPOPS]

89. If any Paramedic witnessed a patient

spewing this inane, delusional rhetoric, they would immediately ask a police officer or MD to put a 72 hour psychiatric hold on the patient.

even if the Repubs in congress voted to do the 25th amendment, he would still remain in power for 30? days...
No one knows what insanity he would release knowing he was at the end of the line with his Tyranny.......

[The Wizard]

90. By nature

conspiracy theorists are paranoid. Is Trump America's Idi Amin?

[ananda]

91. Much of it is dementia-incuced.

He just gets random ideas and blathers them
into policy in the craziest way.

[Number9Dream]

93. Dementia equals tariffs on uninhabited islands

If Pres. Biden had put tariffs on uninhabited islands the media would have screamed "dementia"!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

94. George Conway does not think that trump will finish even one year of his term

Link to tweet

To the Newark Star-Ledger: No, I meant 1/20/26, the end of the first year of his term. It’s hard to see how he could make it to 2028, and his term ends in 2029 anyway.

[Evolve Dammit]

95. Who's going to step in? Family, friends, GOP? I don't see anyone at present. Intervention needed. n/t

[LetMyPeopleVote]

102. The maga idiots have to pretend that trump is not crazy

[LetMyPeopleVote]

103. Dementia Don

[LetMyPeopleVote]

104. Here are some pictures from today's meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister

trump looks bad

Link to tweet

Link to tweet