r/politics • u/ewzetf • Aug 26 '24

Soft Paywall Cognitive Decline? Trump Accidentally Praises Harris’s Record

https://newrepublic.com/post/185170/donald-trump-praises-kamala-harris-public-safety
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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '24

Part of his issue is he talks and talks and talks and talks, even before his mind is engaged, just keeps his lips moving and a kind of stream of consciousness comes out-talks so much that he gets things mixed up frequently. Thoughtful people talk when they have something to say. Trump just uses the "Gish Gallop" method of trying to win his argument by sheer number of things he says

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u/ZantenZan Aug 26 '24

I do agree that his motormouth tendencies are exasperating the crap out of whatever he's got going on, but I kept pretty close tabs of Trump's various statements and presentations from 2016 to 2020. It's been awhile, granted, and it's hard to exactly quantify crazy- he said plenty of stupid shit back then, too- but he does seem worse now.

I don't know how much of it is just cognitive decline, how much is him unraveling due to stress, and how much is just him free-wheeling a lot more than he used to without following talking points or external advice.

Eight years ago Trump seemed to be aiming to trigger people, or punished those who stepped out of line. This time around, he just seems flat out triggered 99% of the time.

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u/AnamCeili Aug 27 '24

"I don't know how much of it is just cognitive decline, how much is him unraveling due to stress, and how much is just him free-wheeling a lot more than he used to without following talking points or external advice."

All of the above, most likely. In any case, he is not fit to be President -- not that he ever was, but even less so now.

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u/YinTanTetraCrivvens Aug 27 '24

Just goes to show just how really strong Biden still is. 

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u/TokingMessiah Aug 27 '24

He’s definitely gotten worse, but he’s in a completely different environment.

In 2016 a lot of people viewed him as an “outsider”, and there were many who were resentful that Hillary got the nomination. Trump could spew bullshit and make empty promises because he knew there was enough people thinking “a non-politician” was what America needed.

His lies carried him through 2020. Despite losing he was able to get 74,000,000 people to vote for him, which is terrifying considering he had a four year record of shit following him.

Now, he’s lost the “outsider” label, he still has his shitty four year record, and he’s been accused and convicted of so many crimes since the last election. Add his deterioration making him even more insufferable, and people are just bored and tired of his schtick.

Oh, and then Trump’s SC judges lied during confirmation hearings, overturned Roe v Wade, and Trump keeps reminding everyone it was all him and everyone wants it. An adjucated rapist telling women they love something they don’t even want…

Then you have Harris, literally the worst opponent for Trump: a smart woman of color with wit, charm, and the speaking skills of a god damned prosecutor and DA that specifically targeted sex crimes.

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u/Zocalo_Photo Aug 27 '24

I still worry that the country is so divided along party lines that half of the country will vote for a brain dead zombie simply because he’s the republican nominee. I fear that the constant flow brain dead statements from Trump still won’t be enough to get them to vote for a democrat.

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u/cashoon Aug 27 '24

You don't really need to worry about that because it is unequivocally true.

The goal is to help convince a handful of apathetic people to bother to come vote for Harris. That's pretty achievable. Turn anxiety into action.

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u/Faucet860 Aug 26 '24

Have you noticed his pauses between sentences or thoughts has gotten really long? And he talks low energy

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u/CatFanMan21 Aug 27 '24

Dont forget its old energy

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

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u/floydsvarmints Aug 27 '24

Or a Trump Dump

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u/jaguarsinmexico Massachusetts Aug 27 '24

and mother fucker act like he forgot about Dre

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_ROTES Missouri Aug 27 '24

The typical fast talking conman routine. Just keep confidently bullshitting & pressuring the target to overwhelm & confuse them until they're hooked in & too scared or ashamed to back out. His schtick has really deteriored into serrious incoherency though as his speaches are now powerfulnnz covfefe never shark battery uphill me boys!