Holy sh*t, Trump's language problems are clearly worsening, and his medications are being ratcheted. Yesterday, several forms of aphasia were at play, and the energy level at Wisconsin and Michigan were markedly different.
Sometimes, he just mispronounces, sometimes he makes up entirely new words, and most times he doesn't quickly catch the gaffes and correct them anymore - which is significant evidence that he's worsening. And sometimes now he short-circuits like a computer with frayed wires.
I'm going to pull no punches here:
Dr Gartner's well-covered chronology of Trump's cognitive issues has proven accurate. He's now supported by more than a small army of influential clinicians and mental health pros. As you've heard me say many times, neurological decline is not linear but as any of us who've lost loved ones to the disease can attest - when it goes bad ... it goes bad.
Having said all that, the MAIN POINT I want to reiterate is that Trump's neurological decay is the new Big Lie. I guarantee - GUARANTEE- that this IS being medically and otherwise addressed. His aides know much of the truth, if not all. They guard this secret with their lives. None of them care about Trump the man, but they very much care about Trump, the conduit to power.
I don't know how many more rallies we'll see. He can't sustain cogency after a while. His oratory is really limited to super-friendly environs for short periods, where he can speak on repetitive autopilot, or to a camera with no interplay, like outside court.
There must be a team figuring out not only how to keep it secret, but how to medicate him, how to recalibrate him afterward, what the rest pattern is, etc. Some in his circle must privately wonder what he will look, and sound like by Nov.
The MSM is starting to cover the gaffes more, but they're so selfishly careful to stay away from references to medical issues or declines, which they still consider conjecture. How much is legal concerns, and how much is willful blindness, we cannot know. We do know that Trump is their meal ticket. And I suspect that as soon as they report objectively on this, which I believe they will have to do at some point, it will probably move the needle in the polls, and impact everything else - including who he selects as a running mate, whether donors want to feed money to a guy who will - eventually - begin to lose self-awareness.
Sometimes, he just mispronounces, sometimes he makes up entirely new words, and most times he doesn't quickly catch the gaffes and correct them anymore - which is significant evidence that he's worsening. And sometimes now he short-circuits like a computer with frayed wires.
I'm going to pull no punches here:
Dr Gartner's well-covered chronology of Trump's cognitive issues has proven accurate. He's now supported by more than a small army of influential clinicians and mental health pros. As you've heard me say many times, neurological decline is not linear but as any of us who've lost loved ones to the disease can attest - when it goes bad ... it goes bad.
Having said all that, the MAIN POINT I want to reiterate is that Trump's neurological decay is the new Big Lie. I guarantee - GUARANTEE- that this IS being medically and otherwise addressed. His aides know much of the truth, if not all. They guard this secret with their lives. None of them care about Trump the man, but they very much care about Trump, the conduit to power.
I don't know how many more rallies we'll see. He can't sustain cogency after a while. His oratory is really limited to super-friendly environs for short periods, where he can speak on repetitive autopilot, or to a camera with no interplay, like outside court.
There must be a team figuring out not only how to keep it secret, but how to medicate him, how to recalibrate him afterward, what the rest pattern is, etc. Some in his circle must privately wonder what he will look, and sound like by Nov.
The MSM is starting to cover the gaffes more, but they're so selfishly careful to stay away from references to medical issues or declines, which they still consider conjecture. How much is legal concerns, and how much is willful blindness, we cannot know. We do know that Trump is their meal ticket. And I suspect that as soon as they report objectively on this, which I believe they will have to do at some point, it will probably move the needle in the polls, and impact everything else - including who he selects as a running mate, whether donors want to feed money to a guy who will - eventually - begin to lose self-awareness.
I'll just add a couple of things to look for: Watch his mobility, his gait, and his physical appearance - dementia eventually impacts these. The "falling asleep in court" is significant. Also - see whether he again references his cognition - Trump likes to get ahead of negatives by saying the opposite of truth, and as we all know - his projection is often a confession.
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