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DonViejo

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Sun Jan 7, 2018, 12:19 PM Jan 2018

Officials Worry Trump Has ADHD Or Dementia: Wolff [View all]

TRUMP MIGHT HAVE DEMENTIA, ADHD OR LEARNING DISABILITIES, 'FIRE AND FURY' AUTHOR MICHAEL WOLFF SAYS

BY JASON SILVERSTEIN ON 1/7/18 AT 8:40 AM

Senior Washington officials worry that President Donald Trump might be suffering from learning disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or maybe even dementia, “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff said Sunday.

“He's just a rich wastrel. He was bad at school. They don't know if it is because he had learning disabilities,” Wolff told the Mail on Sunday. “They discuss it at the White House: his apparent inability to read one page or one paragraph. He can't even follow a PowerPoint. They wonder where that is from. ADHD? A learning disability?”

Wolff said some White House insiders speculate that Trump, 71, is in “the early stages of dementia,” and they think the commander-in-chief “couldn’t read or is semi-literate.”

“Whether it's lack of sleep, the compounded effects of age… or there's actually some impairment – and that's a possibility – everybody around him discusses that,” he said.

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http://www.newsweek.com/trump-dementia-adhd-learning-disabilities-michael-wolff-773235
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It is all three. DURHAM D Jan 2018 #1
Yep, all of the above. n/t ginnyinWI Jan 2018 #26
This + 100000 bronxiteforever Jan 2018 #27
And a fourth PJMcK Jan 2018 #30
A perfect puppet. dalton99a Jan 2018 #2
so... handmade34 Jan 2018 #3
make it in their own interests.... shanny Jan 2018 #15
The chorus reaches a crescendo, & his defensive claim of "very stable genius" is a dementia symptom. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #4
They wonder if he's add?? janterry Jan 2018 #5
Republican party court trump because he's easy to manipulate, he will sign anything they want. Sunlei Jan 2018 #6
grrrr i dont care what he has just get him the hell out of the oval office.. samnsara Jan 2018 #7
I wish they would have left ADHD out of the mix. gordianot Jan 2018 #8
Though this is speculation from Trump's team Bradical79 Jan 2018 #10
Certain degrees of ADHD can be managed through medication. Not sure about his. world wide wally Jan 2018 #11
From the classical viewpoint he would be a model for a malignant satyr. gordianot Jan 2018 #13
Very successfully managed, I must add. Duppers Jan 2018 #21
This smears folks with ADD! Duppers Jan 2018 #20
ADHD would not necessarily be a disqualifier for a president marylandblue Jan 2018 #9
Since he announced his candidacy Bayard Jan 2018 #12
Not sure he has or ever had billions myself. Ligyron Jan 2018 #17
Debatable? Duppers Jan 2018 #24
On top of a glaring narcissistic personality disorder. Vinca Jan 2018 #14
Thank you! Don't know how they could leave that Dx out. nt Ilsa Jan 2018 #19
I am losing count of all the possible diagnoses. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #16
A legitimate Dx of ADHD would be welcome loyalsister Jan 2018 #18
'Senior Washington officials' spanone Jan 2018 #22
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #23
It kind of doesn't matter what he has - dementia, Alzheimer's, syphilis, narcissistic smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #25
Dont forget Clarity2 Jan 2018 #28
So, we the people get to pick the diagnosis? blogslut Jan 2018 #29
I don't buy it. It's a excuse. rockfordfile Jan 2018 #31
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