Trump Wasted An Entire White House Meeting Trying To Convince His Aides That He's Mentally Fit

[guillaumeb]

From the article:

According to The Washington Post, “The early June meeting in the Cabinet Room was intended as a general update on President Trump’s reelection campaign, but the president had other topics on his mind.”
In the meeting, Trump rambled about how well he did on a cognitive exam two years ago and even proposed challenging former Vice President Joe Biden to take the same test.

To read more:

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/06/22/trump-wasted-an-entire-white-house-meeting-trying-to-convince-his-aides-that-hes-mentally-fit.html

So the self proclaimed stable genius feels a need to convince his own staff that he is, indeed, a stable genius.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. If you have to call a meeting just to try to convince people that you're not crazy,

you're probably crazy, or at least weird enough that the question has come up so often that you feel compelled to argue that you're just fine.

[guillaumeb]

4. 37% of US voters will never understand that concept. eom

[lagomorph777]

5. His behavior in the meeting was crazy.

What a massive fail.

[bdamomma]

6. those of us

who have a brain, know that this POS is not well mentally.

[Caliman73]

16. It is typically a symptom of narcissism or very poor self image.

Trump has a compulsion to brag about himself which is not out of an overabundance of self confidence or self esteem, but an indication that he needs external validation of a weak self image. He doesn't really feel strong, but he has developed the idea that if people see him as strong, talented, smart, successful, etc... then maybe he is.

Trump probably has some cognitive deficits that are not uncommon at that age. Biden too. The MAJOR difference between the two however, is in the psychological/emotional health area. Trump's problems, in my humble opinion, are primarily driven by his narcissism and insecurity. The mental "slipping" is likely adding to the pressure he feels to hide his MANY MANY flaws.

[Newest Reality]

2. When you do that...

You are making a strong case that you are not mentally fit. It could be a sign of your degradation and deteriorating mental condition.

Sometimes, people are not able to recognize or acknowledge it because of the condition itself.

[guillaumeb]

9. No doubt.

But how do 37% of US voters admit to themselves, or the rest of us, that they were fooled by Trump?

[Mike 03]

15. True Believers are famous for disbelieving inconvenient facts

See: Supporters of the Third Reich belief that Hitler was a savior and that WW2 was winnable even in January 1945

See: David Koresh's Branch Davidians' evolving beliefs over the siege at Waco

See: The mass suicide at the Heaven's Gate cult.

See: Q anon supporters, who stick with Q even though his predictions NEVER come true.

[LiberalFighter]

19. If they know where to vote. If they show up to vote. If they are still living.

[PSPS]

3. These remarkable parallels to hitler's waning days are really piling up

[guillaumeb]

10. I would volunteer to help build a bunker for Trump. eom

[Eyeball_Kid]

27. Build it big enough for the whole family.

When the end is near they all will know what to do. Junior has the weaponry.

[Mr. Ected]

7. Someone who is mentally fit proves it by his or her actions, not through verbal intimidation

By the way, I'm sure Joe would be more than happy to take a mental acuity exam and publicize his scores. Trump would insist on taking it and then bury the results.

Can you believe that this is somebody's hero?

[guillaumeb]

11. Trump is still supported by 37%.

[Mr. Ected]

14. The same 37% that would vote for "Anonymous - R"

He's not nearly as popular as he thinks he is. His popularity is built on ignorance and knee-jerk partisanship.

[Dave Starsky]

37. The same 37% that would put a fork in a power outlet...

To see if it's working.

There is always a left end of the bell curve. That is where you find Trump's biggest supporters.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Competent leaders lead. Mentally incompetent leaders whine and excuse and have pity parties

Mean old media!

[guillaumeb]

12. Antifa controls the media. eom

[SoonerPride]

13. More proof the Lincoln Project is working

getting under his skin and driving him crazier

[guillaumeb]

21. The ads are incredible.

But will the Trump true believers care, and will the never-Trumpers vote for Biden?

[SoonerPride]

22. the trump cult won't care. the never trumpers will vote for Biden

but the most important thing is trump cares and it is driving him nuts. their ads eat away at him and he cannot stop himself from replying, harping on it, trying to prove them wrong.

he is on defense and on his heels.

which means he is losing.

bigly!

[WinstonSmith4740]

31. Absolutely!

They truly are a cult. If the Fairness Doctrine hadn't been eliminated by Reagan, there would have been PSA's all over the place about him. I watched a discussion group just a couple of months ago where the moderator asked what would be your response if he did shoot somebody in the middle of 5th Ave. One of the idiots actually said she would ask what that person had done to deserve it.

They'll never turn on him. He gives them the right to hate. It doesn't matter who, what, or why. It's all OK now. His supporters scare me more than he does. He's going away. Nobody else in that party demands the cult adoration he does. The princess MIGHT have had a shot of picking up his mantle, but I don't see it anymore. Uday and Qusay don't stand a chance. But Cult 45 will go on...they'll find someone to stoke that hatred again. I hope next time we're better prepared.

And as I keep reminding those still sitting on the fence, primarily because they can't imagine voting for a Democrat...get the fuck over yourself and your damn "principles". I don't give a rat's ass. Your practical choices are going to be Biden or Trump. Deal with it, and vote like it's the last time you have a chance. Because if we don't get this asshole out of office, it will be.

[Squinch]

17. That means he didn't cage any babies or exacerbate the coronavirus spread. Let's keep it up!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. "I'm smart!"

[JDC]

34. Beat me to it

[musclecar6]

20. He's

Just a wildly insecure malignant narcissist/sociopath. That's all.

[RainCaster]

23. Only the GOP has to talk about the elephant in the room

Who just took a dump on the conference table.

[Mr.Bill]

24. I've seen the test he took.

A fifth grader could pass it.

[Corgigal]

25. I can't even

imagine either so broke, or a true believer, that I would be forced to work for Trump. Just to listen to him whine, and whine.

I don’t think I could do it.

[NNadir]

26. It's worse. This is not about proving he's a stable genius. It's about proving he's sane.

Neither statement is subject to proof, since neither are true.

[WinstonSmith4740]

28. Hate to admit Reagan was right about anything.

But on this one, he was spot on. "If you're explaining, you're losing."

Is it November yet? Can we have a giant Zoom meeting here? I want to share his defeat with friends in real time.

[0rganism]

29. "cognitive exam two years ago"? the one where he identifies a picture of a camel?

iirc, there was some connect-the-dots thingy on there too
so he's bragging about stuff that bores an average 8-year-old?
how low the presidential bar has fallen. still, i hope to see it raised again in my lifetime.

[kskiska]

30. My doctor stopped giving that test.

One part was to remember three given words after a 10 minute interval.
Another was to draw all the numbers on a clock and hands to point to a specified time (I used to do it with Roman numerals).

[0rganism]

33. yeah seems like you wouldn't need the test to spot the people who'd fail it n/t

[maxsolomon]

32. All the reports that come out of meetings or dinners say the same thing:

"Trump did most of the talking".

He's really good at filibustering, and all he wants to discuss is himself.

"The time for honoring yourself will soon be at an end." -Maximus Decimus Meridius

[guillaumeb]

35. All Trump cares about is himself.

And money. Everything else is an act.

[lpbk2713]

36. It was the strawberries.

That's where he had them.