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People wouldn't believe me either when I said he was failing mentally. Too brainwashed to think L. Coyote Apr 2017 #1
Yep... PCIntern Apr 2017 #2
I don't doubt it, but I'm curious - what symptoms do you see The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #3
First of all: the gestalt. PCIntern Apr 2017 #14
"Trumpian dickishness" Try saying that three times real fast. Towlie Apr 2017 #41
Speech looping. That's the big tell for me. politicat Apr 2017 #64
Did not know the name of that dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #69
... Sometimes they know something is wrong, but are usually in deep denial. politicat Apr 2017 #70
I am certainly no doctor get the red out Apr 2017 #80
No two cases of any dementia are the same. politicat Apr 2017 #81
You finally gave me the term I needed: speech looping Hekate Apr 2017 #90
What is "malignant narcissism"? Binders Keepers Apr 2017 #4
This. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #5
There's more at the link. octoberlib Apr 2017 #6
Thanks for the link. I learned about the brain assessment Ilsa Apr 2017 #25
When your Narcissism hurts others and you feel zero remorse. maxsolomon Apr 2017 #8
Isn't that bordering on, or in fact, also a sociopath? n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #45
Yup - see Octoberlib's link above maxsolomon Apr 2017 #49
It's the older term for Narcissistic Personality Disorder or NPD tavalon Apr 2017 #30
The only known instance of Malignant Narcissism being a good thing: ms liberty Apr 2017 #54
Would Not Be Surprised erpowers Apr 2017 #7
I think it's very obvious Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #9
Kind of reminds me of Spicer's Holocaust comments. I know, different creature, but Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2017 #73
My mom has Alzheimer's and I'm her primary care provider Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #10
I like that you've observed and are reporting on this... Ilsa Apr 2017 #28
You are correct Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #33
I'm thinking this too. Mu FIL had LBD. Laffy Kat Apr 2017 #107
Yes, he has extremely peculiar body language! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #46
Also could be FTD Blue_Roses Apr 2017 #67
Yes it could. Phoenix61 Apr 2017 #78
Me too. Zoonart Apr 2017 #76
I don't buy it. This is the same Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #11
Did you actually see any of the debates? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #19
Yes, and my father has vascular dementia. I am his Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #34
Because he was a hell of a lot more articulate 25 years ago Spider Jerusalem Apr 2017 #36
Yes, he's almost not the same person today. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #47
like agatha christie, his vocabulary is shrinking. pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #53
Yes, this. n/t ms liberty Apr 2017 #56
"The degradation of his language skills is pretty noticeable." LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #62
But there are over 80 different kinds of dementia. ginnyinWI Apr 2017 #37
Agreed. And no one around him will address the matter. JohnnyLib2 Apr 2017 #12
Fooled AGAIN Scarsdale Apr 2017 #113
Trump said "George Steinbrenner IS a good friend of mine" yesterday. BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #13
bingo!!! nt PCIntern Apr 2017 #15
And today he said about the late Luciano Pavarotti: "a friend of mine. Great friend." nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #61
When people post old tapes of him, the difference is very clear greymattermom Apr 2017 #16
And he had a better, more facile command of the language in the past than he demonstrates now. calimary Apr 2017 #42
Exactly. And his language reflects very narrow LuckyLib Apr 2017 #98
My husband and I have started heckling the TV when he's making some lame-ass statement calimary Apr 2017 #115
Watch this video. I hadn't been willing to speculate before but now? nolabear Apr 2017 #51
Wow...that IS telling. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2017 #71
And there's a tangible sense of connection. These days it's as though no one really exists. nolabear Apr 2017 #88
Haberman of NYT been covering Trump for years - this is what she says Justice Apr 2017 #105
Fred Trump had Alzheimer's Disease, right? bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #17
I believe his mother had it as well BannonsLiver Apr 2017 #18
I saw Reagan at a public event in his second term. hunter Apr 2017 #20
Me, too. lisby Apr 2017 #87
Early vascular dementia? Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #21
I don't doubt you. He is still guilty joet67 Apr 2017 #22
Absolutely. nt PCIntern Apr 2017 #23
