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NEW: Trump says it is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous" to question his health🤔 (Original Post) sheshe2 Dec 9 OP
WTF, is he stealing from Mao now ? eppur_se_muova Dec 9 #1
As W referred to him, COL Mustard Dec 10 #27
Dim John Dumb IbogaProject Dec 10 #32
To elaborate ... mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 #2
Biden would like to say a thing or two here. LonePirate Dec 9 #3
Surely this is H2O Man Dec 9 #4
Ya know, this isn't even shocking anymore, its becoming quite hilarious how Flim Flam Man MarineCombatEngineer Dec 9 #5
I think Poopy pants needs his diaper changed again. sheshe2 Dec 10 #19
This tells me he really has something seriously wrong with his health Bristlecone Dec 9 #6
It is treason to imagine the King's death CanonRay Dec 9 #7
It is seditious to imagine the President's death Seinan Sensei Dec 10 #31
You're a sick, sick f*ck, Piggy. Dave Bowman Dec 9 #8
It is NOT seditious or treason. Trump is sick. Trump is sick in the head. Trump is dying !!!!! Trueblue1968 Dec 9 #9
Every day for years, we had to hear him rag and berate Biden for being too weak, too old to be president Deuxcents Dec 9 #10
C'mon, it's the season of giving. How about you give up the ghost. Buddyzbuddy Dec 9 #11
Don't ever suggest Trump is less than perfect. democrank Dec 9 #12
We know he didn't write this. justgamma Dec 9 #13
Oh Fuck Off Demented Sicko. Cha Dec 9 #14
He's nuts Joinfortmill Dec 9 #15
As a good Russian Autocrat would say ChicagoTeamster Dec 9 #16
P.S. Too funny... he's only drawing Attention Cha Dec 9 #17
I guess he never heard about the "Streisand Effect"? GoCubsGo Dec 10 #41
When did the New York Times apologize to him? KS Toronado Dec 10 #18
Have his investigators in Hawaii... AdamGG Dec 10 #20
"They can't believe what they are finding" vanlassie Dec 10 #34
The Pyramids need to be renamed "The Tr*mp Pyramids". rubbersole Dec 10 #21
He's an IDIOT!!! ... aggiesal Dec 10 #22
I say it's delicious. C Moon Dec 10 #23
But it was A ok to do it when President Biden Figarosmom Dec 10 #24
The felon-in-chief has apparently learned a new word. Now everything he doesn't like is "treasonous" Rhiannon12866 Dec 10 #25
The Ghost of Christmas Future looks like his dear old dad BigmanPigman Dec 10 #26
The Coup already happened ! This is a Fascist dictatorship running a protection racket. Bread and Circuses Dec 10 #28
What a dipshit JoseBalow Dec 10 #29
I have a hard time believing Trump wrote this. Ilikepurple Dec 10 #30
Definitely agree Orrex Dec 10 #39
trump dictated this and someone cleaned this post a great deal LetMyPeopleVote Dec 10 #44
krasnov uttered: "The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if... sprinkleeninow Dec 10 #33
On a side note NJCher Dec 10 #35
Hey Cheeto, come on over to DU! IzzaNuDay Dec 10 #36
My father was like that. no_hypocrisy Dec 10 #37
And, of course, he didn't write that. Orrex Dec 10 #38
Pointing out the obvious is not ""questioning." GoCubsGo Dec 10 #40
Thanks, Don. More evidence of his mental illness and unfitness for the job. Vinca Dec 10 #42
Trump issues ominous warning NYT committed 'treasonous' acts for reporting on his health LetMyPeopleVote Dec 10 #43
Oh FFS! sheshe2 Dec 10 #45
"I am the youngest and most perfect president ever. Off with their heads!!!" dalton99a Dec 10 #46
Time-Trump Calls Reports on His Health 'Treasonous' LetMyPeopleVote Dec 10 #47
Yes I think he knows he is quite ill. Irish_Dem Dec 10 #52
Quiet, QUIET! Piggy!! maxrandb Dec 10 #48
MaddowBlog-Trump sees reporting about his age and stamina as 'seditious, perhaps even treasonous' LetMyPeopleVote Dec 10 #49
Does he have any health? Chemical Bill Dec 10 #50
Would someone explain to the moron that words have meanings and buy him a dictionary. sinkingfeeling Dec 10 #51
But it was A-OK to question Biden's! n/t CousinIT Dec 10 #53
Translation: Whiney b- has s-fit because someone wrote he's aging B.See Dec 10 #54
That sums it up perfectly! sheshe2 Dec 10 #55

