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Ol Janx Spirit

(529 posts)
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:04 PM Yesterday

Is he aware he is about to die or become mentally incapacitated?

It would explain the sudden rush to rename buildings after himself, build stupid monuments in his own honor, and desperately beg for prizes he doesn't remotely deserve.

Why the rush?

Why hurry to tear down part of the White House with zero discussion? Why does it all seem so desperate?

Because he knows he won't be around long enough to see any of it if it doesn't happen now?

That right hand says they are injecting him with something....

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ScratchCat

(2,658 posts)
2. This was my theory too
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:14 PM
Yesterday

I think he got "bad news" at the doctor's office which includes an expiration date range with a low-end possibility before 2028. And now he's going down his "bucket list" as fast as he can. The quickness and desperation is what lead me to this conclusion as well. The "insisting" he be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and how his minions acted after he didn't get it was the kicker. He's clearly ill, mentally declining and is afraid of his (lack of a)legacy.

 

John Coktosten

(179 posts)
3. Become? Pretty sure he's there!
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:16 PM
Yesterday

Become mentally incapacitated? I'm confused. Thought we'd moved past that point already. Hearing him speak is like listening to a mental patient.

Ol Janx Spirit

(529 posts)
11. He isn't that far gone yet. If you've been around an Alzheimer's patient you know what...
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:09 PM
Yesterday

...true mental incapacitation looks like.

 

John Coktosten

(179 posts)
15. I've seen dementia, alzheimers, AND Parkinsons
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 07:20 PM
20 hrs ago

First hand in my Mother and grandmother. I KNOW what it looks like. Firsthand. In person.

gab13by13

(30,886 posts)
4. Reminds me of this;
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:16 PM
Yesterday

A man goes in to see his doctor and his doctor says he has bad news and worse news. The man is forlorn and says let's hear it.

The doctor says you have incurable cancer and have only 8 months to live. The patient says, OMG that's awful, what's the bad news, the doctor says that was the bad news, the worse news is I should have told you that 6 months ago.

I bring that up because Trump always wants his people to tell him what he wants to hear. I wonder if that applies to his doctors also?

If a doctor tells him he has cancer would he fire the doctor and hire another one who tells him he is in perfect health?

I'm one year younger than Krasnov and I try to ride my exercise bike for an hour every day. A physical therapist once told me, "motion is lotion."

MiHale

(12,440 posts)
8. I just saw this one...
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:28 PM
Yesterday

After the exam a guy asks the doctor…”Well Doc, how long do I have?” Doctor answers…”10”. Guy asks “10!, 10 what…years, months”, chuckling now, says “Days?”
Doctor says…”9”.

RT Atlanta

(2,671 posts)
5. his recent mentions of 'heaven' are the tell for me
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:21 PM
Yesterday

This is similar to a young child volunteering out of nowhere to their parents that 'they are not tired' which really means they can barely keep their eyes open.

Similarly, donnie talking about going to heaven is coming from absolutely nowhere. He's knows the finish line is in sight for him and sooner rather than later.

Some observers on IG that regularly post about donnie's health (and who apparently work with geriatric patients with dementia just like him) are prognisticating that donnie has '3-5 months left in the land of the living.'

Happy Hoosier

(9,334 posts)
7. He is receiving regular intravenous treatments, so...
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:23 PM
Yesterday

... there is something reasonably serious happening that is being kept from us.

global1

(26,337 posts)
9. I Was Just Going To Ask - Doesn't He Know Everyone Thinks He's A Buffoon?.....
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:01 PM
Yesterday

Everyone makes fun of him and laughs at him.

Ol Janx Spirit

(529 posts)
13. IKR? I've gone for the longest time thinking it was all overblown--we'd have to deal with him forever...
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:17 PM
Yesterday

...but this rush to rename things really stuck out to me as a desperate move to carve some sort of ill-begotten legacy in stone before it all ends.

And the picture of his hand the other day--swollen and red with the thick bandages now covering the bruise--really suggests something more serious is up.

I could all be nothing, but it feels like something....

Hopefully he is getting his healthcare advice from RFK, Jr.....

peggysue2

(12,335 posts)
12. Yup, I think Trump is definitely tasting his own mortality
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:11 PM
Yesterday

Despite the lies, MRIs are not used for routine medical exams but when a problem is suspected or something is being tracked after surgery or treatment for specific medical reasons. I read last week that there's a particular medication Trump could be receiving to treat his dementia, a drug administered only by IV, a drug that can cause internal bleeds. If that's the case, an MRI would be perfectly understandable to track any problems/side effects.

Btw, Donnie is now trying to raise money from his supporters so he can get into Heaven. Not sure how that works. Maybe it's a twist on the Sin Eaters of the past or he thinks he can pay-off God. The word 'Heaven' and his desire to make the grade has been coming up with increasing frequency.

Insane!

In addition, I think he must realize the MAGA Movement, the very movement he and his cronies breathed life into, is beginning to fray and fracture. His poll numbers are grim. The plastering of his name onto buildings and products is what he's done his entire life, a true mark of a roaring narcissist. Now, however, it may have something to do with legacy, remembrance.

Trump will be remembered. Just not in the way he's no doubt hoping--the Strongman, The Prince of Peace, Best President, evah.

Instead, his moniker will be aligned with Russian sentiments:

Trump the Destroyer.




Uncle Joe

(63,891 posts)
17. and he's been talking more about going to heaven, but he can't get there until he fires the head of Homeland security.
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 07:28 PM
20 hrs ago

All dogs go to heaven and the one Noem shot is looking for some payback.

That dog will guard the entrance from anyone that employs her.

Thanks for the thread Ol Janx Spirit

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