Trump's abrupt decision to play DJ, a sign of 'accelerating cognitive decline' says Cornell expert

[groundloop]

Source: Cornell College of Arts & Sciences

Harry Segal is a senior lecturer in the Psychology Department at Cornell University and in the Psychiatry Department at Weill Cornell Medicine. He says Trump’s awkward display at his rally was another clear sign of mental decline.

Segal says: “What’s alarming is how the rate of Trump’s bizarre speech and political decisions have been increasing. He gave an answer about childcare to the Economic Club of New York so incoherent that even his supporters were concerned. Last week he got cognitively lost in a rally and began to talk about the ‘eight circles’ that Biden filled up with journalists. No one on his staff has been able to explain the reference.

“Trump has shown evidence of dementia for the past year as indicated by his strange gait, phonemic paraphasia—when he begins a word and can’t finish it—and decline in the complexity of his words and concepts. This limited capacity explains his poor debate performance, but there are two more disturbing signs of his decline.

“First, he is avoiding events where he has to respond coherently and spontaneously: He has refused a second presidential debate and abruptly cancelled a 60 Minutes interview. Second, he has become more impulsive, another sign of incipient dementia. This explains his strange behavior in Philadelphia – his abrupt decision to play DJ is yet another sign of his accelerating cognitive decline.”

Read more: https://as.cornell.edu/news/trumps-abrupt-decision-play-dj-sign-accelerating-cognitive-decline-says-cornell-expert

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I'm sure the US media will be all over this any day now, just like they piled on President Biden after a bad debate performance.

[Traildogbob]

1. Kristie

Has a fix for a mad dog that is out of control.

[Drum]

8. Ha!

[PuraVidaDreamin]

2. He may actually be declining mentally, but

What if he is exaggerating or amplifying symptoms because
he knows it's over and he'll plead incompetent hoping
the DOJ takes it easy on him in some comfy, cushy assisted living facility.

[democratsruletheday]

3. He's GONZO and it couldn't be any more obvious....

it's like Weekend at Bernie's fer crissakes. REpukes are trying to drag Donold across the finish line.

Think about THIS: what if the shoe was on the other foot and the Dem candidate , be it Biden or Harris or whomever was behaving this way? It would be OVER. Unfuckingbelievable this is going on and the MSM hasn't jumped all over it. BUT, the cracks are showing and when the levee breaks hopefully the dam will too and the Maga cult will lose on 11/5

[Rocknation]

4. Funny how his "decline" is "accelerating" just in time

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for Trump to be able to add an incompetence/insanity argument into his criminal/civil trial toolbox...assuming that he loses, of course...


Rocknation

[FakeNoose]

5. Where are his minders? He has staff who are supposed make sure this stuff doesn't happen

There's only so much room for "spontaneity" on a tight schedule.

[Ford_Prefect]

6. At what point does the GOP have to answer for putting forth a candidate incapable of assuming the office?

He is not mentally capable of functioning in the job. He therefore no longer meets the requirements set forth to be a candidate for the office. If he'd had a stroke (and he may have had mini- strokes) and was partially paralyzed what would they need to do? He would no longer be healthy enough to assume the office. What we are watching is literally the same thing except that instead of his physical impairment disqualifying him it is his mental incapacity.

This is not political hype.

He's no longer capable of performing the job, regardless of his other deficits as a human being and an American citizen. Therefore his continued candidacy is a fraud on the American people deserving an immediate legal response.

Who must bring suit to stop this? The Attorney General? Speaker of the House? State AG's in protecting their voters?

[ms liberty]

9. November 5th, I fervently hope

[NH Ethylene]

10. Ideally, the voters.

The only way we are going to get rid of this rotten lemon is to overwhelmingly vote him out, then convict him of his crimes.

[Blue_Roses]

14. I've said it before and I'll say it again

I think he IS having "mini strokes", or TIA's as they are called. He has rapidly declined in the past few months and with the stress of this election, it's sending him over the edge.

[usonian]

7. Immediate and Devastating media response!

[Kablooie]

11. People voting for Trump...

Could actually be voting for president JD Vance without knowing it.
Trump might have to be removed for mental incompetence.

[Aussie105]

12. The GOP was a party with little relevance or positivity.

But the GOP doesn't exist anymore, it was a little monster swallowed up by a bigger monster, the Party of Trump.

That happened a while ago.

Unfortunately, the Party of Trump has no Plan B, they need to stick with him until the bitter end.
Trump's end, however that plays out.

IF - such a big word - the US ends up with President Vance, well . . . that future is unpredictable.
And bound to be unpleasant.
Opening the gates of Hell and letting all the Demons out, level unpleasant.

Let's just hope it doesn't play out that way.

[BlueWavePsych]

13. K&R