Does Trump have dementia?

[msc545]

Read this before answering please:

https://www.salon.com/2024/03/01/like-someone-pulled-the-metaphorical-plug-dr-john-gartner-on-accelerating-dementia/

No, he is just fine:

I think he possibly does have Dementia:

[lightbulb27]

To be honest, most people put under the pressure and schedule he's under would be in a hospital already or heart attack. If he's bumbling words, I can understand why. We don't even know the whole picture of what's going on. Can you imagine the endless meetings, lawyers, flying around etc.. I get tired doing one flight... these people live on planes, schedules, financial decisions, etc..

I've said same about Biden, to cut him a break, at times... he's under tremendous pressure. Caveat... I see a lot more issues with Biden fumbling than Trump. Trump speaks off cuff a lot, Biden fumbles reading a script. Harris too..

It is a serious issue though whether there is damage to either such that it impairs their rational decision making. It's possible. We know that "paranoia" and such can be well hidden. He knows people are out to get him... can you imagine the never ending security threats? What is he (them) like in private... are they really rational?

I don't see dementia... the article I read sounds like BS. I'm not an expert. I'd say... stress

But stress, can do severe damage over long time...

This why I support someone else.

[OtterMan68]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edtYkQkn8Zs

[lightbulb27]

@OtterMan68 some of that may be legit, it's possible. But a lot of it is crap. I don't recall everything, most people don't. Put them under constant load, and change context constantly... no wonder.
This is a re-direction from the attacks on Biden's lack of marbles. These videos anymore are made as political attacks.
I'd be curious to go see him speak live and judge for self.
What's really scary is in the future, you won't know what is true or false... it's bad enough already, but the future, could be all AI.

[msc545]

Right, he is too busy to make sense of or recall things...

[lightbulb27]

I couldn't tell dates of certain things. depends what it is. Both trump and biden have a lot of stuff in their heads. I'm continually amazed at what they are told that is "secret", but they can't tell. They have to constantly filter what they say... thus reason for written communications that are read and pre-screned.
I think people are too harsh on both for the chaos of the environments. Add to Trump... how many lawsuits, constant attacks?
Most interviews I've seen him, he does really well. granted they could be edited. when I saw him speak live, he was exceptional... speaking on the fly.
he could be deteriorating under load though... which could be hazardous.

[msc545]

H is deteriorating because he has dementia and psychiatric illness.

[lightbulb27]

I will have to see good evidence of that to believe it. I've had relative with alzheimers, I know people with diagnosed mental illnesses. I can see mental illness, some... not dementia.

[msc545]

People don't normally deteriorate in this way with mental illness. I see a lot of it in my profession and this looks a bit different.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

He could be in early stages of dementia or having mini strokes.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for MHO :)

[exitseven]

I watched him in Ohio over the weekend. He spoke for over an hour with no teleprompter. He is campaigning tirelessly on the weekend and fighting the DOJ duringnot the week. He may have time to advise a foreign leader on how to beat back the crazies. Dr, Gartner is clearly biased.

Why doesn't Salon run a stpry about Dr Ronny Jackson who is a real MD and not a psychologist and his attempt to get Biden out of office by using the 25th amendment.

\Salon isn't even good enough for my cat;s little box.

President Trump has done two rallies, gone to court to fight one of 4 baseless indictments and met with President Orban from Hungary before Joe Biden was able to put on his pants.

[goaded]

Did you see the SOTU?

[exitseven]

@goaded yes, it was frightening. I used to see speed freaks back in the 80s that were not as wired up. as Biden was that day. Why do you think he showed up a half hour late? They were busy getting his meds straightened out.

[msc545]

@exitseven You seem angry. Sorry, but it is what it is.

[OtterMan68]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edtYkQkn8Zs

[exitseven]

dsmn right I am angry. I an watching our country go down the drain. There is 8 more months to go through and there is still a lot more damage that can be done. I think we will have the entire population of Haiti, Ukraine and Afghanistan living as guests of the American taxpayers and maybe it the democrats can figure out a way to get them all to vote , there will never be another fair election again..

[AngryCarl]

It's possible there's been some cognitive decline, granted that he probably wasn't very smart to begin with. That said I'm not qualified to give a formal diagnosis.

[OtterMan68]

yes, have you seen him talk without a teleprompter? He confuses people's names, doesn't know who the president is, and slurs his speech

[DryGermanGuy]

Another professional opinion:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/YVTmaxLweEQ

[MrDaveAPSI]

Trump likely has some sort of dementia, or something worse

He should have never been president, and he should NOT BE PRESIDENT AGAIN

[WindAtMyBack]

The author of that article lost all credibility before I finished reading the first paragraph. No need to read the rest.

[Agape93]

Dementia or late stage syphilis

[laly520]

he has worse

[Sameone]

No, he is just fine: