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40. Prediction: He'll fall apart on camera, unable to read a speech, and start throwing out the campaign

Thu Jan 4, 2018, 11:13 AM

Jan 2018

taunts until someone pulls the camera cable and claims there was a power outage or medical emergency....

and that will be the last time we ever get him live on camera. After that, it will be strictly taped and edited video with no reporters or questions that are not part of the edited script.

Only in dictatorships like cuba or n korea can you get away with "It's been 73 days since the leader has been spotted..." type of news.

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Wolff Book: Trump Is 'Incapable of Functioning' in His Job, Can't Recognize Old Friends [View all] DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

What this excerpt describes is pretty much classic Dementia/Alzheimer's behavior Siwsan Jan 2018 #1

That MD who is going to evaluate Trump janterry Jan 2018 #4

I am very much interested in how this medical evaluation goes GusBob Jan 2018 #37

We will never know. lark Jan 2018 #58

+++Agree iluvtennis Jan 2018 #66

Physical or Autopsy SCVDem Jan 2018 #108

They hid Kennedy's and Reagan's illnesses from us, too. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #136

Agree. lark Jan 2018 #138

He isn't just a doctor..... getagrip_already Jan 2018 #63

He could release a statement saying "Here's a summary of the examination results NYC Liberal Jan 2018 #74

If the exam is conducted to VA protocol.... GusBob Jan 2018 #89

yeah, but remember, fdr and reagon also got regular checkups.... getagrip_already Jan 2018 #94

Kennedy had Addison's Disease... Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #137

Maybe someone can forward the article/book to this Dr. oxbow Jan 2018 #90

this is basically going to be a physical bdamomma Jan 2018 #57

Trump will never allow.... SergeStorms Jan 2018 #114

I once knew a woman with dementia. She was just like that. DetlefK Jan 2018 #6

Yup. One default, closed, entrenched, redundent, and meaningless verbal loop, followed by the lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #35

That's what we experienced with my mom Siwsan Jan 2018 #81

I assume your mother was not a con artist delisen Jan 2018 #127

Kind of a harsh topic line, since her death is still very fresh in my emotions Siwsan Jan 2018 #130

I apologize for offending you, especially when your sorrow delisen Jan 2018 #134

Thank you. Siwsan Jan 2018 #135

Absolutely. Zoonart Jan 2018 #12

Many of us recognize it zipplewrath Jan 2018 #15

Thats assuming he has not been suffering with it for the past few years and that the cstanleytech Jan 2018 #30

Yes, it is zipplewrath Jan 2018 #34

we are being "told" he is showing signs, delisen Jan 2018 #109

Actually by many people zipplewrath Jan 2018 #116

But you have no first hand knowledge, do you, delisen Jan 2018 #125

True zipplewrath Jan 2018 #128

Psychiatrists are warning us that violence is next for DT; I hope he goes off on someone in the room Hekate Jan 2018 #117

More likely someone close to him zipplewrath Jan 2018 #129

I have had those alarm bells too get the red out Jan 2018 #13

Exactly. And it's terrifying, given Trump's power. highplainsdem Jan 2018 #18

Geez it's scary huh? bdamomma Jan 2018 #59

And, as harsh as it sounds, their removal didn't involve impeachment Siwsan Jan 2018 #131

Yup! peggysue2 Jan 2018 #46

I agree with you. As much as I think he is mentally impaired by Alzheimer's/Dementia, I do not want smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #53

I have the same opinion bdamomma Jan 2018 #62

It's almost unbelievable that someone so stupid, so deranged could possibly have smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #75

The 25th amendment was proposed in 1965, ratified in 1967 onenote Jan 2018 #91

It is the GOP THAT NEEDS TO PAY. pangaia Jan 2018 #101

Exactly, tRump bdamomma Jan 2018 #112

SS in fact IS an emtitlement program. We are entitled to it. pangaia Jan 2018 #118

I don't know when it was "conceived," but the 25th Amendment was passed in 1965. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #105

Thanks bdamomma Jan 2018 #121

And before he had any of these problems, he was a barely literate, hugely ignorant Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #102

I'd like to ask all "Trump has Dementia" delisen Jan 2018 #124

Yes and yes zipplewrath Jan 2018 #132

Oh, that's going to leave a mark. tanyev Jan 2018 #2

Because hes fucking senile, thats how. PCIntern Jan 2018 #3

He's also limited to what people tell him, since he won't read. Chemisse Jan 2018 #29

The good news, you remember how to go to the bathroom for a few more years. The bad news ... L. Coyote Jan 2018 #5

One scene that is missing so far in these excerpts: Charlottesberg Nazi march GusBob Jan 2018 #7

I am in the "he has dementia camp." madaboutharry Jan 2018 #8

Likewise zipplewrath Jan 2018 #16

The stress of the job might act to hasten its progression. Chemisse Jan 2018 #31

He is most disoriented when he travels. colorado_ufo Jan 2018 #50

I'll never forget that clip of him deplaning and RandomAccess Jan 2018 #77

I wonder if watching Fox contributes? rurallib Jan 2018 #71

He's always been an asshole. Now he's a demented asshole Blaukraut Jan 2018 #107

Great that absolves him of responsibility. delisen Jan 2018 #110

This sounds like my Dad in the early stages... HipChick Jan 2018 #9

If he is ever formally diagnosed with Alzheimer's and/or dementia, it will change my attitude Orrex Jan 2018 #10

