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silversprings62's avatar

Wowser. It’s exhausting just reading it. He is out of his fucking mind.

Merry's avatar

THAT. WAS. INSANE.

INSANITY. ON. STEROIDS.

INSANITY. RUN. AMOK.

I. AM. EXHAUSTED. NOW.

Kosmos's avatar

He has no actual mind to be 'out of'. He is obviously clinically psychotic, a judgement that in this case, supported by unprecedented public evidence of symptomatology, does not require psychiatric expertise, just plain common sense.

Marc R Hapke's avatar

Puts Molly Bloom’s soliloquy to shame. Joyce would be envious.

Velovixen's avatar

“You can’t make this up.” Not even the author of Molly Bloom’s soliloquy.

Merry's avatar

Yep. Particularly when I’m already completely exhausted!

I need to lie down now…

silversprings62's avatar

Lol! Me too! Where is my fainting couch?!

Stephen Burnett's avatar

At first that incoherent rant reminded me of Captain Queeg's testimony in "The Caine Mutiny". Jumping from one topic to another, nothing his fault, blaming everyone but himself, and bragging about his achievements.

And then I realised that was unfair to Queeg, who looks almost sane and lucid by comparison. Like Trump, he was of course a coward, delinquent in his command, a danger to the lives of everyone who served under him. But he was eventually removed from his office by the mutiny of those same people, who refused to pretend that the actions of their Captain were normal .

Trump, on the other hand, is a danger to the lives of everyone in his country. And those who serve him pretend that his behaviour is normal, acceptable, and even worthy of praise. They just keep grinning, insisting that he's doing a great job, and hoping nobody will notice that there's a certifiable lunatic in charge of the ship of state. They disgrace the offices that they hold.

God Help America: it seems that nobody else will.

mike welsh's avatar

The difference between 47 & Queeg is that in the end of the movie Jose Ferrar's character's speech shames the Caine's officers for destroying the Captain's career. There will be no such speech for anyone who finally does the right thing and removes Trump.

Velovixen's avatar

Two other differences

: Those officers knew they were in danger. That is why they mutinied. On the other hand, Trump’s supporters either pretend there’s no danger or don’t care about the harm they’re causing.

To get Trump out of power, and not merely out of office, we will have to get rid of the people who knowingly, willingly serve him—and hope that a significant number of his voters come to their senses.

mike welsh's avatar

47 is just the figurehead, allowed to carry on because he's distracting the Nation's attention from the deeper and more lethal damage being done to it by those who stand behind him. Remove 47, surely, but indeed the real work will be in removing his enablers.

jim king's avatar

IMPEACH AND DUMP TRAITORS, FELONS, PEDOPHILE ENABLERS , IMPERIALIST CRIMINALS, CAREER GRIFTERS, FASCISTS, FRAUDSTERS, GANGSTERS, FELONS, & CON REPUBLICONS EVERYWHERE. RELEASE ALL THE EPTEIN FILES & JAIL RTRUMP. CON RTRUMP IS BLACKMAILED BY PUTIN & NETENYAHU. FIX THE ECONOMY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. SAVE DEMOCRACY FROM THE NAZIS.

Somewhere, Somehow's avatar

First you have to elect people who will do just that.

Patricia MacTaggert's avatar

I am also a clinical psychologist. This man is insane. He is delusional. He probably had visual and oral hallucinations. It is beyond time to invoke the 25th Amendment. Of course, we still have Vance, Miller, Johnson, etc. to deal with.

What is the matter with this Congress that they let the deranged individual continue in office?

subudibal's avatar

What is the matter with the American electorate who voted for this debased ignoramus to occupy the White House not once, but TWICE!

Hal Schwalbe's avatar

FOX has trained them to turn off the part of the brain responsible for critical thinking.

Sky Blue's avatar

Under trump.. America IS A KAKISTOCRACY!

DrFrann's avatar

Yes, the least competent people (are in the most responsible positions). Perfect.

Susan Nathiel's avatar

Oh you mean aural hallucinations? Not oral. I doubt it. Other significant problems but not hallucinations. That's quite a different presentation.

DrFrann's avatar

Did u mean auditory?

Bruce Kopetz's avatar

Aural, as in hearing sounds that don't exist.

Adam's avatar

Oral hallucinations? How do those express?

Peter's avatar

Never forget that Roy Cohn taught Fat Donnie to never back down, never apologize, never admit you're wrong. He started the stupid lie about vandalism to cover up the shit job his gangster buddy did, now he's stuck with it. The problem he has is that no one is playing anymore. Even Judge Boxovino knows that it will get her disbarred if she keeps pushing it. Sadly, no one in the press corp s will look him in the face and say "Mr. President, there was no vandalism. It was a shit job done by an incompetent company." Why? Because they'll end up in Gitmo for sure.

Bruce Kopetz's avatar

Box-o'-Vino. Good one!