I trust you and I believe you. I thought this was interesting: Ilsa Apr 2017 #24
frontal temporal dementia? andym Apr 2017 #26
I agreed with you, too. we can do it Apr 2017 #27
Question...If Trump has dementia..than who is running the "Presidency?" Stuart G Apr 2017 #29
Nobody, it would appear. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #31
Watch the Daily Show tavalon Apr 2017 #35
Ivanka and Jared Freddie Apr 2017 #58
Putin? n/t dgibby Apr 2017 #106
Can you tell if Agent Orange has early dimentia? onetexan Apr 2017 #32
It would be the last thing the WH would admit to, if true. ginnyinWI Apr 2017 #38
These are all really interesting observations. SalviaBlue Apr 2017 #39
OY! elleng Apr 2017 #40
my late bil had contacts in the ss in the raygun years. mopinko Apr 2017 #43
All of us un-trained persons with strong suspicions respect your professional opinion. joanbarnes Apr 2017 #44
TBH, I hold out a foolish hope Melania spills the beans so she never has to move to the WH Arazi Apr 2017 #48
like a bad drunk. a vile AZ patient. oh shit. pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #50
My mother spotted it in 1982 Warpy Apr 2017 #52
I saw Trump in that interview the day he got in the semi and said 'vroom! vroom!' PatrickforO Apr 2017 #55
I don't doubt it. C Moon Apr 2017 #57
I have said all along that he shows early Alzheimer's signs. I noticed it tblue37 Apr 2017 #59
I had the tshirt! displacedtexan Apr 2017 #60
This is what burns me peggysue2 Apr 2017 #63
PREACH. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #66
+1000 Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #77
Hell won't be hot enough RVN VET71 Apr 2017 #97
They allowed him to campaign (certainly thinking it would boost the "brand") but LuckyLib Apr 2017 #117
k and r nt. Stuart G Apr 2017 #65
Psychiatrists meet at Yale, moondust Apr 2017 #68
Wow. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2017 #75
I read recently he had front lobe dementia . classykaren Apr 2017 #72
What is curious to me is his utter lack of intellectual curiosity. I remember thinking, not Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2017 #74
Yep. Shades of Nancy Reagan in this Melania nudge: SunSeeker Apr 2017 #79
I noticed it during a Press conference HelenWheels Apr 2017 #82
There was a famous and controversial Doonesbury cartoon series bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #83
Reagan was never the brightest bulb LeftInTX Apr 2017 #102
for that to be true, we would need a past example of more lucid speech and behavior yurbud Apr 2017 #84
A few days ago, someone posted this video of him Wednesdays Apr 2017 #89
Great example though a couple of caveats: yurbud Apr 2017 #103
Comparing Reagan and Trump speechwise is apples and oranges LeftInTX Apr 2017 #108
great details. Probably only JFK or Bubba approached that level of skill among modern presidents yurbud Apr 2017 #110
DTs has courted the tv cameras for decades. He had his own hit show. Remember? Hekate Apr 2017 #99
I wasn't defending him--I meant he was never the brightest bulb. As Molly Ivins said of Baby Bush.. yurbud Apr 2017 #101
Understood Hekate Apr 2017 #104
When he forgets to go GOLFING on yet ANOTHER weekend then we'll know the truth....n/t Bengus81 Apr 2017 #85
'dangerous mental illness', say psychiatry experts at Yale conference HAB911 Apr 2017 #86
As a retired RN, dgibby Apr 2017 #109
When I turned on my iPad I got a popup headline that a bunch of psychiatrists at Yale say he's... Hekate Apr 2017 #91
His supporters don't give a shit... First Speaker Apr 2017 #92
Re how he appeared to handle more while campaigning not fooled Apr 2017 #93
I disagreed with the idea that the psychopath known as Trump had dementia Progressive dog Apr 2017 #94
Mike Pence is studying up on the 25th Amendment. tclambert Apr 2017 #95
I appreciate your professional insight Nonhlanhla Apr 2017 #96
I know what you mean. I was young but KNEW something wz wrong w/Reagan in 2nd term. Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #100
when it was finally admitted that ronnie had alzheimer's, I called a friend in SoCal and asked her, niyad Apr 2017 #111
Until there's evidence that distinguishes between dementia... Orsino Apr 2017 #112
Starting to think that Republicans like their presidents old and docile and demented no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #114
Thanks for posting this, PCIntern ailsagirl Apr 2017 #116
Yeah, but that doesn't explain the 63 million people that thought it was a good idea to elect him. progressoid Apr 2017 #118
how many cases of narcissistic personality disorder have you treated? kwassa Apr 2017 #119
NPD usually doesn't get treated, because people who have it The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #121
Obviously there's something wrong; but, what? LongTomH Apr 2017 #120
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