Donald Trump Seems Healthier Than President Joe Biden: He's Not. [View all]

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1st Debate, Photo Caption: 'Trump Is Not Strong, Just Loud.' Daily Kos, July 3, 2024. Ed.
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President Joe Biden’s physical decline is now so apparent that it has put his reelection chances in serious jeopardy. During the debate with Donald Trump, his voice was soft, he sometimes lacked focus, and he seemed feeble. There is no doubt that his age is catching up to him. This is not to say that I think he can’t do the job as President. To the contrary, he still possesses great wisdom and skill and is an outstanding Commander-in-Chief.

I have no doubt, health permitting, he could do a great job during his second term. I also have no doubt that the perceptions of his physical and mental condition (fair or unfair) could cost him the election. Having said that, I believe that Donald Trump is IN MUCH WORSE SHAPE than Biden, something that most of the media has largely ignored. He has received a pass despite numerous instances of his saying bizarre things (sharks or electrocution), getting simple facts wrong (mistaking Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi) and his frequently slurring words.

Dr. John Gartner says in an interview in Salon: “Not enough people are sounding the alarm that based on his behavior, and in my opinion, Donald Trump is dangerously demented. In fact, we are seeing the opposite among too many in the news media, the political leaders and among the public. There is also this focus on Biden's gaffes or other things that are well within the normal limits of aging. By comparison, Trump appears to be showing gross signs of dementia. This is a tale of two brains. Biden's brain is aging. Trump’s brain is dementing.”

What evidence do you have for that conclusion?

"Phonemic paraphasias" —the substitution of non-words for words that sound similar—are not normally seen until a patient enters the moderate to severe stages of Alzheimer’s. Some examples of Trump’s non-words: Beneficiaries becomes “benefishes.” Renovations become “renoversh.” Pivotal became “pivobal." Obama became “obamna.” Missiles became “mishiz.” Christmas became “Crissus.” Bipartisan became “bipars.”This is a fundamental breakdown in the ability to use language.

If you were talking to your father on the phone and he did this, you would think he is having a stroke. There is no healthy older person who speaks that way...

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