Except that dyslexia refers to a reading disability, e.g. reading words backwards from right-to-left rather than the correct left-to-right method. But this phonemic paraphasia concept has more to do with a failure to interpret spoken words correctly.
I've actually wondered if Chump is hard of hearing, as many older folks are. While he was in the White House he often shunned reporters' questions, or he'd pretend to listen and then give an answer that was completely out of left field. It just seemed like he wasn't paying attention, or he was embarrassed to admit he couldn't hear the reporters' questions.
This idea of phonemic paraphasia makes a lot of sense. If it's true, then what happens is Chump thinks he hears something, but it's not what the person actually said. Then his answers sound like gibberish.
It would be interesting to hear Bob Woodward's take on this, since he spent so many days and hours interviewing Chump for his books. I wonder if Woodward has ever mentioned whether Chump has a problem with hearing or understanding people in face-to-face conversations.
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