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Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age
Former President Donald J. Trump vividly recounted how the audience at his climactic debate with Vice President Kamala Harris was on his side. Except that there was no audience. The debate was held in an empty hall. No one “went crazy,” as Mr. Trump put it, because no one was there.
Anyone can misremember, of course. But the debate had been just a week earlier and a fairly memorable moment. And it was hardly the only time Mr. Trump has seemed confused, forgetful, incoherent or disconnected from reality lately. In fact, it happens so often these days that it no longer even generates much attention.
He rambles, he repeats himself, he roams from thought to thought — some of them hard to understand, some of them unfinished, some of them factually fantastical. He voices outlandish claims that seem to be made up out of whole cloth. He digresses into bizarre tangents about golf, about sharks, about his own “beautiful” body. He relishes “a great day in Louisiana” after spending the day in Georgia. He expresses fear that North Korea is “trying to kill me” when he presumably means Iran. As late as last month, Mr. Trump was still speaking as if he were running against President Biden, five weeks after his withdrawal from the race.
Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age
The article goes on to explain the NYT did a computerized analysis of Don's speaking pattern comparing speeches from as far back as 2015 to now. The results would be concerning to family members if this were a person showing this degree of cognitive decline. This person is running to be the prez.
But I don't want to get bogged down by citing all the examples in the research piece. I want to focus on this...... In fact, it happens so often these days that it no longer even generates much attention. Specifically this.........
Trump Speaks of Nonexistent Debate ‘Audience,’ Says ‘They Went Crazy’
Trump Speaks of Nonexistent Debate ‘Audience,’ Says ‘They Went Crazy’
We've become accustomed (not a good thing) to trump's endless, disorienting, litany of lies. Referring to a non-existent debate crowd feels different. Has his decline advanced to the point where his imagination allows him create a more comforting reality? One where an audience that wasn't there supported him. Perhaps filling a psychological need because he knows how badly the debate went for him.
The reason for the delusion matters less than the fact it happened. This is not a time when we can ignore it because...."it happens so often these days." This is a time when we need to pay attention.
Former President Donald J. Trump vividly recounted how the audience at his climactic debate with Vice President Kamala Harris was on his side. Except that there was no audience. The debate was held in an empty hall. No one “went crazy,” as Mr. Trump put it, because no one was there.
Anyone can misremember, of course. But the debate had been just a week earlier and a fairly memorable moment. And it was hardly the only time Mr. Trump has seemed confused, forgetful, incoherent or disconnected from reality lately. In fact, it happens so often these days that it no longer even generates much attention.
He rambles, he repeats himself, he roams from thought to thought — some of them hard to understand, some of them unfinished, some of them factually fantastical. He voices outlandish claims that seem to be made up out of whole cloth. He digresses into bizarre tangents about golf, about sharks, about his own “beautiful” body. He relishes “a great day in Louisiana” after spending the day in Georgia. He expresses fear that North Korea is “trying to kill me” when he presumably means Iran. As late as last month, Mr. Trump was still speaking as if he were running against President Biden, five weeks after his withdrawal from the race.
Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age
The article goes on to explain the NYT did a computerized analysis of Don's speaking pattern comparing speeches from as far back as 2015 to now. The results would be concerning to family members if this were a person showing this degree of cognitive decline. This person is running to be the prez.
But I don't want to get bogged down by citing all the examples in the research piece. I want to focus on this...... In fact, it happens so often these days that it no longer even generates much attention. Specifically this.........
Trump Speaks of Nonexistent Debate ‘Audience,’ Says ‘They Went Crazy’
Trump Speaks of Nonexistent Debate ‘Audience,’ Says ‘They Went Crazy’
We've become accustomed (not a good thing) to trump's endless, disorienting, litany of lies. Referring to a non-existent debate crowd feels different. Has his decline advanced to the point where his imagination allows him create a more comforting reality? One where an audience that wasn't there supported him. Perhaps filling a psychological need because he knows how badly the debate went for him.
The reason for the delusion matters less than the fact it happened. This is not a time when we can ignore it because...."it happens so often these days." This is a time when we need to pay attention.
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not too old only Biden is too old...
