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tblue37

(68,197 posts)
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:04 PM Dec 11

Every part of this is bonkers . . . All of it.

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

Philip Bump (@pbump.com) 2025-12-10T02:40:11.629Z
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Every part of this is bonkers . . . All of it. (Original Post) tblue37 Dec 11 OP
"It sounded better in the original German." Ocelot II Dec 11 #1
In this case it would be Russian... Wounded Bear Dec 11 #15
Ivana told us he kept a book of Hitler's speeches on his nightstand. Joinfortmill Dec 12 #24
Bonkers. cachukis Dec 11 #2
Let's get an impersonator to read it out loud. tinrobot Dec 11 #3
Olbermann on Countdown this morning covers it rather well starting at the 2:30 mark. flashman13 Dec 11 #4
Stark raving mad malaise Dec 11 #5
Or at least rubber baby bumpers! slightlv Dec 11 #8
Rubber baby BUGGY bumpers Martin Eden Dec 11 #12
Because of his ACCOMPLICES and B.See Dec 11 #10
Three successive tests MaineBlueBear Dec 11 #6
Exactly! It is the same reason I'm trying to find the money for a brain MRI on hubby... slightlv Dec 11 #9
Not necessarily. Ms. Toad Dec 11 #19
Wow, I didn't know that. Kinda sneaky. Joinfortmill Dec 12 #25
Aren't there any MAGA with elderly parents who know of these tests and know this is because he's an elder in decline? ChicagoTeamster Dec 11 #7
Trump and Trumpism is B.See Dec 11 #11
He's trying his damndest Katcat Dec 11 #13
For anyone who missed it, here's what this is all about... FakeNoose Dec 11 #14
The asshole doth protest too much. ShazzieB Dec 11 #16
I recently took a cognitive test. appleannie1 Dec 11 #17
Airpods have a hearing aid function. It's crazy that hearing aids are so expensive and don't work. mahina Dec 11 #20
If you also have earwax buildup, my doc gave me a solution Joinfortmill Dec 12 #26
You need to go back to the hearing aid audiologist Boomerproud Dec 12 #28
Little Donny is so persecuted! Poor baby! Ilsa Dec 11 #18
Hug your children so they don't end up like this guy. Ol Janx Spirit Dec 11 #21
So are his supporters. He would be nothing without them. Boomerproud Dec 12 #29
He gives the ubiquitous 'You mad, bro?' jabber actual meaning. Torchlight Dec 11 #22
HE. IS. BONKERS. Joinfortmill Dec 12 #23
Ribbet Ribbet 🐸 Clouds Passing Dec 12 #27

tinrobot

(11,953 posts)
3. Let's get an impersonator to read it out loud.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 12:49 PM
Dec 11

Do it in the tone of that old YouTube clip "Leave Britney alone"

malaise

(292,858 posts)
5. Stark raving mad
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:42 PM
Dec 11

I’m still trying to process how he’s not in an institution with rubber pads.

slightlv

(7,438 posts)
8. Or at least rubber baby bumpers!
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:25 PM
Dec 11

This is totally bonkers! That he can actually *believe* what HE is saying, is ridiculous and just proves how far gone he really is. Now, if only the deterioration of the body would hurry up and catch up with the deterioration of his mind, I'd be very happy. I still look forward to dancing in the street when he's dead... I may have to have my cane to help me stay upright... or maybe I'll just be joyful enough to not care if I fall down while celebrating! I so look forward to the day when I can, once again, feel joy and a semblance of peace.

B.See

(7,800 posts)
10. Because of his ACCOMPLICES and
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:28 PM
Dec 11

COWARDS. In office, on the "supreme" court, in the media...

slightlv

(7,438 posts)
9. Exactly! It is the same reason I'm trying to find the money for a brain MRI on hubby...
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:27 PM
Dec 11

to get a baseline we can draw from as years go by. If he's had 3 of these exams, that means *someone's* noticing his declining health and is trying to do the least possible to not draw attention to it. Miller propping him up? Ivanka caring for her father? (ha!) Who will be the one to spill all the beans?!

Ms. Toad

(38,308 posts)
19. Not necessarily.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:05 PM
Dec 11

Under Medicare, early annual screening for dementia is legally required.

