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Wolff Book: Trump Is 'Incapable of Functioning' in His Job, Can't Recognize Old Friends [View all] DonViejo Jan 2018 OP

What this excerpt describes is pretty much classic Dementia/Alzheimer's behavior Siwsan Jan 2018 #1

That MD who is going to evaluate Trump janterry Jan 2018 #4

I am very much interested in how this medical evaluation goes GusBob Jan 2018 #37

We will never know. lark Jan 2018 #58

+++Agree iluvtennis Jan 2018 #66

Physical or Autopsy SCVDem Jan 2018 #108

They hid Kennedy's and Reagan's illnesses from us, too. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #136

Agree. lark Jan 2018 #138

He isn't just a doctor..... getagrip_already Jan 2018 #63

He could release a statement saying "Here's a summary of the examination results NYC Liberal Jan 2018 #74

If the exam is conducted to VA protocol.... GusBob Jan 2018 #89

yeah, but remember, fdr and reagon also got regular checkups.... getagrip_already Jan 2018 #94

Kennedy had Addison's Disease... Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #137

Maybe someone can forward the article/book to this Dr. oxbow Jan 2018 #90

this is basically going to be a physical bdamomma Jan 2018 #57

Trump will never allow.... SergeStorms Jan 2018 #114

I once knew a woman with dementia. She was just like that. DetlefK Jan 2018 #6

Yup. One default, closed, entrenched, redundent, and meaningless verbal loop, followed by the lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #35

That's what we experienced with my mom Siwsan Jan 2018 #81

I assume your mother was not a con artist delisen Jan 2018 #127

Kind of a harsh topic line, since her death is still very fresh in my emotions Siwsan Jan 2018 #130

I apologize for offending you, especially when your sorrow delisen Jan 2018 #134

Thank you. Siwsan Jan 2018 #135

Absolutely. Zoonart Jan 2018 #12

Many of us recognize it zipplewrath Jan 2018 #15

Thats assuming he has not been suffering with it for the past few years and that the cstanleytech Jan 2018 #30

Yes, it is zipplewrath Jan 2018 #34

we are being "told" he is showing signs, delisen Jan 2018 #109

Actually by many people zipplewrath Jan 2018 #116

But you have no first hand knowledge, do you, delisen Jan 2018 #125

True zipplewrath Jan 2018 #128

Psychiatrists are warning us that violence is next for DT; I hope he goes off on someone in the room Hekate Jan 2018 #117

More likely someone close to him zipplewrath Jan 2018 #129

I have had those alarm bells too get the red out Jan 2018 #13

Exactly. And it's terrifying, given Trump's power. highplainsdem Jan 2018 #18

Geez it's scary huh? bdamomma Jan 2018 #59

And, as harsh as it sounds, their removal didn't involve impeachment Siwsan Jan 2018 #131

Yup! peggysue2 Jan 2018 #46

I agree with you. As much as I think he is mentally impaired by Alzheimer's/Dementia, I do not want smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #53

I have the same opinion bdamomma Jan 2018 #62

It's almost unbelievable that someone so stupid, so deranged could possibly have smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #75

The 25th amendment was proposed in 1965, ratified in 1967 onenote Jan 2018 #91

It is the GOP THAT NEEDS TO PAY. pangaia Jan 2018 #101

Exactly, tRump bdamomma Jan 2018 #112

SS in fact IS an emtitlement program. We are entitled to it. pangaia Jan 2018 #118

I don't know when it was "conceived," but the 25th Amendment was passed in 1965. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #105

Thanks bdamomma Jan 2018 #121

And before he had any of these problems, he was a barely literate, hugely ignorant Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #102

I'd like to ask all "Trump has Dementia" delisen Jan 2018 #124

Yes and yes zipplewrath Jan 2018 #132

Oh, that's going to leave a mark. tanyev Jan 2018 #2

Because hes fucking senile, thats how. PCIntern Jan 2018 #3

He's also limited to what people tell him, since he won't read. Chemisse Jan 2018 #29

The good news, you remember how to go to the bathroom for a few more years. The bad news ... L. Coyote Jan 2018 #5

One scene that is missing so far in these excerpts: Charlottesberg Nazi march GusBob Jan 2018 #7

I am in the "he has dementia camp." madaboutharry Jan 2018 #8

Likewise zipplewrath Jan 2018 #16

The stress of the job might act to hasten its progression. Chemisse Jan 2018 #31

He is most disoriented when he travels. colorado_ufo Jan 2018 #50

I'll never forget that clip of him deplaning and RandomAccess Jan 2018 #77

I wonder if watching Fox contributes? rurallib Jan 2018 #71

He's always been an asshole. Now he's a demented asshole Blaukraut Jan 2018 #107

Great that absolves him of responsibility. delisen Jan 2018 #110

This sounds like my Dad in the early stages... HipChick Jan 2018 #9

If he is ever formally diagnosed with Alzheimer's and/or dementia, it will change my attitude Orrex Jan 2018 #10

And it can't come soon enough. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2018 #14

Could happen at the State of the Union speech... N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2018 #20

I am just the opposite. I giggle now and enjoy his humiliation, but would try to be more restrained Chemisse Jan 2018 #32

