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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOk, I have a theory which is mine and belongs to me:
and is mine too.
I think he got some REALLY bad news a few days ago. He looks like all the wind has been taken out of his sails, and his facial expressions and posture are those of a very deflated individual. He looked like dog squeeze last night and worse today.
It may be that a cadre of the 22 specialists gave him some very bad news.
Now: how can I posit this theory? Because I had the exact same expression on my face and my posture sagged as his is doing when I firmly believed that I was going to die when I was admitted to the hospital via the ER many years ago for a non-cardiac life-threatening condition. I saw myself in the mirror in a bathroom and was unrecognizable TO MYSELF.
One thing that he may have been told: His kidneys may be on their way out and he was told he would require dialysis. That would explain the number of required physicians as well as his mood. He would require cardiologists, nephrologists, urologists, surgeons, hematologists, and a few other assorted folk.
Or, he may have a severe bowel or colon issue due to his issues which are not worth describing near the dinner hour. He may be facing significant surgery to rectify his obvious decline in bowel control which is likely worsening based upon recent video.
We shall see.
underpants
(197,617 posts)We fell asleep at the Knicks game.
Ive seen one image of him at the event last night and he looked like he was nodding off. His X minions have had no content of him making a great entrance or much of a presence there.
Your theory is solid. Hes failing
niyad
(135,007 posts)PittBlue
(4,860 posts)Raven123
(7,995 posts)Trouble is he turned 80, and I agree his health issues are far more serious than we are allowed to know, but I wonder how many people have that kind of extravaganza at that age. That said, he had to make a showing for the party, and other things that popped up unexpectedly. Then they put him on a plane to Europe to pile on the time zone change, so he looks even worse. Almost wonder if the GOP is trying to help reduce his chance of getting to 81.
GenThePerservering
(3,974 posts)Yeah, you can have an extravaganza at 80 - the age isn't the factor. It's his terrible health.
Raven123
(7,995 posts)enough
(13,800 posts)but he isnt really interested in them, cant stay focused on any one of them. Whats the one thing hes really focused on at all times? Himself. Looks like hes glimpsed his own death, if dimly.
GenThePerservering
(3,974 posts)because he might have to do some work instead of lounging in a golf cart and tweeting all night.
niyad
(135,007 posts)jmbar2
(8,257 posts)He seems to be trying to relive his peak years - building things, making appearances for applause, professional fight matches, decorating...
Meanwhile, his professional tasks are being performed by the worst of his ghouls with no guardrails - Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Elon and the cryptobros. Maybe why Susie Wiles is rumored to be on the way out.
purr-rat beauty
(1,557 posts)Then die off
But
Once he's gone
Anything and everything trump best be liquidated for damages, all of it.
Orrex
(67,507 posts)Maybe he'll just fucking die already.
AverageOldGuy
(4,310 posts)Regardless, the FIRST THING I do each morning is grab my phone, open the CNN app and check to see if he died overnight.
Then I pee.
And for an 81 yr old man with an enlarged prostate and weak bladder, that should tell you how much I hate that MF.
SeattleVet
(5,958 posts)I figure that the honking horns and the sound of dancing in the streets will definitely wake me up.
Jack Valentino
(5,336 posts)LisaL
(47,937 posts)from some young person. So I don't see how it could be that.
dalton99a
(95,993 posts)LisaL
(47,937 posts)but for him they would transplant in a second.
VTderry
(145 posts)for older people no matter how wealthy or "important" they may be, especially if there are cognitive health concerns.
And, even without the risks, I can't imagine power-mad and paranoid Trump agreeing to turn the Oval over to VP Couchbotherer for those anesthetized hours.
GoodRaisin
(11,152 posts)A kidney, for all his worldly possessions.
Aviation Pro
(15,869 posts)Fitting.
dlk
(13,408 posts)I agree, it is very likely bad news about his health.
LisaL
(47,937 posts)It'd be shocking if his health wasn't bad.
niyad
(135,007 posts)LudwigPastorius
(15,196 posts)Aussie105
(8,303 posts)Besides Trump (80)
Bibi N (soon 77)
Vladimir P (coming up 74)
None of them have successors lined up to continue whatever it is they are doing.
The RoTboM (reign of terror by old men) will stop soon.
Skittles
(173,458 posts)LuvLoogie
(9,009 posts)and see all his machinations crumble, his crimes exposed, his wealth depleted, his independence reduced to the tv remote.
May all his fluffers, enablers, and coconspirators meet with financial ruin and jail terms.
May he run out of ketchup, excuses, and denial.