'Shuffling off this mortal coil': Analysis sees signs that Trump knows the end is near

[LetMyPeopleVote]

trump is not well

Tick tock, mofo. We need a Merry Xmas, a Happy Hanukah & a Kickass Kwanzaa. Do us & the world a favor. DO go ____ly into that bad night. Think of the ratings!

'Shuffling off this mortal coil': Analysis sees signs that Trump knows the end is near

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— ScruffyR (@scruffyr.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T14:40:03.642Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mortality-2674381659/

President Donald Trump has been sending signals that his health is fading — and he's losing his grip on power, according to an analyst.

The 79-year-old president has been dozing off in public meetings and showing other signs of diminished health, including mysterious bruising on his hand and swollen ankles. Foreign policy analyst David Rothkopf told The Daily Beast Podcast that Trump seemed aware of his eventual demise.

“They actually are serious issues because they are evidence that Donald Trump is at the end of his story,” Rothkopf said. “They are signs to the world that this is not a vigorous person. This is not a person whose biography is about their future. It’s about their past, and everybody can see that in Washington.”.....

Rothkopf also highlighted the president's increasingly frequent moves to rename institutions and buildings after himself — such as the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Kennedy Center — as another indicator that Trump is thinking about his legacy as his life comes to a close.

“If you’re watching his Band-Aids and you’re watching his cankles, the number of things he wants to name after himself, I think, is a good indicator of how ill he thinks he is, because this is just him looking for some legacy,” Rothkopf said. “It’s just him saying, ‘Well, that could make me immortal.’ Because I think he realizes that he is shuffling off this mortal coil sooner rather than later.”

[OLDMDDEM]

1. I certainly hope so.

[TheBlackAdder]

14. His last hurrah--croaking on Dec. 25th to steal the spotlight.

Trinkets will adorn MAGA Christmas trees until the end of eternity. People will sing Trump is our savior songs and slowly Christ will sunset from the festivities.

[OLDMDDEM]

17. It wouldn't surprise me.

[peggysue2]

19. LOL!

That would be typical, wouldn't it? Ruin the holiday with his rotten corpse and then seal the deal with his True Believers.

Trump the Destroyer.

[rampartd]

2. medical science can keep him running long after his brain stops.

we may be at that stage now.

the chinese use political prisoners for spare parts. i'd expect trump to do something similar.

[Delmette2.0]

47. He wouldn't survive the surgery. nt

[Kid Berwyn]

3. It must drive him nuts, looking in the mirror.

He knows what it reveals — like the back of his hand.

[calimary]

27. Indeed.

His only refuge is in denial. And that won’t work forever.

[Lovie777]

4. Make it so..............

[lame54]

5. These post are teasers...

Like the posts about Russia going broke

[WmChris]

8. Yep

Even if he leaves office feet first or otherwise we still have the rest of the traitorous repukes led by shady Vance on a leash controlled by the heritage foundation and Miller's racism. Our only hope is a complete Democratic takeover, even then there will be years of rebuilding ahead.

[Irish_Dem]

13. Exactly, Trump is just the front man, the snake oil salesman.

There is a huge infrastructure behind him.

[leftstreet]

42. +1

[EYESORE 9001]

6. It's my contention

that the bastard wants to take as many people with him as possible.

[PatSeg]

22. I think he is at his most dangerous now

He's got nothing to lose and everyone is fair game. Yes, I believe he will take as many people with him as possible.

[Linda ladeewolf]

25. How? Is the question.

I think he’d take the world into hell with him if he could. Will he figure out a way to kill us all or just a large number of us? I’m hoping he just takes those so attached to his ass. Anyway some of us will survive. How well we survive is the big question. He’s systematically destroying the farming industry, trying to kill off the oldies, and the handicapped people. It’s going to be a lot of lean years.

[PatSeg]

38. I think it will be in numerous ways,

and it appears that is what he is already doing. He doesn't care about breaking anything as none of it has any value to him. Of course, he has access to nuclear weapons as well, so no where in the world is safe from him as his mental and physical health declines.

He can take some perverted pride as the one man who took down civilization single-handedly and in a relatively short period of time - "Like nothing the world has seen before". We know he loves his hyperboles and if he can't be the best, at least he can be the worst.

I agree there will be a lot of lean years for those of us who survive.

[dedl67]

39. Yes, Trump will not think it fair for him to die while other people still live

He simply cannot picture that. He may find a way of extending the ritual of suttee, where the widow self-immolates, to the whole world.