I respect that--honestly I do. Orrex Jan 2018 #47

Actually I don't have any sympathy at all for him and his, and won't even if he is diagnosed. Chemisse Jan 2018 #72

That's an interesting perspective. Orrex Jan 2018 #73

yes bdtrppr6 Jan 2018 #82

Good point. Even in his mental heyday, he would have been a highly destructive president. Chemisse Jan 2018 #83

Everything is his fucking fault. He is a shitstain of a human being, dementia or not. pangaia Jan 2018 #55

Probably don't need to look any further askyagerz Jan 2018 #60

his diet is a ticking time bomb bdamomma Jan 2018 #68

I think he is counting on us being gullible re dementia delisen Jan 2018 #113

I don't think he is faking it. pangaia Jan 2018 #119

His entire life is his fault. pangaia Jan 2018 #103

If he were ever formally diagnosed Codeine Jan 2018 #85

UNLESS... it was needed as an excuse... pangaia Jan 2018 #104

Good point. Which means we'll never have to restrain ourselves from ripping him apart. n/t Chemisse Jan 2018 #111

Lol! Good, because Im not so good Codeine Jan 2018 #115

Now that they got their SC justice and tax cuts for the wealthy, they will admit he has dementia Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #11

Mom wouldn't let us zipplewrath Jan 2018 #19

Thats also a classic sign of an asshole. Which has already been proven. nt 7962 Jan 2018 #48

Yes and no zipplewrath Jan 2018 #65

The rats know the Trumptanic is sinking... alterfurz Jan 2018 #67

I think we need to STOP using his mental condition as an EXCUSE.. pangaia Jan 2018 #106

Demented sick fuck dalton99a Jan 2018 #17

Trump is talking lawsuit duforsure Jan 2018 #21

He's bluffing. Trump wouldn't dare risk himself to Discovery either via no_hypocrisy Jan 2018 #26

he has yet to sue anyone he's threatened. I doubt that will change. nt 7962 Jan 2018 #45

"a heavily made-up Trump" left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #22

Now some will switch their dementia diagnosis to delisen Jan 2018 #123

I diagnosed Reagan two years TNNurse Jan 2018 #23

The signs were there long before that maryellen99 Jan 2018 #27

Take. The. Nuclear. zentrum Jan 2018 #24

He HAS "old friends?" Buns_of_Fire Jan 2018 #25

Vince McMahon is one nt maryellen99 Jan 2018 #28

And Vince has his own "issues". nt 7962 Jan 2018 #44

+1 treestar Jan 2018 #33

He has any friends? Bob Loblaw Jan 2018 #38

No, just associates janterry Jan 2018 #41

An incompetent President would create an issue avebury Jan 2018 #36

ex post facto shanny Jan 2018 #86

Since he has no friends, I just assumed he couldn't recognize those that don't exist. Johonny Jan 2018 #39

Prediction: He'll fall apart on camera, unable to read a speech, and start throwing out the campaign lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #40

Wow,,,you are some necromancer, in light of what just happened. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #95

OK I had to google necromancer but, yes: It's obvious this tactic was coming. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #97

I'm watching his video speech at today's Press Conference dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #99

Classic symptoms and behaviors. Texin Jan 2018 #42

The water bottle episode followed another sniffing episode colorado_ufo Jan 2018 #52

Wolf supposedly has these statements on tape. I hope he does. 7962 Jan 2018 #43

we have a very sick sick person bdamomma Jan 2018 #49

Im sorry but when you try to sleep with everyones wife, you dont have friends. onecaliberal Jan 2018 #51

Im starting to feel pity for this man.. if hes truely ill he needs help and samnsara Jan 2018 #54

Honestly, RobinA Jan 2018 #120

I highly recommend reading the whole piece at the Hollywood Reporter snooper2 Jan 2018 #56

Yup: they won't represent him because he won't listen and he won't pay. shanny Jan 2018 #87

Taxpayers are paying that Doctor bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #61

With Trump Obviously Incompetent, We Don't Know Who Is Actually Making the Decisions dlk Jan 2018 #64

What bothers me bdamomma Jan 2018 #70

John Kelly is probably making rusty fender Jan 2018 #88

Be careful. DO NOT BE COMPLACENT about his medical situation. pangaia Jan 2018 #69

What they bdamomma Jan 2018 #100

Diagnoses piling up: Dementia, neurosis, psychosis, paranoia, impulse control, personality disorders Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #76

Where and when can I get this book? HelenWheels Jan 2018 #78

If Wolff's assertions are true, Trump is on way out. But, I'm a bit skeptical of his credibility. Hoyt Jan 2018 #79

Trump attorney issured "ceased and desist" letter to publisher Grins Jan 2018 #80

I've seen this before too duforsure Jan 2018 #84

But he sure can tweet up a Cha Jan 2018 #92

Paving the way for a Trump exit. The tax cuts for the wealthy were passed-he's no longer needed. jalan48 Jan 2018 #93

Because Pence wouldn't have? zipplewrath Jan 2018 #133

If His Aides Really Wanted to Get Rid of Him, .... DoctorJoJo Jan 2018 #96

Trump says Bannon Mendocino Jan 2018 #98

K&R and Tweeted yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #122

Too good to be true bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #126