In his Newsweek opinion piece, Stop Talking About Biden’s Mental Acuity. Start Talking About Trump’s Signs of Dementia, Robert Reich asked three questions about Trump. What if Trump…

… really thinks he’s being persecuted? What if he has a persecution complex? What if he believes his paranoid fantasies?

Reich presents a dirty laundry list of things Trump has said in the past that suggest he’s mentally unwell. He asks:

Are these the words of a sane person? Or of an aging paranoid megalomaniac? Even if it’s unclear to which category Trump belongs, shouldn’t this question be central to the coverage of his campaign for reelection?

He concludes:

But just because Trump has shown mental instability in the past doesn’t make his mental problems any less relevant now that he is seeking reelection. They’re more relevant. He appears even more delusional and unhinged than before.

If Biden’s age is fair game, why aren’t Trump’s age and apparent mental decline?

Biden may appear frail at times, but he’s rational. The growing evidence of Trump’s dementia and paranoia, on the other hand, poses a potential danger to the future of America—if he’s reelected. At the least, the media should be investigating and reporting on it.

Reich’s essay was published on Dec. 19, 2023. Since then Trump has made so many more statements, like his confusing Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi, that show he has a cognitive disorder that #DementiaDon is a popular hashtag on X. The tweet below was shared 35,000 times.

This one was shared 98,000 times:

For those who are terrified over the prospect that Trump could become president again, his speeks and Truth Social tweets are a gift. Consider yesterday’s reporting on his Nevada rally:

‘Huh?’: Trump’s multiple ‘misfires’ at Nevada rally raise questions from onlookers.

Excerpt:

At one point, Trump said, “We got Mexico to send two thousand, twenty eight thousand troops.”

Bruce Heyman, former United States Ambassador to Canada, said it was called “new math.” Former federal and state prosecutor Ron Filipkowski called the former president “Dementia Trump.” Trump biographer Tim O’Brien wrote, “Numbers and math have never been his strengths.” Keith Olbermann wrote, “Your daily dose of Dementia J. Trump.”

In another instance, Trump said he will bring “peace through earth” instead of his traditional slogan of “peace through strength.” One social media user simply wrote, “Huh?” Another verified user wrote, “As opposed thru Mars?

Update:

Excerpt:

“People say, ‘How do you do it, sir?’ I get two questions, ‘If you had it to do again, would you do it?’ Because you know in history, they say the president that was treated the worst was Abraham Lincoln, but he had the Civil War. He had a little Civil War going,” Trump said. “And Jackson was treated very badly. Andrew Jackson, he was treated very badly. And a few others.”

However, Trump said he believes he now deserves to unseat the greats.

“I haven’t seen the new list, but if I’m not number one over Abraham Lincoln, I will be very disappointed,” he added, to laughter from the pro-Trump audience.

This moment prompted Democratic political strategist Simon Rosenberg to suggest the audience was laughing at the ex-president, and not enjoying his humor.

“People at his rally are laughing AT Trump here not with him,” he wrote on Saturday.

A popular Democratic influencer account, @JoJoFromJerz, also had a reply.

“John F. Kennedy and Abe Lincoln could not be reached for comment,” she wrote.

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