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Swede

(37,479 posts) Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:34 AM 3 hrs ago

Trump: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

Why is one of the most extraordinary, revelatory quotes ever uttered by Donald Trump being ignored by the national media?

I’ll tell you why: Because it raises all sort of questions about his mental functioning and agency that the access-dependent Washington press corps would rather not acknowledge.

It confirms that Trump has no idea what he’s talking about. And it suggests he is either easily deceived, or manipulated, or both.

https://presswatchers.org/2025/09/trump-am-i-watching-things-on-television-that-are-different-from-whats-happening/

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Trump: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?' (Original Post) Swede 3 hrs ago OP

vascular dementia CountAllVotes 3 hrs ago #1

Shit, I just saw on TV a giant lizard is attacking Tokyo Johonny 3 hrs ago #2

I just saw one attack a guy with the last name Kirk. Swede 3 hrs ago #3

And I saw the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace Generic Other 1 hr ago #13

Exactly. And the punishment of Portland continues despite this statement. travelingthrulife 3 hrs ago #4

If you're watching Fox News, then yes. It's not connected with reality. MineralMan 3 hrs ago #5

Governing by watching TV all day....how fucking scary is that. Historic NY 3 hrs ago #6

Sure he can. House of Roberts 3 hrs ago #7

DURec leftstreet 3 hrs ago #8

What He Always Is EddieOnTheMesa 2 hrs ago #9

It also raises questions about the functioning of national media. They don't want that explored Bernardo de La Paz 1 hr ago #10

Donnie, you're actually sitting in a padded cell, hallucinating Wicked Blue 1 hr ago #11

If the cockwomble is seeing this on television BeneteauBum 1 hr ago #12

Better resign and get that taken care of, Mr. President. (nt) Paladin 1 hr ago #14

CountAllVotes

(21,975 posts)

1. vascular dementia

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:36 AM

3 hrs ago

n/t

& recommend,

Johonny

(24,817 posts)

2. Shit, I just saw on TV a giant lizard is attacking Tokyo

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:37 AM

3 hrs ago

Swede

(37,479 posts)

3. I just saw one attack a guy with the last name Kirk.

Reply to Johonny (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:44 AM

3 hrs ago

I saw it on the tv, so it must be true.

Generic Other

(29,033 posts)

13. And I saw the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace

Reply to Swede (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 01:07 PM

1 hr ago

briefly turn into lizards! I had forgotten all about it until you two triggered my memory!

travelingthrulife

(3,399 posts)

4. Exactly. And the punishment of Portland continues despite this statement.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:48 AM

3 hrs ago

MineralMan

(149,852 posts)

5. If you're watching Fox News, then yes. It's not connected with reality.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:49 AM

3 hrs ago

Historic NY

(39,323 posts)

6. Governing by watching TV all day....how fucking scary is that.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 10:49 AM

3 hrs ago

He can't decide what's real and fake.

House of Roberts

(6,262 posts)

7. Sure he can.

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 11:15 AM

3 hrs ago

If he likes it, it's real, if he doesn't, it's fake. That didn't start with dementia, he's always operated that way.

leftstreet

(37,433 posts)

8. DURec

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 11:17 AM

3 hrs ago

EddieOnTheMesa

(76 posts)

9. What He Always Is

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 12:26 PM

2 hrs ago

THE DUMBEST FOOL IN THE ROOM.

Bernardo de La Paz

(59,262 posts)

10. It also raises questions about the functioning of national media. They don't want that explored

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 12:48 PM

1 hr ago

Why does media not make things crystal clear? Because that doesn't keep people engaged and ad dollars flowing.

Of course the Reich-Wing media like Fox and ONAN and Newsmax etc are the worst offenders. They purposely misdirect low-info types like tRump and low-IQ types like tRump and confirmation-bias types like tRump.