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Ocelot II

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26. He's probably been fed his talking points and is regurgitating them as instructed

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 05:03 PM

Aug 2025

by his handlers or by Putin, at least to the extent he can remember them. If he can't remember his pre-digested talking points he reverts to complaining about the 2020 election. Either way he doesn't have to listen to or respond to anything anyone else might have said..

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My Thoughts on the Roundtable with the Euro Leaders [View all] MineralMan Aug 2025 OP

Maybe he needs hearing aids? Bayard Aug 2025 #1

No. It's not his hearing. It's his dementia. MineralMan Aug 2025 #3

Yeah, Bayard Aug 2025 #15

It's obviously dementia, becoming worse with each passing day. sop Aug 2025 #18

He can't hear anything over his monstrous self-regard. maxsolomon Aug 2025 #20

Maybe he'll forget who Putin is, moonscape Aug 2025 #27

It's his innate stupidity. n/t returnee Aug 2025 #32

He likely has both, MM peggysue2 Aug 2025 #35

My thought Rebl2 Aug 2025 #25

Among other problems. Bluetus Aug 2025 #36

He doesn't want them there, nor is he listening to them. He's dissing them. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #2

Thank you! hamsterjill Aug 2025 #23

My hope is they divulge publicly TACO's cognitive decline IzzaNuDay Aug 2025 #4

I wouldn't hold my breath. MineralMan Aug 2025 #5

The European leaders were not praising him Lifeafter70 Aug 2025 #6

Yes. That, too. MineralMan Aug 2025 #7

Yes Lifeafter70 Aug 2025 #8

Or giving him what he wanted. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2025 #30

You have to jangle car keys. Grokenstein Aug 2025 #9

lack of caring evilhime Aug 2025 #10

Trump's a narcissist mnhtnbb Aug 2025 #11

Yeah, he does that head nodding a lot. GoodRaisin Aug 2025 #12

Add convicted and pedo vapor2 Aug 2025 #28

Crippled mind. calimary Aug 2025 #13

Just because he says he doesn't drink you believe him???????? tazcat Aug 2025 #22

Long term amphetamine abuse maxsolomon Aug 2025 #29

Quite possibly. n/t returnee Aug 2025 #33

Frankly no. I wouldn't take his word for it if he said he was Donald Trump. calimary Aug 2025 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author tazcat Aug 2025 #24

99.99% of the time... EarthFirst Aug 2025 #14

He mentioned more than once KS Toronado Aug 2025 #16

He's been bringing this up a lot recently peggysue2 Aug 2025 #38

That was quite the WTF moment. SalviaBlue Aug 2025 #17

Dementia or not, he was listening to himself only- JCMach1 Aug 2025 #19

Probably? 😂😂 malaise Aug 2025 #21

That's EXACTLY what he does! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 2025 #43

He's probably been fed his talking points and is regurgitating them as instructed Ocelot II Aug 2025 #26

He doesn't give a fuck what anyone has to say. SamKnause Aug 2025 #31

He does not understand anything edhopper Aug 2025 #34

Aside from Trump being an asshole, I work with someone who does this. underpants Aug 2025 #37

Post removed Post removed Aug 2025 #39

LOL senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #40

Needed a translator. usonian Aug 2025 #41

Characteristics of Psychopaths littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #42

Trump doesn't satisfy 3 & 16 -- he's only adept at manipulating those who wish to be manipulated & he's a terrible faker eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #44

Trump has dementia and is clearly mentally impaired dlk Aug 2025 #46

He doesn't listen simply because he doesn't no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #47