"Hurricane will be 'tremendously big and tremendously wet ..." To me, this remark shouts dementia.

[raccoon]

Is it just me? Is that Dotard suffering from dementia, or is that just his preschool way (no offense to preschoolers) of saying something?

[Cousin Dupree]

1. Tremendous dementia

[HipChick]

2. If you go back 10yrs or so, his interviews don't have him rambling

he was always FOS, but not just rambling..

[hlthe2b]

3. He may have dementia, but to me this is absurdly childish communication

Someone undoubtedly stressed both the size of the storm and the fact it was likely to stall over coastal communities, bringing with it as much as four feet of rain deluge.

So, to this childish moron, that equates to "tremendously wet"...


Someone feed him some more greasy fast food. His keeling over with his "best health of all the Presidents and his 239 pound body" may be our fastest (only) way back to sanity.

[samnsara]

4. i noticed...

...even his demeanor and mannerisms are different when he was younger.. hes had some kind of neuro-event.

[HipChick]

9. Yes...and we never really got an actual medical report

we still don't know what that dr covered up...

[mnhtnbb]

15. Maybe Dorothy will ride in on the wind

and drop her house on him.

[ProudLib72]

18. You know what's childish? This...

But I really don't care. Do u?

[Zambero]

5. It shouts a 250-word vocabulary

as a by-product of his dementia onset. Superlatives interspersed with a 4th-grader's choice of words. Ironically viewed as "down to earth" and "telling it like it is" by his ardent supporters.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. But they're the best words.

You don't need a lot of words, as long as you use the best words. Amazing words.

[Botany]

6. Well @ least he didn't say that Puerto Rico is an island that is surrounded by water.

“This is an island surrounded by water, big water, ocean water,” he (Trump) said at
a tax reform speech in Washington.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-comments-island-big-water-a7975011.html

[Grammy23]

8. Gee, guess we need a little help to understand what an island is.

He truly is an idiot. Thinks he is being profound. He really is impressed with the sound of his own voice.

But SOME of us can hear and recognize limitations when we hear them. We recognize it when we are hearing the language of a truly intelligent person. And his language tells us the opposite of what he thinks he is conveying. Language and geriatric experts could tell us the technical side of what we are seeing with tRump. But a past record of his language skills compared with his current language tells us something is very different about his verbal skills. He may be functioning on a “normal” level for day to day living skills but he is definitely showing signs of decline.

Anyone of us who has dealt with a friend or relative who eventually went on to show clear sign of dementia know that there were clues long before the full blown disease appeared. Loss of language skills was often among the first noticeable symptoms.

[HipChick]

10. My Dad was an electrical engineer...

I started noticing little things...like he would have difficulty changing light bulbs...driving the car...my whole family were in denial...until they could no longer deny it...

[Grammy23]

11. HipChick, my mom was a registered nurse.

She had worked in all kinds of situations that required a quick mind and ability to assess the situation. She loved her work. And she was good at it.

After she retired (arthritis took its toll on her hips and back) we noticed changes in her driving skills and declines in her language skills. She knew at first that her language was going and it ran her nuts to not be able to think of the word she “knew” was on the tip of her tongue. You can’t begin to imagine what a mess her checkbook was. But she still lived alone or in an apartment in a group setting.

Eventually things got much worse and with that stage, her language, understanding and comprehension declined even more. She got confused very easily. Her anger at not being able to think clearly was a problem, too. It was saddest when she still had enough cognitive skills to know something was very wrong. She lived with me the last three + years of her life.

Part of the problem with tRump is his pre-existing narcissism. That is still firmly in place and clouding the other problems he is exhibiting. But those of us who have been through caring for a loved one with dementia know the signs and symptoms. My guess is they will not be able to conceal it much longer. Looking back at Reagan, the symptoms were there with him, too.

[HipChick]

12. Yes..Regan...agree...maybe without the level of narcissism..

[marylandblue]

7. I wonder how much is deliberate.

Is an actual lunatic or does he just play one on TV? If he were playing, how would we know?

[peekaloo]

13. I hear more disinterest than dementia.

He really doesn't care.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Both Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah said it sounded like a commercial for a water park...

[Cha]

17. Fraud is Tremendously STUPID.

[VOX]

19. Pseudo-tough-guy snark. Like his dipshit crack about Puerto Rico...

“This is an island, surrounded by water. Big water. Ocean water.”

My guess is that he thinks he’s like one of Joe Pesci’s characters— stating the obvious in snarky, measured tones.

Not sure if it’s reflective of impaired cognitive functioning, or just a 72-year-old dude who cannot speak intelligently.

Whatever it is, it’s imbecilic.