mahatmakanejeeves

(68,807 posts)
2. To elaborate ...
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:47 PM
Dec 9
Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬

Trump says reporting on his health is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."

9:16 PM · Dec 9, 2025

Trump says reporting on his health is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-12-10T02:16:36.917Z

H2O Man

(78,861 posts)
4. Surely this is
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:50 PM
Dec 9

evidence of a stable genius. Either that, or he knows he is the feeble member of the herd that maga-predators will soon target.

Recommended.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,879 posts)
5. Ya know, this isn't even shocking anymore, its becoming quite hilarious how Flim Flam Man
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:56 PM
Dec 9

is losing it with more and more bizarre rantings.
Buckle up and enjoy the coming train wreck.

Meanwhile, Democrats are winning more and more and the coming 2026 mid terms are going to be delicious.

Bristlecone

(11,055 posts)
6. This tells me he really has something seriously wrong with his health
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:58 PM
Dec 9

Not his lunacy, but his absurd deflection attempt on the subject.

Trueblue1968

(19,144 posts)
9. It is NOT seditious or treason. Trump is sick. Trump is sick in the head. Trump is dying !!!!!
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 11:06 PM
Dec 9

He Is sick and millions think fatally. Would that be a grand old rooten tooten good thing

#TrumpIsDangerous #TrumpIsEvil .... As in AntiChrist evil. Just my opinion.

Deuxcents

(26,025 posts)
10. Every day for years, we had to hear him rag and berate Biden for being too weak, too old to be president
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 11:06 PM
Dec 9

So, my question is..when are we gonna charge him for seditious/treasonous behavior?

ChicagoTeamster

(598 posts)
16. As a good Russian Autocrat would say
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 11:57 PM
Dec 9

Last edited Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:57 AM - Edit history (1)

He’s conditioning the people for when he finishes realignment with Russia and away from Europe.

GoCubsGo

(34,749 posts)
41. I guess he never heard about the "Streisand Effect"?
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:25 AM
Dec 10

Except that it has been so obvious on it's own, without him even needing to say anything.

AdamGG

(1,870 posts)
20. Have his investigators in Hawaii...
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:04 AM
Dec 10

released all the shocking information they've found about Barack Obama's birth certificate yet? I'm still waiting.

This toxic fuck criticizing anyone for pushing false information is beyond absurd.

rubbersole

(11,114 posts)
21. The Pyramids need to be renamed "The Tr*mp Pyramids".
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:05 AM
Dec 10

Tell donnie it's the greatest of the great honors in Honorville. Throw in a FIFA style trophy 🏆 and 🏅 medal. Then take him to a home upstate. The sooner the better. Doesn't anyone love him enough at this stage of dementia to get him help in private? Is the grift that lucrative for his family? Oh, wait...

aggiesal

(10,641 posts)
22. He's an IDIOT!!! ...
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:08 AM
Dec 10

Also, I'm convinced that when Mierda47 attacks the media regardless of the story line, there is some truth to that story line.

Figarosmom

(10,495 posts)
24. But it was A ok to do it when President Biden
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:45 AM
Dec 10

Was in office. By this we should be charging trump for treason. Remember Sleepy Joe?


Fuck him.

BigmanPigman

(54,811 posts)
26. The Ghost of Christmas Future looks like his dear old dad
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 12:58 AM
Dec 10

dying of dementia. He's scared shitless.

This is the most dangerous time for the USA as he WILL continue to destroy the country which he hates and blames for his poor health. He is a vengeful, sadistic psychopath who plans on taking us down with him.

Bread and Circuses

(1,758 posts)
28. The Coup already happened ! This is a Fascist dictatorship running a protection racket.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:12 AM
Dec 10

SCOTUS will give the Republican Crime Syndicate everything they want.

Ilikepurple

(466 posts)
30. I have a hard time believing Trump wrote this.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:29 AM
Dec 10

Not aimed at OP because I think this is a worthwhile post. More of a rant I guess. But, even though these surely are his sentiments , I’m guessing a bit of language analysis would point to someone else being the author. It’s amazing that even on the left, we give him credit for his more erudite posts on, I’m guessing, Truth Social. Trump didn’t say this. He may have posted it or allowed it to be posted on his behalf. It’s hard to even follow whether he said something in a speech or posted on social media or came from a White House spokesperson. Some days I’ll follow a bunch of “Trump said” snippets in the press only to find that they were all cherry-picked Truth Social posts. I think its net effect is that it creates the illusion that he’s presently more capable of coherent expression than he is, especially in the context of defending his physical prowess and intellectual acumenIt seems that we are so aghast at the content of his posts that there isn’t much interest in their origin. That being said, this kind of post from a POTUS is wild and disappointing either way.

Orrex

(66,813 posts)
39. Definitely agree
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:09 AM
Dec 10

Complex sentence structure is utterly beyond him when he speaks or writes; his see-spot-run writing style is wholly inconsistent with these long, thoughtful passages.

sprinkleeninow

(22,191 posts)
33. krasnov uttered: "The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if...
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:42 AM
Dec 10
the unwell devious occupant of the Oval Office was removed by Divine Intervention."

There. Finished the sentence.

NJCher

(42,765 posts)
35. On a side note
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:13 AM
Dec 10

Has anyone else noticed his hair is always uneven on the left side? Like he took a nap and the hair spray was so thick the hair got dented.

no_hypocrisy

(54,566 posts)
37. My father was like that.
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 06:03 AM
Dec 10

If you questioned his health and/or choice of treatment, you'd be asking to be written out of the Will. (He extended that prohibition to his dog, which he neglected. My sister criticized Dad feeding the dog "people food" only and he changed his Will to exclude her as Executor.)

GoCubsGo

(34,749 posts)
40. Pointing out the obvious is not ""questioning."
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 07:11 AM
Dec 10

The dumbfuck can make all the threats and accusations he wants, but it's not going to change what everyone sees with their own eyes. It's also not going to prevent the inevitable, and this behavior tells me he's scared shitless about it.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,757 posts)
43. Trump issues ominous warning NYT committed 'treasonous' acts for reporting on his health
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 09:37 AM
Dec 10

trump knows that he has declined both mentally and physically. trump is worried about the 25th Amendment

President Donald Trump attacked The New York Times in a new Truth Social post on Tuesday night, suggesting the paper's reporting on his health may be "seditious" and that reporters for the outlet may have committed treason.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-12-10T11:40:09Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674385193

President Donald Trump attacked The New York Times in a new Truth Social post on Tuesday night, suggesting the paper's reporting on his health may be "seditious" and that reporters for the outlet may have committed treason.

Trump issued the screed after he delivered a speech in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, that was supposed to focus on affordability, but meandered through old talking points about immigration and the wonderful job his cabinet secretaries are doing.

In the post, Trump claimed he is the hardest-working president in history and that his "results are among the best."....

After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,'" he added. "They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote."

"The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful 'source' of information," he continued.

Trump's health has been called into question recently after the president admitted to taking a cognitive test and getting an MRI. Some psychological experts suggested that Trump may be experiencing early signs of dementia.