It doesn't have to be a formal test - ordinarily my doctor makes the assessment based on our conversation during the visit. This year, his nurse (New to his office) used a few questions from the MOCA. Some doctors use the MOCA regularly on their geriatric patients to satisfy the legal requirements.

Medicare sets the standard for geriatric care, so it is completely normal for any patient 65 or older to have taken the treat each year of that is the tool they screen for dementia - and means nothing about his cognitive health.

Not only that, but it is a rudimentary screening test, and only picks up moderately advanced dementia - so it would never be used to measure the rate and progress of his decline.

Now - the fact that he thinks it is a hard test, and that hardly anyone aces it does say something about his cognitive health.

ChicagoTeamster

(445 posts)
7. Aren't there any MAGA with elderly parents who know of these tests and know this is because he's an elder in decline?
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 01:44 PM
Dec 11

Seriously! Do MAGAs just let each other die too soon and they never get to this point? They don't have the best healthcare in their areas. They voted against funding it. Without federal programs they wouldn't have healthcare, electricity, internet, paved roads, streetlights, traffic signals and signs.

Katcat

(542 posts)
13. He's trying his damndest
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:39 PM
Dec 11

To rewrite his own history to say that he was a good honorable man. He’s must know he’s dying

FakeNoose

(40,196 posts)
14. For anyone who missed it, here's what this is all about...
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:42 PM
Dec 11

Chump's crazy "midnight tweet" from a couple nights ago:




ShazzieB

(22,220 posts)
16. The asshole doth protest too much.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:55 PM
Dec 11

He is trying to convince himself as much as he is trying to convince anyone else! That's how it works with narcissists. He's so desperately, profoundly insecure that he has to constantly build himself up (and up and up) to keep his narcissistic facade intact. The day he can no longer do that, he'll fall apart completely. Sad!

appleannie1

(5,412 posts)
17. I recently took a cognitive test.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:57 PM
Dec 11

My hearing is sub par and my hearing aids I paid $3000 for never worked right. I did not even have them in my ears when I took the test. It is on an I-pad and I told the woman I could not hear what it said. She said the volume was as high as it would go. So I was left to take a test that vocally explained the questions and I could hear none of it. In other words, I had no clue what they wanted me to do. So, I just tapped on things that popped up on the screen. I was laughing when the test was over and told my son they would think I am a blithering idiot. Imagine my surprise when I passed it with flying colors. It is the same test the orange idiot took and is soooooo proud of.

mahina

(20,433 posts)
20. Airpods have a hearing aid function. It's crazy that hearing aids are so expensive and don't work.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:06 PM
Dec 11

Joinfortmill

(20,091 posts)
26. If you also have earwax buildup, my doc gave me a solution
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 09:42 AM
Dec 12

Mix equal parts rubbing alcohol and white vinegar. Using a dropper, place a couple of drops in each ear. Very helpful. Would likely help you even with hearing aids.

Boomerproud

(9,154 posts)
28. You need to go back to the hearing aid audiologist
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 10:42 AM
Dec 12

and get a pair that works. I've been wearing aids for 39 years and mistakes have been made. If you've already done that, shop around-you are worth it.

Ilsa

(63,844 posts)
18. Little Donny is so persecuted! Poor baby!
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:01 PM
Dec 11

What a whiny child! Boohoo, my doctors keep checking to see if I'm losing it! Why? Why? Why?

He is so stupid, he can't see that with all of his signs, the doctors have to keep checking him!

Ol Janx Spirit

(734 posts)
21. Hug your children so they don't end up like this guy.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:11 PM
Dec 11

This reads like a daddy why don't you love me after everything I've done to try and win your love letter.

He's a deeply broken person.

Psycho killer; qu'est-ce que c'est?

Boomerproud

(9,154 posts)
29. So are his supporters. He would be nothing without them.
Fri Dec 12, 2025, 10:45 AM
Dec 12

I know some and I hold them responsible.

Torchlight

(6,316 posts)
22. He gives the ubiquitous 'You mad, bro?' jabber actual meaning.
Thu Dec 11, 2025, 03:18 PM
Dec 11

He is, without a doubt, completely mad... mad as a hatter and as unhinged as a runaway coal car. Those timid souls who defend this as ‘rational discourse’ have ensured their own lasting embarrassment.

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