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In reply to the discussion: Aging, Slurring Trump 'Lives in Fear' of Dad's Dementia [View all]mwmisses4289
(4,296 posts)29. Exactly. He was showing all the signs before he even started to run for his first term.
But some power behind the scenes needed a puppet, and he was convenient for what was considered all the right reasons. Has he gotten worse since then? Well, it's certainly gotten harder to hide his deterioration. Whoever thought he would be easily controllable is finding out how wrong they were and are.
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Trump is showing the same signs of dementia his father started to show at his age before it seriously progressed.
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2025
#3
Exactly. He was showing all the signs before he even started to run for his first term.
mwmisses4289
May 2025
#29
I never understood how Joe was "too old" but IT was not. It's not as if IT is 20 years younger.
LoisB
May 2025
#11
He was slurring words during that Meet the Press interview with K. Welker. Have
allegorical oracle
May 2025
#46
Person, Woman, Man, Camera .... I can't remember what the last one was. That proves my point.
3Hotdogs
May 2025
#19
Gawd yes. I always flub that test. It's like my mind dismisses the list to its ROM
allegorical oracle
May 2025
#47
Oh, he's been there for a while now, despite how hard this circus is bending over to cover it up.
Karasu
May 2025
#23
All that Diet Coke! More than one per day increases risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke, I've heard
Ziggysmom
May 2025
#27
Having read transcripts of a few of his rally speeches, I think that ship has sailed
bhikkhu
May 2025
#28
But thinking about it - all of us should be so lucky as this 6'3", 220 lb male with a full head of hair
Dan
May 2025
#33
George Conway does not think that trump will finish even one year of his term
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2025
#39
Here are some pictures from today's meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2025
#49