Other medical experts have pointed to the bandage on his hand and the swelling of his ankles as evidence of his physical decline.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,757 posts)
47. Time-Trump Calls Reports on His Health 'Treasonous'
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 09:58 AM
Dec 10

trump knows that he is in both physical and mental decline



https://time.com/7339756/trump-age-health-cognitive-test-new-york-times-treasonous-sedition

Donald Trump will be the oldest U.S. President in history by the time he leaves office if he serves out his full second term, and while he nicknamed his predecessor Joe Biden as “Sleepy” and amplified questions about his declining fitness for office, Trump now says that reports about his own aging are “seditious, perhaps even treasonous.”

“After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean ‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,’” Trump said in a nearly 500-word post on Truth Social late Tuesday.

Trump’s swipe at the Times comes after it reported last month that the President has apparently cut back on domestic travel and public appearances. The report also mentioned Trump’s apparent dozing off during an event at the White House (and the Times reported earlier this month that he appeared to fall asleep again during a Cabinet meeting).

After the initial Times report was published, Trump attacked one of the reporters, Katie Rogers, calling her “ugly” on Truth Social.

Trump’s Dec. 9 Truth Social post comes after he’s undergone multiple health screenings, including recently an MRI that the White House described as preventive. .....

In a statement to TIME, a spokesperson for the Times said, “Americans deserve in-depth reporting and regular updates about the health of the leaders they elect. Mr. Trump welcomed our reporting on the age and fitness of his predecessors; we're applying the same journalistic scrutiny to his vitality.” The spokesperson also defended the Times’ reporting, saying that it was “heavily sourced” and was based on interviews with people close to the President and with medical experts. “We won’t be deterred by false and inflammatory language that distorts the role of a free press," the spokesperson added.

It’s not the first time Trump has suggested the Times was acting treasonously. In 2018, the President used the same term after the paper published an anonymous op-ed by an official who claimed to be part of an anti-Trump “resistance” movement in the Administration. Trump earlier this year directed an investigation into Miles Taylor, who had identified himself as the author.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,757 posts)
49. MaddowBlog-Trump sees reporting about his age and stamina as 'seditious, perhaps even treasonous'
Wed Dec 10, 2025, 04:58 PM
Dec 10

Two weeks ago, The New York Times published a report on the president showing his age. It may have hit a nerve.



https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-sees-reporting-about-his-age-and-stamina-as-seditious-perhaps-even-treasonous

But when it comes to Trump’s media enemies list, The New York Times continues to hold the top slot — as evidenced by his decision in October to sue the newspaper for $15 billion, claiming that it defamed him and tried to ruin his reputation.

This week, the president took this ongoing offensive in an unsettling direction. As Time magazine summarized:

Donald Trump will be the oldest U.S. President in history by the time he leaves office if he serves out his full second term, and while he nicknamed his predecessor Joe Biden as ‘Sleepy’ and amplified questions about his declining fitness for office, Trump now says that reports about his own aging are ‘seditious, perhaps even treasonous.’


That might sound like a wild exaggeration, but it’s entirely accurate.

On Tuesday night, after delivering an economic speech in which the president encouraged Americans to settle for less, Trump published a hysterical 487-word rant to his social media platform that was disturbing, even for him......

But I’m also struck by the broader context: Two weeks ago, the Times published a report on the Republican’s effort to “project round-the-clock energy, virility and physical stamina,” which is starting to give way to an awkward new reality. From the article:

Mr. Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be elected to the presidency, and he is aging. … Nearly a year into his second term, Americans see Mr. Trump less than they used to, according to a New York Times analysis of his schedule. Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is traveling domestically much less than he did by this point during his first year in office, in 2017, although he is taking more foreign trips. He also keeps a shorter public schedule than he used to. Most of his public appearances fall between noon and 5 p.m., on average.

In the days that followed, the president appeared to fall asleep in a variety of official settings.

This is, to put it lightly, an unusually sensitive subject for Trump, and given his online harangue, it seems the Times touched a nerve.
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