Patricia Kushner's avatar

Attention! It’s a fascist government, Hello! Anybody home? How long will America tolerate this maniac in power? It’s way past time that he be removed from power!!! Is everybody nuts? The world is in grave danger ‼️

Too many lunatic dictators! All MEN! Is it the testosterone? Have they all gone absolutely crazy? Please, someone do something about this madman! The whole world is in crisis! Stop them from destroying our beautiful beloved planet 🌎!

Peter's avatar

Please, Trump and all of the sycophants he has surrounded himself with are decidedly low T and are compensating with all of the abusive bullying behavior.

MariElena's avatar

My husband went out to dinner with his retirement buddies who all worked in government finance.

When he returned home he told me that these men do not believe that Trump is a pedophile; it is a conspiracy theory.

Secondly, they don’t believe that Trump has dementia or any other cognitive disorder. They think that he is in total control of every thing he says and every move that he makes.

Unbelievable.

Sky Blue's avatar

Sadly, MariElena, People BELIEVE what they WANT to BELIEVE!!

No matter what Reality puts forth!!

It's interesting what those men chose to disavow... trump's Pedophilia AND Impotence!! Interesting what their breaking point reveals!

Patricia Kushner's avatar

Has everyone lost their minds? Is it a virus 🦠 or a syndrome?

Get the wicked, demons out of power!

(Thank you for not paying attention to this matter, and for drinking the cool-aid, fools)

Sad.

JaneMarie's avatar

That he’s not in an institution is really nuts. How long do we have to endure this? Until he starts talking about nukes?

Mary Kellogg's avatar

He's been talking about nukes since his first term, when he asked what the purpose for having them was, if you couldn't use them. Now, I'm worrying about him remembering that the briefcase the man accompanying him has contains has the codes.

Marc R Hapke's avatar

He’s already doing that privately

Sara Caldwell's avatar

As David Eby just said, "The president is clearly unhinged." It's all so exhausting.

Ellie still in the mix in 26's avatar

I'm not sure he was ever "hinged," to begin with.

David Jordan's avatar

I am a neuropsychologist, and I regularly evaluate people with brain injuries and other conditions that cause them to be unable to think properly or express themselves properly. Donald Trump, assuming he is the person who said all of those things, has very substantial cognitive slippage, possibly due to dementia, an injury, or other conditions that are quite serious and often progressive. He needs evaluation by a neuropsychologist and a neurologist as well.

dlnevins's avatar

Take a look at this transcript, and you'll be absolutely certain he has a serious organic brain issue: https://www.rev.com/transcripts/donald-trump-rally-in-nevada

David Jordan's avatar

I actually think the one about the reflecting pool is worse, but either way, there's something very, very wrong.

dlnevins's avatar

That's the understatement of the year!

Edited to add: I am certain that you have had patients come in for evaluation whom you have diagnosed as significantly cognitively impaired who were functioning on a much higher level than Trump currently is. And he's still the POTUS?!!!

David Jordan's avatar

"Higher level" is a complicated concept at best. We don't really compare people that way.

Bruce Kopetz's avatar

The 2024 Nevada "speech" is is too much for me to take after reading the Reflecting Pool Box-o'-Vino Pirro rant. Just not conducive to emotional well-being.

dlnevins's avatar

Imagine what the 45 minute “speech“ in front of the United Nations General Assembly must have been like!

Patricia Kushner's avatar

But, not one paid by the White House. Has to be an outside medical professional! Do not trust Trump’s own physician to expose Trump’s psychosis. As things stand, Trump is a danger to society and democracy!

Morgan's avatar

I can’t even read his remarks because I cannot stand his lies and nonsense. I didn’t Vote for this AHOLE the first time and I sure as hell didn’t vote for this geriatric lying sack of 💩 the second time.. lying grifting douche.. he has completely lost his wits..

FageCreekFarm's avatar

Agreed! Legacy media (The NY Times!) reporting after one of these rants is stunning. They take incoherent rambles and turn them into something else entirely. They are enabling an inept and dangerous administration.

Cathy McCarthy's avatar

After a couple of paragraphs, I decided reading it was a complete waste of my time. I tend to cut out anything he says at the 4 second (or less) mark. He also admitted to insider trading "for the American people" on his screed weed this morning! Someone save it for his criminal trial.

christopher cressey's avatar

Agreed, totally an insane salad of incoherent wanderings..scary

Martha's avatar

I believe I need a nap after reading that. Perhaps that’s why Donald sleeps so much on the job. This is exhausting!

Cathy Mieczkowski's avatar

That was exhausting! Lock him up!

NThgr's avatar

Trump is really sick man I tired of it his

Ego, been, bullying, threats, destory and too much OBESSION over over over again to rest world and USA people. I fed up with his Presidency

Chris Sheely's avatar

It's exhausting reading that stuff. Just garbage talk. Epstein Files.