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Two psychologists are warning that President Donald Trump’s frequent confusion and mounting physical issues may be pointing to something more troubling than just aging. On their podcast Shrinking Trump, psychologists John Gartner and Harry Segal argued that the 79-year-old president is showing both physical and linguistic symptoms of what they call “early dementia.”

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    … and Erdogan has cancer, Putin is seriously ill and the Russian economy is about to collapse any day now …

    Instead of wishful thinking, protest, resist, and challenge authoritarianism in every way possible.

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    …we can assess his brain for abnormalities during autopsy. For now let’s just treat him as what he is currently: a domestic enemy to the US and its constitution, a rapist, and a pedophile, among other things.

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      Add murder to the list. Having Epstein killed in his cell is likely, but is obviously impossible to nail down.

      He has however bragged about bombing those Venezuelan fishermen on his order.

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    You guys realize the GOP already has a handle on this kind of political candidate right?

    This is the third dementia riddled presidential term they’ve had.

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        Dubbya proportedly abdicated a ton of responsibility.

        With the Patriot Act in full effect, we really have no idea what was going on.

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          I don’t think that was dementia. Profoundly stupid, yes, but that’s different.

          What if trump is just the monkeys paw fulfillment of “I wish George Bush weren’t the dumbest fucking president in American history”?

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      They can’t only one could have successfully taken over Maga without issue was just gun down. Why they are so mad. Vance, Miller, hell no one that could rain in Maga and keep up the momentum that Trump spurred. If Trump dies before the term the movement won’t die but it will splinter.

      You also watch as all the Republicans falling in line for Trump would suddenly pivot and pretend they were against the Trump administration from the beginning.

      So lets hope Trump dies asap.

      Even though I think they are preparing for that too. They are probably at this moment building an AI platform to make Trump look alive until they are at the point they don’t need him. So if suddenly Trump stops public appearances altogether and only way we hear from him is prerecorded videos and tweets then you will know he is dead.

      I have no doubt they are willing to weekend at Bernies Trump to keep MAGA in line.

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        Even if it’s not as president, Trump as an icon, mascot and priest is very possible. Not like his family, who would control his estate and likeness, won’t use his likeness to their advantage after he’s dead.

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          Sure but have you seen his sons? Those two twats couldn’t wraggle the Trump base. They probably follow in his footsteps and bankrupt the Trump brand within a year.

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            Apparently you’ve forgotten he has 3 sons, and we don’t know much about Barron, or how compotent or incompetent he is. I have a feeling he’s been getting coaching for him to take over his father’s political legacy.

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            Nah, they’ll lose ownership of it and then become targets of their own father after his death if they don’t do what they’re told. I can only imagine the deeply ingrained behaviors they could trigger even when they know it’s not really him.

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    He was mentally unfit long before signs of aging and dementia started appearing. His supporter base will remain in denial about it for as long as he has a pulse.

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    No. Fucking. Shit.

    If it weren’t for his army of handlers he’d be answering a hot iron instead of his phone whole trying to rape an AC power outlet while waiting on hold with Epsteins office

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      Bullshit. No way he can multitask like that. I mean, he’s already trying to do all of that anyway, and just look at how well that’s gone for him.

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      The GOP president was always a mouthpiece anyway.

      It’s why I try to talk about the Heritage Foundation policies instead of Trump. It’s a lot of rich assholes, not old white crazy guys with mob-boss style speaking.

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    Oh, I dare say he’s been demented for quite some time now. It all started when he was regrettably born, and then it went downhill from there.