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mountain grammy

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14. Through the years

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 10:15 PM

Yesterday

He’s only gotten dumber. He never had good speaking skills and mostly sounded stupid.

He was never eloquent and now he’s a blithering idiot.

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This Is What Proves Trump's Dementia: Psychologist [View all] Jilly_in_VA Yesterday OP

I observed this with my Dad's slide into dementia. Midnight Writer Yesterday #1

My father was a writer before dementia misanthrope Yesterday #8

Every person I've known with dementia... ananda Yesterday #10

It doesn't always go that way. I've had many patients who got the happy type Maru Kitteh Yesterday #21

What did your good friend say? misanthrope Yesterday #22

I had success with some natural products for my elderly mom. JudyM 22 hrs ago #33

Thank You Desert grandma 21 hrs ago #34

Glad to share, Desert grandma, hoping it might help some folks. JudyM 9 hrs ago #36

Mine were a series of bridge psrtners. ananda 18 hrs ago #35

Were you friends before his diagnosis? babylonsister Yesterday #23

The person I knew as him misanthrope Yesterday #24

Yeah Katcat Yesterday #25

""He used to speak with a high level of vocabulary in very polished paragraphs..." ProfessorGAC Yesterday #2

I distinctly remember wondering in the first campaign why his family didn't insist tanyev Yesterday #3

Good Comment ProfessorGAC Yesterday #4

THIS malaise Yesterday #5

I believe he was referring to the years well before his first term. n/t ariadne0614 Yesterday #6

So Am I ProfessorGAC Yesterday #7

Prof, I read the OP True Dough Yesterday #11

K&R for, What? When was that?" UTUSN Yesterday #15

Yeah, that stuck out to me as well. progressoid Yesterday #16

I agree with the MyOwnPeace Yesterday #17

Prior to his first real run for president. Shipwack Yesterday #26

Thinking the same thing Bayard Yesterday #28

Nobody besides us cares Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #9

Yep. That's certainly true. calimary Yesterday #19

Maybe he'll just fucking die already Orrex Yesterday #12

Here is the video of that interview. I though it was well done and more than a little scary. mackdaddy Yesterday #13

Through the years mountain grammy Yesterday #14

I'm a native New Yorker mokeyz Yesterday #18

Me too, also from New York. Javaman Yesterday #20

I remember seeing him in a few interviews during his Apprentice days... Joinfortmill Yesterday #27

My Dad had dementia, my Mom had Alzheimer's Bayard Yesterday #29

This is what I think shows his inability to think rationally. He suddenly changes subject to talk to the media about the Doodley Yesterday #30

Recommended. H2O Man 23 hrs ago #31

archive link BWdem4life 23 hrs ago #32