And it can't come soon enough. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2018 #14

Could happen at the State of the Union speech... N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2018 #20

I am just the opposite. I giggle now and enjoy his humiliation, but would try to be more restrained Chemisse Jan 2018 #32

I respect that--honestly I do. Orrex Jan 2018 #47

Actually I don't have any sympathy at all for him and his, and won't even if he is diagnosed. Chemisse Jan 2018 #72

That's an interesting perspective. Orrex Jan 2018 #73

yes bdtrppr6 Jan 2018 #82

Good point. Even in his mental heyday, he would have been a highly destructive president. Chemisse Jan 2018 #83

Everything is his fucking fault. He is a shitstain of a human being, dementia or not. pangaia Jan 2018 #55

Probably don't need to look any further askyagerz Jan 2018 #60

his diet is a ticking time bomb bdamomma Jan 2018 #68

I think he is counting on us being gullible re dementia delisen Jan 2018 #113

I don't think he is faking it. pangaia Jan 2018 #119

His entire life is his fault. pangaia Jan 2018 #103

If he were ever formally diagnosed Codeine Jan 2018 #85

UNLESS... it was needed as an excuse... pangaia Jan 2018 #104

Good point. Which means we'll never have to restrain ourselves from ripping him apart. n/t Chemisse Jan 2018 #111

Lol! Good, because Im not so good Codeine Jan 2018 #115

Now that they got their SC justice and tax cuts for the wealthy, they will admit he has dementia Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #11

Mom wouldn't let us zipplewrath Jan 2018 #19

Thats also a classic sign of an asshole. Which has already been proven. nt 7962 Jan 2018 #48

Yes and no zipplewrath Jan 2018 #65

The rats know the Trumptanic is sinking... alterfurz Jan 2018 #67

I think we need to STOP using his mental condition as an EXCUSE.. pangaia Jan 2018 #106

Demented sick fuck dalton99a Jan 2018 #17

Trump is talking lawsuit duforsure Jan 2018 #21

He's bluffing. Trump wouldn't dare risk himself to Discovery either via no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #26

he has yet to sue anyone he's threatened. I doubt that will change. nt 7962 Jan 2018 #45

"a heavily made-up Trump" left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #22

Now some will switch their dementia diagnosis to delisen Jan 2018 #123

I diagnosed Reagan two years TNNurse Jan 2018 #23

The signs were there long before that maryellen99 Jan 2018 #27

Take. The. Nuclear. zentrum Jan 2018 #24

He HAS "old friends?" Buns_of_Fire Jan 2018 #25

Vince McMahon is one nt maryellen99 Jan 2018 #28

And Vince has his own "issues". nt 7962 Jan 2018 #44

+1 treestar Jan 2018 #33

He has any friends? Bob Loblaw Jan 2018 #38

No, just associates janterry Jan 2018 #41

An incompetent President would create an issue avebury Jan 2018 #36

ex post facto shanny Jan 2018 #86

Since he has no friends, I just assumed he couldn't recognize those that don't exist. Johonny Jan 2018 #39

Prediction: He'll fall apart on camera, unable to read a speech, and start throwing out the campaign lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #40

Wow,,,you are some necromancer, in light of what just happened. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #95

OK I had to google necromancer but, yes: It's obvious this tactic was coming. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #97

I'm watching his video speech at today's Press Conference dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #99

Classic symptoms and behaviors. Texin Jan 2018 #42

The water bottle episode followed another sniffing episode colorado_ufo Jan 2018 #52

Wolf supposedly has these statements on tape. I hope he does. 7962 Jan 2018 #43

we have a very sick sick person bdamomma Jan 2018 #49

Im sorry but when you try to sleep with everyones wife, you dont have friends. onecaliberal Jan 2018 #51

Im starting to feel pity for this man.. if hes truely ill he needs help and samnsara Jan 2018 #54

Honestly, RobinA Jan 2018 #120

I highly recommend reading the whole piece at the Hollywood Reporter snooper2 Jan 2018 #56

Yup: they won't represent him because he won't listen and he won't pay. shanny Jan 2018 #87

Taxpayers are paying that Doctor bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #61

With Trump Obviously Incompetent, We Don't Know Who Is Actually Making the Decisions dlk Jan 2018 #64

What bothers me bdamomma Jan 2018 #70

John Kelly is probably making rusty fender Jan 2018 #88

Be careful. DO NOT BE COMPLACENT about his medical situation. pangaia Jan 2018 #69

What they bdamomma Jan 2018 #100

Diagnoses piling up: Dementia, neurosis, psychosis, paranoia, impulse control, personality disorders Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #76

Where and when can I get this book? HelenWheels Jan 2018 #78

If Wolff's assertions are true, Trump is on way out. But, I'm a bit skeptical of his credibility. Hoyt Jan 2018 #79

Trump attorney issured "ceased and desist" letter to publisher Grins Jan 2018 #80

I've seen this before too duforsure Jan 2018 #84

But he sure can tweet up a Cha Jan 2018 #92

Paving the way for a Trump exit. The tax cuts for the wealthy were passed-he's no longer needed. jalan48 Jan 2018 #93

Because Pence wouldn't have? zipplewrath Jan 2018 #133

If His Aides Really Wanted to Get Rid of Him, .... DoctorJoJo Jan 2018 #96

Trump says Bannon Mendocino Jan 2018 #98

K&R and Tweeted yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #122

Too good to be true bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #126