I’m watching Trump, who was MIA for a week, giving a speech in England.

Contrary to popular reports of his demise, he is his usual “charming” self. Very aware and on track across reporters questions.

He may have had some golf outings or medical appointments last week, but this guy does not have dementia and looks in good health.

The left has grossly misrepresented and under estimated the enemy. Be very careful at grasping for straws and wishful thinking in this environment. The left needs to organize and plan for a strong administration across four years. Hate seems to be a fountain of youth for people of a certain constitution. Look at Kissinger. Learn from history. Don’t be complacent.

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    As someone who knows multiple older people who had dementia… this is not it.

    Maybe some regular “old brain” stuff but the man is his usual riffing off-the-cuff self.

    Sorry guys. Suggest you watch a live clip of him taking questions - not just whatever MSNBC has edited.

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      His standard inarticulate word salad evincing an incurious mind, not attributable to any particular mental decline. Got it.

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        Dude is actually decent “enough” at public speaking. He just spouts garbage.

        As someone who does it that is a professional view

        Likewise saying he has dementia is borderline offensive if you have been in that context. And his style of speech and content says nothing to that effect

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            ? And… I’m not saying he is eloquent orator who gives a good TED talk

            Just that as someone giving speeches and answering questions when he stays on script and doesn’t have his flights of fancy (which still frankly play well to _his _ crowd) he has decent enough delivery

            If not too painful watch him live sometime. He’s an idiot and full of garbage but he can hit his lines well enough to stay on stage with other professional politicians. Not sure if you realize that itself is a marker of some level of skill

            Frankly stupid narcissists tend to be among the best at it