[PatSeg]

43. Exactly!

Poor Donald, always the victim.

[mobeau69]

7. Lord, hear our prayer. 🙏

[yorkster]

29. Well, that gave me a hearty laugh..

[Botany]

9. Trump has:

@ least one stroke maybe two with the first one during his first term.
Undergone an MRI and a cognitive functioning test multiple times.
Heart and circulatory problems.
a pulmonary edema or an I.V. port on his hand.
a catheter.
Alzheimer’s or vascular dementia.
problems with walking and his balance.
been in diapers for years.
narcolepsy.
severe mental problems as per racism and cruelty.
passed the pull date on his milk carton of a body.
no exercise and eats like shit.

When I had a home care nurse (I am good now) with 25 years experience she said any
patient that she had was gone with in a year either dead or in full grown dementia.

[Endlessmike56]

10. Start making plans now to take his name off of everything named after him

[PatSeg]

24. I can picture that happening very quickly

People will be rushing around to destroy any remnant of that god-awful name.

[ratchiweenie]

11. "I think, it is a good indicator of how ill he thinks he is, because this is just him looking for some legacy". Nah it's

just his massive insecurities needing constant feeding.

[dweller]

12. Things happen

Some things need to happen sooner than later

😐

✌🏻

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Maybe if we promise to fill out The Mall once he

Dies, it will be easier for him to just let go?

[MiHale]

16. Maybe he booked a ticket on the 3I/ATLAS comet...

Its closest approach to Earth is on December 19th.

G’lawd Donnie, dey’s comming ta git cha!

[question everything]

18. What is scary is that while he keeps changing his mind, the others - Hegseth, Barbi, Bondi, Patel -

are the extremes who will continue to push their draconian moves.

[MurrayDelph]

20. I think we're all Patsy now

[Endlessmike56]

44. I just watched that episode of Ab Fab on Sunday lol

[Hieronymus Phact]

21. I wonder...

Since the repubs perform so poorly without him on the ballot, what happens to their electoral prospects when hes gone?
We need to be sure they own the damage caused by them and trump because they are going to say "it wasn't us" when hes gone.

[calimary]

31. This!!!

Hang it around their necks like a “necklace of shame”.

[Dan]

23. The names of either Donald Trump or Mitch McConnell

should be attached to every shithouse in America, I mean people should have a choice.

[Tetrachloride]

26. "farmers love me"

[maxsolomon]

28. Rothkopf is Whistling Dixie.

MFer's easily got another 3 years of destruction, abuse and cruelty left in him.

[JoseBalow]

30. Fingers crossed!

[Johonny]

32. I sort of hope he sticks around

In many ways, he got away with zero blame for dumping his horrible first term and all its problems on Biden. Biden's administration did a masterful job digging America out of the hole Trump helped create, but Biden got the blame for Trumps shitshow.

I seriously hope the house of cards collapses this time while this asshole is in power. I don't want him getting to Coolige or Buchanon the next president.

[LudwigPastorius]

33. I would take this forecast by David Rothkopf with a grain of salt.

He’s a foreign policy analyst, not a doctor.

He may be right about Trump’s health, but his opinion holds no more weight than yours or mine.

(I DO hope he is right, though.)

[Grokenstein]

34. Aw, don't worry about your legacy, piggy.

You've got "worst president ever" locked down. Americans are going to hate you for generations to come.

[tazcat]

35. He needs to stay alive so he can clean black and brown mens toilets for years and years...

[Zorro]

36. Make the day he croaks a national holiday

[Dr. T]

37. My backyard fireworks are at the ready.

I want my MAGAt neighbors to feel my joy on that wonderful day.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

41. Does anybody else have a bottle ready?

My youngest has a bottle in the fridge for this occasion

[LetMyPeopleVote]

40. How long are we going to PRETEND that he doesn't have dementia?

Link to tweet

[LetMyPeopleVote]

45. For this thread

An analyst says Trump’s public dozing, visible health issues, and scramble to cement his legacy signal a president nearing the end of his political and personal chapter. Read the full story at bit.ly/44NIPsG


#Trump #Politics #WhiteHouse #USPolitics #News #TrumpHealth #Health

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-12-09T21:33:07Z

[struggle4progress]

46. Don't delay! Die before midnight, we'll also give you a free Nobel Prize!

[B.See]

48. Not nearly near enough.